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East Midlands Section Day Meeting - RYA First Aid Course
date:
Sat, 04/02/2012 - 09:50 - 17:15
place:
Walcote, Nr Lutterworth RYA First Aid (provided by the Swift Valley Sea School)
This one-day course covers all the usual first aid subjects, but from a boating perspective. It is aimed at anyone who goes afloat, whether on inland waters, rivers, estuaries or on cross channel passages.
Places are limited to 8 participants. Cost £70 for CA members, £85.00 for non-members and includes a copy of the current (9th) edition of the St John First Aid manual. For couples wishing to attend and only requiring one certificate and one copy of the manual, the cost can be discounted to £120.
Contact section secretary, Judi King, eastmidlands@cruising.org.uk for more details
Lunchtime Meeting Meet the Chandlers
date:
Sat, 04/02/2012 - 12:00 - 14:00
place:
Totnes Boating Association Have Lunch (cost approx. £12) and let Rachel and Paul Chandler tell you about their recent experiences in and by The Indian Ocean
Lunch followed by a talk from Paul and Rachel Chandler
date:
Sat, 04/02/2012 - 12:00 - 15:30
place:
Totnes Boating Association, Totnes Saturday February 4th 2012, 11.00 – 15.30; SPECIAL EVENT; Joint meeting; South West and Lyme Bay Sections; Totnes Boating Association, Totnes. Paul and Rachel Chandler - Hostage; A Year at Gun Point with Somali Gangsters.
Paul and Rachel’s story of survival is known to almost all sailors from the articles and interviews in the media, during this talk we will hear about it from both of them. Their unique experience, how they dealt with their situation and the resilience of their relationship. It is a tale with its share of horrors but the warmth and humanity of this couple, the endless capacity of humans to do good and the determination of those who worked for their release will be told in full. Paul and Rachel will have copies of their book available and are happy to sign copies already bought.
This event will include an excellent lunch provided by the ladies of the Totnes Boating Ass. It will be open to CA members, Totnes BA members and we will invite members of local yacht clubs as well. The booking details and cost for the lunch will be sent to all members via email very soon if you are interested in coming please do email south-west@cruising.org or ring 01579 382451 to let us know. Numbers are limited.
Lunch Time Meeting, Lunch followed by talk by Rachel and Paul Chandler "Hostage!"
date:
Sat, 04/02/2012 - 12:00 - 15:30
place:
Totnes Boating Association Cluhouse, Totnes 12:00 for 12:30 Bufet Lunch
14:00 "Hostage!"; Rachel and Paul Chandler will speak about their receent experiences
costs: Linch and Talk £12; Talk only £2.
For payment details contact
For venue details see "Directions to Lyme Bay Venues on Lyme Bay page.
Peter Duck. Note the revised timetable.
date:
Sat, 04/02/2012 - 16:30 - 22:30
place:
RHYC, Woolverstone, Near Ipswich - Suffolk An Evening in Two Parts with Julia Jones
Afternoon and Evening Meeting at RHYC, Woolverstone.
Note the revised timetable.
Julia is the owner of Peter Duck, built for Arthur Ransome in 1946 by Harry King of Pin Mill as “a sort of marine Bath chair for my old age”. As well as caring for Peter Duck - in beautiful condition when we saw her this summer- Julia has found time to write a series of books which carry on the tradition of the ‘Swallows and Amazons’ stories. These are very highly rated on the Amazon website, receiving five star reviews. We have arranged this meeting for the afternoon with high tea so that your children and grandchildren can come along to meet the author.
The Salt Stained Book and The Ravelled Flag – especially for Children
Julia Jones will chat informally about her books which feature children's adventures in the Rivers Stour and Orwell.
Programme
16:30 Tea and scones for parents. Sandwiches, cake and squash for children
17:15 Pictures, games and extracts from the books for the children (and their Aged Parents and grand-parents).
18:00 Book Signing by Julia.
Peter Duck and Arthur Ransome
Programme
18.00 Bar Open. Julia will be selling and signing her books.
18.45 Buffet
Supper.
20.00 Talk: Peter Duck and
Arthur Ransome, and more about the Strong Winds trilogy.
The light tea and short talk cost £4 per person, the main talk and supper are at the usual price of £12.50.
Please book early for either or both events, as places will be limited.
Med Section Meeting & Talk
date:
Tue, 07/02/2012 - 18:30 - 20:30
place:
CA House
Med Section Meeting and Talk - Tuesday 7th February, 2012
The next Mediterranean Section Meeting and Talk will be held at CA House on 7th Feb commencing at 18:30.
The meeting agenda is attached below and the minutes of the last meeting held in November 2011 can be found at http://www.cruising.org.uk/sections/mediterranean/minutes
After a (short!) Section meeting, Vanessa and Julian Dussek will give a talk about their exploits last year in going from Corfu to Monfalcone via Albania, Montenegro and Croatia.
The meeting and presentation are free.
Bar supper (not free!) is available after this presentation (approx 20:30) or before the meeting (at 18:00).
Please inform CA House, or the Section Secretaries, if you wish to attend, so that catering needs can be estimated.
Hope to see you there.
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"Pears'n Peaks"
date:
Tue, 07/02/2012 - 19:45 - 22:30
place:
Ashwood Social Club, Ashwood Marina, Kingswinford , DY6 0AQ CA Member David Holbourn and team from Worcester compete in the awesome and rugged 3 Peaks Race.
Sail Away, by Nicola Rodriguez
date:
Wed, 08/02/2012 - 19:00 - 21:30 Nicola and her family sailed away for eight years, exploring the Caribbean, Bahamas, US Eastern Seaboard and the Mediterranean. Her book, Sail Away, offers practical guidance for the would be adventurer, including choosing a boat, planning a round-the-world route, information on safety, communications, children, insurance, and budgeting and extensive information on routes and destinations around Europe, the Caribbean, the Pacific, and beyond - as well as a realistic look at the pros and cons of living onboard. Whether you’re opting to cash in your savings, making use of your pension, or taking a sabbatical from your daily routine, her guide will help you take the plunge and Sail Away.
Individual lecture tickets: Members £4.00; Non-members £7.00
Season tickets available - contact Secretariat for details
Lectures and talks start promptly at 19:00hrs
The Moody Story
date:
Thu, 09/02/2012 - 19:00 - 22:30
place:
Maidstone, please see below for details David Moody is one of the 6th generation of Moodys to have run the family business and has worked for the company for over 40 years, until the date of its sale in December 2005. His niche area was new boat development, sales and marketing.
His talk supports the book 'The Moody Legacy', which covers the complete story of the company's development over some 175 years. The book and the talk contain many period photographs including yachts built by the company or bearing their name.
The story covers the family, the boats built (including the WW2 years), the area surrounding the boat yard and David’s childhood growing up alongside the river with memories including having famous "J" class yachts such as Valsheda and Endeavour laid up in mud berths just outside his father's house on Swanwick Shore in the early to mid 1950s.
Talks take place at the Early Bird PH, Grove Green, Maidstone, just off Junction 7 of the M20
Tel 01622 734237 [SAT NAV ME14 5TQ].
Please see the Kent Winter Events page for further details.
Surveying Classic Boats-BCYA Meeting
date:
Thu, 09/02/2012 - 19:30 - 22:00
place:
Thornbury Sailing Club CA Members invited to this function addressed by CA Member, Kathleen Kilbey
