CA House Lectures

 Sir Alan is a former Royal Navy officer.  In his seagoing career he commanded four warships, including the aircraft carriers HMS ILLUSTRIOUS and HMS ARK ROYAL, seeing action against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan in 2001-2, and in the amphibious assault into Iraq in 2003.  He later led the Operations Division of the UK's Permanent Joint H

Jan Mayen Island, part of the Kingdom of Norway, is a volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean about 400 miles north east of Iceland. Partially covered in glaciers, it is home to the mighty Beerenberg, the world’s most northerly active volcano.

In 2008, Ed and Sue gave up professional careers, sold their home and possessions in Iowa and set off to explore the world in Angel Louise, their UK built Catalac 12 metre catamaran, taking in the US Intra-Coastal Waterway, the 1,300 mile long US Atlantic seaboard from Maine to Florida, and the Eastern Caribbean from the Bahamas through the West Indies, to Venezue

David will take us on a cruise down the English Channel from the Suffolk rivers to Cornwall, with some diversions in the Solent on the way. In recognition of these straitened times he will offer hints on how to enjoy a leisurely cruise along this delightful coast and then linger in the South West rivers and harbours without doing too much damage to the bank balance.

Starting out as novices Henry and Kikki sailed the 'coconut milk run' through the Caribbean, Pacific, Australasia, SE Asia and in 2011 made it through 'pirate alley' and the Red Sea to Turkey. Sailing is the means, visiting interesting places is the end.

23^rd October 2009 is a day that the Chandlers and their family will never forget.  While sailing in the idyllic Seychelles archipelago, their yacht Lynn Rival was attacked and seized by Somali pirates.  Six hellish days later they were forced to abandon ship near the Somali coast and were taken inland for a further 382 days of captivity.  During this time the ga

In 2009, Kath set off from Lancashire with her husband Barrie on Yarona, their Hallberg Rassy 43, with a vague plan of spending a few summers in the Med. Yarona was hauled out for the winter in Italy in the Fiumara Grande, and this year they have spent three months exploring Corsica and the Italian Islands of Elba, Sardinia, and Sicily.

Nicola and her family sailed away for eight years, exploring the Caribbean, Bahamas, US Eastern Seaboard and the Mediterranean.

They travelled around the world, through the Northwest and Northeast Passages, to the Poles, to the bottom of the ocean, through the sound barrier, to the edge of the atmosphere and to the surface of the Moon.

 As usual, our traditional twice yearly welcome to new members will follow the Boat Show. This year, Jimmy Cornell will celebrate the release of his latest publication, Cornell’s Ocean Atlas, at a special launch event with a short talk and some cheese and wine.