Solstice Cruise 2021
Covid restrictions in early 2021 meant the Spring Cruise had to be delayed until the summer for a second year. The cruise was not as heavily subscribed as last year,…
Duncan Wells – “Stress Free Sailing” – Apr 2021
Our final Winter Talk in the 2020-21 series was conducted by Zoom, as we’ve become used to. It was attended by nearly 50 club members, who were clearly attracted by…
AGM – Mar 2021
This year’s AGM took on a different format to past meetings, driven by the ongoing COVID-19 requirements. We still couldn’t meet in-person, but are now well used to seeing each…
Tom Cunliffe – “Ice with Everything” – Feb 2021
We were delighted to welcome the return of Tom Cunliffe for a fascinating talk, albeit in a virtual format. Tom’s reputation goes before him, and as expected the turnout from…
Geoff Saunders – “Reports from Coastal Stations” – Jan 2021
Despite the return into Lockdown preventing our Winter Talks being held in-person, we’ve shown that the virtual option can work as an alternative, and allow the club to continue to…
Uncle Albert award presentation – Dec 2020
Traditionally, the prestigious Uncle Albert trophy is presented at the annual Laying Up Supper, but even such important events needed to be changed in 2020. The current holder was still…
Roger Brydges – “MAIB” – Nov 2020
Returning, after an excellent previous talk to the Club, was Roger Brydges from the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB). With Lockdown still very much in force, our November Winter Talk…
Autumn Rally 2020 – East Cowes, IoW
With the ever-changing Covid related restrictions, nobody was sure the Autumn Rally would definitely be possible until a few days beforehand. Although it wasn’t ‘business as usual’, we were confident…
Cheese and Wine evening – Sep 2020
The start of September always means the beginning of the ‘winter’ talks, and this year was no exception, albeit not quite the same. COVID-19 restrictions are still in place, so…
Summer Cruise 2020 – West Country
Following the necessary cancellation of the West Country Spring Cruise due to the coronavirus pandemic, I was keen to see if there was interest in escaping on a Summer Cruise,…