Category: Talk or lecture

Next CA Winter Warmer talk is MAIB on 12 Feb

Cruising AssociationClifford Mickleburgh warmly invites us all to the Cruising Association Kent Section winter talks at the Dog and Bear pub, Lenham. The next one is on Thursday, 12th February 2015, 8pm. Admission £3.

Nick Hance, an inspector with the Marine Accident Investigation Branch, has been an Inspector for 14 years. He is also a very experienced sailor. Nick has been involved in the MAIB’s investigations of many accidents involving recreational craft.  Nick will tell us about the role of the MAIB and how it fits into the wider marine safety picture, before concentrating on some case studies.

Questions are encouraged both during and after. I’m sure that Nick will brief us on recent accidents. Perhaps Nick will have news on the dredger that was in collision with the 14 yachts on the River Medway.

Theres a special CA menu of home-cooked meals if you want to come earlier to eat first. Best to phone and order by 5pm to ensure prompt service, so let Clifford know if you are thinking of coming and he’ll send you details. Email Clifford (at) Mickleburgh.me.uk

Roman Settlements of the Medway, 22 Jan 2015

The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) Kent & East Sussex Branch, invite us to an illustrated talk on Roman Settlements of the Medway by Simon Elliott, a local archaeologist with a particular interest in Roman history in Kent. All are welcome to attend, whether IWA members or not, on Thursday, 22 January 2015, 7.30 pm for 8.00 pm at Strood Yacht Club, Knight Road, Strood ME2 2AH

Winter Warmers from the CA

Clifford Mickleburgh, who runs the Kent section of the Cruising Association, warmly invites all Medway/Swale boaters to a series of winter talks at the Dog and Bear in Lenham. The talks start at 8 pm but the pub serves good food so you may want to go earlier, say 7 pm, for a meal. It’s best to phone before 5 pm and tell them what you want so there will be less wait for everyone. A small charge of £3 is made for CA members and non-members for the talks.

On Thursday 9 October, we are fortunate to have Captain Bill Sadler, Master of the Trinity House flagship vessel, Patricia, which works around the coast of England, Wales and the Channel Islands undertaking aid to navigation maintenance work, towing, wreck location and marking amongst other projects. You can also enjoy a cruise with a difference joining her as a passenger and see how she completes her vital work. Other talks to follow will be:

  • Thursday, 13 November 2014   The adventures of Santy
  • Thursday, 11 December 2014    James and Carol Littlewood – Paddington
  • Thursday,   8 January 2015       Neil and Pat Lynn “Alexandroupolis or Bust”
  • Thursday, 12 February 2015     The Marine Accident Investigation Board
  • Thursday, 12 March 2015          Members’ Presentations

National Handicap for Cruisers (NHC), Medway YC 4 April

NHC replaces PY racing for Cruisers. NHC aims to promote a single National Handicap scheme for Cruisers, giving clubs a uniform scheme that can be easily adopted for their racing. NHC hopes to promote participation in the sport and works alongside IRC.

The RYA holds regional talks and presentations for its affiliated clubs to explain in depth the ins and outs of NHC along with giving specific examples of how the scheme should work for clubs in that region. This also gives club officers and members the chance to get their questions answered face to face.

Friday 4th April, 8pm (2-course supper 7pm, cost approx. £10)
Medway Yacht Club, Lower Upnor, Kent, ME2 4XB
Booking via MYC office 01634 718399

Both supper and the talk are open to members of MYC and other yacht clubs interested in cruiser racing. If you cannot make supper come for the talk anyway.

Going to Dover?

The Cruising Association Kent Section inform us that the Port of Dover is hosting a seminar this Friday 28 March at the Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club. If you a user, visitor, berth holder or just sailing by you are very welcome to attend this seminar by the VTS team updating us on the changes that are being introduced by  VTS and Port Traffic Control/

The Port of Dover is the only port in the UK where it is mandatory to request permission to enter or leave the port

Venue: RCPYC, 4-5 Waterloo Crescent, Dover, CT16 1LA

Details of Dover Port Control seminar

“Baltic and Back” at Medway Cruising Club, 28 March

Medway Cruising Club invites us to their Strand Clubhouse for a talk on 28 March, at 7.30 pm:

“In 2013 Santy, a Victoria 34 from Chatham sailed to the German Baltic Coast through both through the Dutch and Kiel Canals as well as along the North German Coast. The illustrated presentation will cover where they went and who they met over 16 weeks of cruising. The Baltic is becoming an increasingly significant cruising ground for British Yachts and this is your opportunity to find out why.”

There will also be a talk on Ultrasonic Works electronic antifouling.