Narrowboats to the Medway, IWA Talk, 11 Oct
A talk by Simon Judge on last year’s visit by eleven boats from St Pancras Cruising Club. A narrowboat convoy went from London to the Medway last year: 11 went, 10 came back. Kent and...
Category: Talk or lecture
CA Winter Warmer, Whistle-stop Tour of Europe, 13 April
Clifford Mickleburgh on DAWN OWL with Charlie on a whistle-stop tour of Europe from the Netherlands north to Copenhagen and then south through the Kiel Canal, Frisian Islands and the European rivers and canals...
CA Winter Warmer: Capt Cook, Thurs 9 March
Nigel Rigby on Captain James Cook RN – Britain’s greatest mariner explorer, navigator, cartographer. Nigel works for the National Maritime Museum, which holds world-class collections of Cook-related material. The Museum has staged Cook exhibitions...
Clifford’s voyages around Europe, Thurs 12 Jan
The next Winter Warmer talk will be by Clifford Mickleburgh himself, relating his adventures on DAWN OWL with his faithful old dog Charlie on a whistle stop tour of Europe, from the Netherlands north...
Winter Warmer talk by Met Office weatherman, 8 Dec
Mark Rogers from the Met Office will update us on modern weather forecasting. Weather is something that affects every mariner. Can you read the clouds, what is a synoptic chart and how will it...
Winter Warmers for your diary
Clifford Mickleburgh has announced the Cruising Association Kent Section’s 2016/17 programme of winter talks: 13 October: Tony Farnham on “Sailing barges in their heyday” 10 November: Royal Navy presentation 8 December: Mark Rogers from the...
Pirates Cave Open Day, Sat 16 April
Reps from big brands will be giving special deals, advice and demonstrations of the latest in electronics from Icom and Raymarine. Live Liferaft Demonstration and Giveaway at 11:30am Along with offering free lifejacket checks all day,...
Maritime Volunteer Service – inaugural meeting for new Medway Unit, 16 March
The MARITIME VOLUNTEER SERVICE has a new unit starting up in the Medway Towns and will be holding their inaugural meeting at Gillingham Marina on Wednesday 16th March 2016. The meeting will start at...
Free Lecture on Basic Navigation, 9 March
Gillingham Marina invite you to a free evening lecture at their Chandlery on 9 March 2016 at 6.15pm for 6.30pm start. A discussion on the rudiments of navigation, buoyage and the basics for getting to Stangate...
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