Calendar subject to change at short notice.
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Weekly meetings take place on Thursday evenings and are normally held in the ‘MBA Lounge’, formerly known as the ‘Times Square Hall’, at the VBS Community Stadium, Gander Green Lane, Sutton, Surrey unless stated otherwise under Venue in the programme.
If no specific event is listed it will usually be a social evening.
Meetings start at 20.00. – Talks start at 20.15 unless stated otherwise in the event.
From Sailing to Flying and Trying to Capture It..
Chris Dukes gives an illustrated talk on the use of foils in boating, focusing on America's Cup boats".
Hamble and Poole rally
Organisers Dave Moore and Paul Hart. Sail to Hamble Thursday 15th. Possible meal in restaurant Friday 16th possible challenge ending at Poole Night at Anchor may be south Deep Saturday 17th Short trip to Poole Yacht Club for meal Sunday Return home.
Social event
Some members are away on Hamble-Poole rally
Shoreham rally
Organiser Paul Hart Sailing to Shoreham mooring up at Sussex Yacht club Lady Bee Marina at South Wick. You will need to go through the Locks east once in entrance. There are fees but Sussex Yacht Club is trying to get us a waiver. As the main building where the meal will be served is 2 miles down stream where it dries we will need to get a bus, they run till late about every 15 mins Depending on tide timings we could have breakfast served at South Wick next morning
Mudlarking; a fascinating insight into the treasures revealed by the Thames at low tide
by Official Mudlark and author Jenny Ridgewell For years I’ve been a food writer but when I returned to London to live by the Thames, things changed. At low tide I saw people on the foreshore poking about in the shingle. What were they looking for? To find out I joined them and eventually registered as one of 5000 official Mudlarks that have a licence to search the riverbank. I was so excited to discover London’s history from discarded things in the river that I’ve written a book - Guide to Mudlarking - and I’ll share my foreshore finds and stories with you. Votive offerings from this sacred river like Ganesh emerging from the mud, ancient bone tools from the people that lived in Putney, pottery pieces with fascinating stories like the paste that sailors took for long journeys. Things I’ve never found like the typeface that was thrown into the river, discovered years later and used on the architecture for Tideways Supersewer. Jenny Ridgwell
Portsmouth Navigators Challenge
From Portsmouth a navigators challenge to be set Organiser Dave Moore You will have sail to a number of buoys starting from a central point. These can be rounded in any order you feel is best. So you will need to work the tides to best match your boat. Times to complete the course will be correct using handicap ratings. Meal afterwards likely to be in Gosport
Visitors are welcome on any Thursday club night held at the VBS Community Stadium