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Thursday 11 December 2025 ~ The Master Builder’s House Hotel, Buckler’s Hard

posted on 7 November 2025

'Hurricane Force - the back story to a sailing thriller'. I'll be letting you into the world of the writer and how events in my past at sea gave me the bones of this novel. The talk is open to all …

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Saturday 7 March 2026 ~ Emsworth Cruising Association

posted on 5 November 2025

Emsworth Cruising Association are celebrating their 60th anniversary with a special black tie dinner/dance event to be held at Hayling Island Sailing Club. I'm honoured to be giving the after-dinner …

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6 March 2026 ~ Royal Motor Yacht Club

posted on 8 September 2025

A welcome return to this great club to recount tales of the sea! …

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3 February 2026 ~ Guildford Coastal Cruising Club

posted on 6 June 2025

A return visit to Guildford, to this friendly, enthusiastic Club. This time I’ll be giving them ‘The Life and Times of the Shell Channel Pilot’. After 30 years, there are tales of nautical …

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12 November 2025 ~ Channel Sailing Club

posted on 2 May 2025

It seems the Channel Sailing Club can't get enough of my talks. I'm delighted to be asked back again. Lecture to be decided …

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