Brushes with officialdom: amusing encounters with officials during our 9+ year circumnavigation

Our next Scow Winter Talk and Supper will be on Thursday 17th February. Dick Moore will talk about amusing encounters with officials during a 9+ year circumnavigation.
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Setting off to cruise the oceans and seas of the world with no time constraints is many people’s ideal of freedom. And mostly it is a wonderful experience. However, every time vessel and crew enter the territory of a new state there are officials to meet, inspections to pass and forms to be filled in (oh, so many forms!). There are no short-cuts, there are strict procedures to be followed, the correct papers to be presented, inspected and stamped, fees to be paid (and sometime presents will be asked for as well!) Get a detail wrong and the penalties can be harsh.

Between 2001 and 2010 Pam and Dick Moore visited over 50 countries in the course of their leisurely nine-year circumnavigation, some of them more than once. Every time they had to check in and also to check out when they departed. Mostly the officials they met were courteous, friendly and honest...sometimes they were not!

In this talk, Club member Dick Moore, will recall some of the more notable encounters, funny in retrospect but not always so funny at the time.

The talk will start at 18:30 prompt, so do arrive in good time to get a drink from the bar and take it to your seat in the Island Room. Supper will be £13.50, the menu will be published on the booking link. Your meals will be bought to you in the River Room after the talk.

We are committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our members and staff. Please follow the Club guidelines relating to Covid-19: all attendees should take a Lateral Flow Test before attending the Club and not attend if testing positive or displaying any symptoms of Covid-19. Sanitise your hands on entering and on leaving the Club and follow government advice relating to the wearing of face coverings. All rooms will be well-ventilated with the CO2 monitored and recorded. Do remember to bring layers to keep warm as windows will be open.

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Members should reserve seats and order suppers no later than Friday 11th February, along with any dietary requirements. If you would like to attend the lecture without the supper, please also reserve your seat so that we can monitor numbers.

Please note: any supper cancellations after Friday 11th February will payable/non-refundable.