Winter Lecture by Tom Cunliffe

_{Book by Friday 29th September}

On Wednesday 4th October  we're delighted to be welcoming Tom Cunliffe.

One of Tom Cunliffe’s most popular lectures about the changes in navigation over half a century. There are yarns, such as having to find Barbados after 42 days at sea with just a lat/long position and a sextant following the theft of his charts. You’ll hear tales of mishaps with modern chart plotters too. All are recounted in Tom’s inimitable and engaging style. You can be sure of an entertaining evening.

Tom Cunliffe learnt to in a 22ft gaff sloop as a teenager on the Norfolk Broads. After studying law at university he decided not to pursue a legal career and worked as a mate on a coastal merchant vessel. He has skippered private yachts and became senior offshore instructor at the British National Sailing Centre in Cowes. He has been a qualified yacht master examiner since 1978. Both he and his wife are keen motorcyclists . He is also a prolific author of sailing books.

The lecture will start at 18:30 prompt, so we recommend you arrive in good time to get a drink from the bar to take to your seat in the Island Room. If you are booked for supper, it will be served in the River Room after the lecture, please sit where you wish.

_{Book your seat and your supper}

Members should book for supper no later than Friday 29th September, along with any dietary requirements. Supper this week will be:

£15.00
Chicken Curry With Rice
Coconut Fish Curry With Rice
Vegetable Curry With Rice

If you would like to attend the lecture without the supper, please also reserve your seat so that we can monitor numbers.

_{Book seats and suppers}