Guildford Coastal Cruising Club

Winter Talks

The Winter Programme is launched in October.

A printable version of the latest Winter programme is available -  Winter Programme 2022 2023.pdf

Talks for the 2022/23 season are in the clubhouse, and also on Zoom - we encourage members to come to the clubhouse.  Visitors are welcome to all our talks (visitors please contact the membership secretary for access)- we ask a modest £5 contribution towards our costs.

Click on the   Register   button for special talks requiring registration.

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  • Junk Rig Sailing - James Gray

    • 07 Feb 2023
    • 20:00 - 22:00
    • Papercourt & Zoom
    Junk Rig Sailing
    • Speaker: James Gray
    • James is a member of the Junk Rig Association, and will tell us everything we wanted to know about Junk Rig sailing but were afraid to ask!

    • While this talk will be in the clubhouse, and also on Zoom, we encourage members to attend the clubhouse and catch up with friends there.  

    • The Zoom link will be sent by separate email to club members nearer the time; for non members who wish to participate via Zoom, please contact the membership secretary, membership@guildfordsailing.org who will send you the link.

    • Organiser: David Cockburn
    Show details

  • Sailing the Jester Challenges - TBC

    • 28 Feb 2023
    • 20:00 - 22:00
    • Papercourt & Zoom
    Sailing the Jester Challenges
    • Speaker: TBC
    • Jester Challenges are named after the boat used by Blondie Haslar in the first OSTAR - Observer Single Handed Transatlantic Rally.
    • They are low budget, minimally regulated events for single handed sailors in small boats.  Jester challenges now exist on the original OSTAR route, plus Jester Azores, Jester Baltimore

    • While this talk will be in the clubhouse, and also on Zoom, we encourage members to attend the clubhouse and catch up with friends there.  

    • The Zoom link will be sent by separate email to club members nearer the time; for non members who wish to participate via Zoom, please contact the membership secretary, membership@guildfordsailing.org who will send you the link.

    • Organiser: David Cockburn
    Show details

  • Portsmouth - Harlots, Dung and Glory! Part 4 - Andrew Negus

    • 14 Mar 2023
    • 20:00 - 22:00
    • Papercourt & Zoom
    Portsmouth - Harlots, Dung and Glory! Part 4
    • Speaker: Andrew Negus
    • Andrew will complete his informative and amusing series on the history of Portsmouth.  Prepare to be amused and informed!


    • While this talk will be in the clubhouse, and also on Zoom, we encourage members to attend the clubhouse and catch up with friends there.  


    • The Zoom link will be sent by separate email to club members nearer the time; for non members who wish to participate via Zoom, please contact the membership secretary, membership@guildfordsailing.org who will send you the link.

    • Organiser: David Cockburn
    Show details

Past events

24 Jan 2023 Sailing to Jan Mayen Island and Climbing Beerenberg - Alasdair Flint
06 Dec 2022 Dinghy Cruising - Roger Barnes
22 Nov 2022 Portsmouth - Harlots, Dung and Glory! Part 3 - Andrew Negus
25 Oct 2022 Sailing the Scottish West Coast - Paul Armstrong - GCCC
18 Oct 2022 Workshop - Alternative Sources for Power on Boats
11 Oct 2022 Launch of Winter Programme & Welcome to New Members evening
15 Mar 2022 Winter Talk : Andrew Negus - Portsmouth Part 2; Harlots, dung and glory!
22 Feb 2022 Winter Talk : - Gaffers past, present and future – Sue Pennison
08 Feb 2022 Winter Talk : - Preparing for and Sailing the ARC - Jeremy Wyatt
25 Jan 2022 Winter Talk : End-of-life boats; how to decide if yours is a possibility and then what happens
07 Dec 2021 Winter Talk : - Can we decarbonise our boating? – Nigel Calder
23 Nov 2021 Winter Talk : Malcolm Denham (Denny) - Golfe du Morbihan
16 Nov 2021 Club Workshop : - Electronic Navigation Systems and Equipment - now on zoom as well
26 Oct 2021 Winter Talk : Eric Huke - Secrets of the Mary Rose
12 Oct 2021 Launch of Winter Programme - & Welcome to New Members evening
16 Mar 2021 Winter Talk – Race to Scotland
02 Mar 2021 Winter Talk – Scaramouche Sailing Trust
09 Feb 2021 Winter Talk - Speed Sailing – Colin Palmer
26 Jan 2021 Winter Talk - Confidence after Cancer – The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust
01 Dec 2020 Winter Talk - Wharram Catamarans
24 Nov 2020 Winter Talk - The Sea Takes No Prisoners
27 Oct 2020 Winter Talk - Malin Head to Mizzen Head, along the Wild Atlantic Way in Robinetta
17 Mar 2020 Winter Talk - The Sea Takes No Prisoners - CANCELLED
03 Mar 2020 Winter Talk - Turn to Starboard
11 Feb 2020 Winter Talk - Passion, Boats & Poverty
28 Jan 2020 Winter Talk - Poo to Power
03 Dec 2019 Winter Talk - Charting the Uncharted in the UK's Yachting Paradise
26 Nov 2019 Winter Talk - Sailing Weather
29 Oct 2019 Winter Talk - History of Portsmouth
12 Mar 2019 'Send us Some Women'
26 Feb 2019 The Coastal Geography , Flora and Fauna of Iceland
12 Feb 2019 'Donald Campbell' - Talk by Phil Holt
29 Jan 2019 'Man is not Lost' - Talk by Tom Cunliffe
04 Dec 2018 Jubilee Sailing Trust – Songs of the Seas
02 Dec 2018 RYA First Aid Course
20 Nov 2018 Voyage of The Liberdade
30 Oct 2018 Trinity House and more......
27 Mar 2018 Birds of the Solent
13 Mar 2018 Coastwatch
18 Feb 2018 RYA First Aid Course
30 Jan 2018 "Stress Free Sailing and MOB"
16 Jan 2018 "The Maiden Factor"
07 Jan 2018 Visit to HMCG SAR (Search and Rescue) Helicopter Unit
05 Dec 2017 "Organising Finances on a Boat"
21 Nov 2017 In the Footsteps of Shackleton
19 Nov 2017 RYA First Aid Course
07 Nov 2017 "Scapa Flow - Salvaging the German Navy"
24 Oct 2017 Bembridge Harbour Past, Present and Future.
14 Mar 2017 Three Great Maritime Explorers
14 Feb 2017 Talk - 'Around London in a small dinghy'
31 Jan 2017 Talk by the RYA on their services for yacht sailors
17 Jan 2017 Talk - All about Sails
13 Dec 2016 Solent in the 1930's & ‘70's
22 Nov 2016 GRP Yacht Construction
08 Nov 2016 Yacht Surveys by Guy Nicholls
01 Nov 2016 Captain McNaught & Trinity House
10 Nov 2015 Casting Off - Emma Bamford, Deputy Editor of Sailing Today
24 Feb 2015 Briefing on 2015 Summer Cruise
17 Feb 2015 An evening with Richard Nicolson
14 Oct 2014 New Members Night
06 May 2014 2nd Briefing on Summer Cruise
08 Apr 2014 New Members Night
18 Mar 2014 Ropes and Splicing
11 Mar 2014 Briefing on summer cruise
04 Mar 2014 Photography
18 Feb 2014 Atlantic Adventure with the ARC
04 Feb 2014 Marine Accident Investigation Branch
21 Jan 2014 Chatham Dockyard
17 Dec 2013 Commodore's Punch Party
10 Dec 2013 Sailing the Global Challenge - Round the World 2004-05
26 Nov 2013 40 Years of Navigating, Positioning and Communications underwater
12 Nov 2013 Preparing My Entry for the Fastnet 2013
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