John Apps talk at the Wivenhoe Sailing Club - Saturday 30th November

[Independence]

The Wivenhoe Sailing Club is delighted to welcome John Apps to the club on Saturday 30th November to talk about his single-handed ocean sailing experience in boats mostly less than 30 feet

Known amongst his friends as the East Coast’s answer to Crocodile Dundee, John has crossed the Atlantic 3 times (twice in a yacht of only 27 feet), sailed the Pacific Ocean, been to the Southern Ocean via Greenland, Ascension Island and much more

During his talk John will be discussing his early days as a Jester Challenger, his Azores and Atlantic challenges

(Talk starts 7.30pm. Bar open from 7pm)

 

[steve yates]

weather etc depending, I might sail round for that, Bethfran should be ready to sail sometime in Nov. Is there a pontoon/moorings or something at the sailing club?

 

[tillergirl]

Wivenhoe SC by Roger Gaspar, on Flickr

Wivenhoe SC2 by Roger Gaspar, on Flickr

ECP 5th edition says "...floating pontoons where vessels of under 2m draught can lie alongside at about HW + or - 1hr before drying out into soft mud. Visitors are welcomed but stays are limited to 48 hours."

 

[steve yates]

excellent! ta. Means I can have a drink too if I'm staying and sleeping aboard

 

[Independence]

Hi everyone, just a reminder about John's talk next Saturday

 

[steve yates]

Thought I should say, I went along with my wife, ( ( we drove, wee boat well behind on fettling)
Excellent talk, interesting, entertains and informative. Thank you wivenhoe and John. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

 

[MoodySabre]

Thought I should say, I went along with my wife, ( ( we drove, wee boat well behind on fettling)
Excellent talk, interesting, entertains and informative. Thank you wivenhoe and John. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

It was very good. Didn't see you there Steve.

 

[Gargleblaster]

And thank you very much for the donations. We raised £109.64 for the Junior Diabetes Research Fund.

 

[steve yates]

It was very good. Didn't see you there Steve.

We were right at the back and almost last in, shame I missed you!

 

[steve yates]

And thank you very much for the donations. We raised £109.64 for the Junior Diabetes Research Fund.

Don't forget about that Over The Wall charity Jo mentioned to you for the little girl.

 

[Gargleblaster]

Don't forget about that Over The Wall charity Jo mentioned to you for the little girl.

Thanks for the reminder, I am in Australia fighting fires currently, but will mention it to the little girl's Grandmother when I get back in January.

 

[Champagne Murphy]

Thanks for organising that, Independence. Very good