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RYA Sailing with Spinnakers
At work one day one of my colleagues asked if I was interested in an RYA Sailing with Spinnakers course over a weekend at his local yacht club on the Thames. The first time I had ever sailed with a spinnaker was on my Level 2 course a few weeks earlier, and I think it’s…
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We didn’t want to arrive late, so instead we arrived about an hour early, even before the course instructor, much to his surprise! This course was our RYA Sea Survival training, a one day course which forms a mandatory part of our race preparations and is completed as part of the Level 2 training. A…
Read MoreLevel 2 Training – Take 2
Looking forward to my second week of Level 2 training, starting on 22 June. This was recommended as beneficial for me by my skipper Juan after my first experience of it in March. Found out today that I will have a different skipper this time, on Qingdao. Hope it turns out to be a bit…
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This event was dedicated to Anita’s aim to raise funds for Adult Services of the Foundation for Conductive Education. Come along to our next event on the 9th June to meet Anita and hear all about her plans. Ray and I went along for a great jazz session but unfortunately Anita was elsewhere doing “something” with her clarinet! I…
Read MoreScones & Shanties
SUNDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER 1pm – 3pm followed by Afternoon Tea, 3pm – 5pm (Sandwich of your choice plus cream tea) Cannon Hill House Russell Road Moseley Birmingham B13 8RD Please come to this event to help raise significant funds for Cannon Hill House which provides vital life-changing conductive education services for disabled people with Parkinson’s,…
Read MoreJazzstrata at The Malt House in Birmingham – Sundays, 2nd and 9th June 2013
Both weeks, 1:00pm – 3:30pm ish! Relax, have a drink (and food as well if you wish) and enjoy well over 2 hours of live jazz by regular group Jazzstrata. The Malt House 75 King Edward Road Brindley Place Birmingham B1 2NX You can also find the Malt House from the north side of the…
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