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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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RYA Sea Survival

Liferaft

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…

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Level 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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Jazzstrata at The Malt House – 2nd June

Jazzstrata at the Malt House

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…

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Scones & Shanties

Scones & 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,…

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ANITA SAILS AGAIN