Winter Lecture by Nick Quirke
For our Cruising winter lecture on Wednesday 14th February, we're delighted to be welcoming Nick Quirke to present a talk on 'A Tall Ship Adventure'.
Having always wanted to experience sailing in a tall ship, Nick took passage from Sal in Cape Verde to Rotterdam, a distance of 3500nm, in the Dutch ship Oosterschelde, a topmast schooner built in 1918 and restored in the period 1988-1992, via Horta in the Azores. The talk will cover his experience of life on board, raising and lowering sails and helming a ship 5-times the size of my yacht; illustrated by the photographs taken by me and my shipmates. If you have been tempted to sail a tall ship and wondered what it would be like, I will attempt to describe it for you.
Nick has been a member of the Royal Lymington Yacht Club since 2011, sails primarily in the British Isles, occasionally to Cherbourg and the channel Islands. He is now emeritus professor of chemical physics at Imperial College , London and Editor of the academic journals,
Molecular Simulation and the
Journal of Experimental Nanoscience. He lives in Dorchester on Thames, Oxon.
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 9th February, along with any dietary requirements. Supper this week will be:
MENU CHOICES - £15.00:
Smoked salmon and haddock fish cakes, crushed pea and herb sauce, soft poached egg and baby watercress
Shepherd Pie - Slow braised Lamb Shoulder, Beef and Dorset cheddar, topped with Mash Potatoes , buttered peas
Creamy Swiss Chard, Cavolo nero and mushroom potatoes Gnocchi
If you would like to attend the lecture without the supper, please also reserve your seat so that we can monitor numbers.