Asia (Joanna) Pajkowska, an old friend of mine, completed a solo, non stop, circumnavigation under sail between September 2018 and April 2019 and will be giving an illustrated talk on her experiences at 1930 on April 14th. This will be on Zoom and invitations will be sent to all members nearer the date. She worked in Salcombe for many years but will be talking from her home in Poland and will be well worth listening to. Go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanna_Pajkowska or https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/sea-you-later-60-year-old-sailor-becomes-first-polish-woman-to-sail-around-the-globe-three-times-5743 for more details of this amazing sailor.
As we move into May and June we expect Covid restrictions to be further reduced so that we will be able to hold social gatherings out of doors. As we can’t, at this stage, be really certain about this I can’t predict which events will take place, but mark May 19th and June 25th in your calendars.
Boatwatch patrols have started and there will shortly be updated guidance notes and a calendar on the web site. I did the first one on my bike yesterday lunchtime, nothing much going on – it was cold but youngsters were swimming at Bowcombe!!
Talking of the website, we have done some housework and tidied up some loose ends. Members Advertisements are much easier to find: there are some bargains there – do please have a look.
The following is an invitation to members to enter the Eddystone Charity Sailing Pursuit, Sail for St Luke’s event, which will be held on Saturday 24th July 2021. This is an incredibly prestigious event with prizes for local charities totalling £30,000 plus any sponsorship donations organised by the entrants. Registration is now open and continues to 19th July. Full details can be found on: https://www.eddystonepursuit.com/ and https://www.stlukes-hospice.org.uk/sail-for-st-lukes/
Salcombe Harbour Authority continues to keep its website updated with Covid restrictions as they apply to Harbour users. Please check on current conditions, using the link on the KEBC website before going afloat. Unfortunately this virus hasn’t completely gone away yet, hopefully some sort of normality will return before the autumn, allowing us to meet in person again.
I look forward to seeing you next Wednesday.
Tony Watson