Category: Cruising

February 2017 Newsletter Dear Members   Happy New Year! Although the weather is still wintry, many boat owners are busy painting and varnishing their yachts in readiness for the coming season. This year’s working week starts on Saturday 18th March 2017. Anyone who wishes to help out will be made very welcome. There will also be a supper sometime that week so please let me know if you would like to come and if have a preference for a particular evening.   David Maxwell Walker: David passed away peacefully at home on Friday 16th December after a short illness, although he had been living with liver disease for the past six years. Following a private family cremation about a hundred and thirty people came to The Reedcutter Inn at Cantley to see Lesley scatter David’s ashes in the River Yare, whilst we all raised a glass of Micmac (a regular tipple when sailing on Dryad). Eulogies from Lesley and Tony Knights were both moving and...

Dear Members   Thank you to those people who have made their food orders for The Spring Working Week Supper on Saturday 12th March at The Ship, Reedham at 7.00p.m. and The Rigging Party at the Reedcutter, Cantley on Friday 25th March (Good Friday).  If you would like to come to either of these events, please complete the attached form and return it to me by Friday 4th March. Club Cruising The Summer Cruise Weeks are already filling quite quickly. I am sure that Stephen would appreciate it if Skippers, First Mates and Mates could contact him to let him know your availability/flexibility for the summer cruise. RYA Training As you know, sailing with the Green Wyvern, is about enjoying sailing on the Norfolk Broads and the friendships that you make. However we do offer RYA qualifications for those people who wish to take them. During the Summer Cruise weeks, you are able to do RYA Keelboat Levels 1, 2 and 3 and Advanced Courses such as Seamanship...