Category: RNSA

RNSA Portsmouth’s AGM Agenda to be held Wed 27 Nov 13 Please find at the link the Agenda for this year’s Portsmouth Branch Annual General Meeting to be held at Hornet Services Sailing Club

Branch members up from the country for their annual visit to the ‘big city’ Each year RNSA, East Coast Branch is invited to attend a lunch at the Rifles Mess, Davies St, London.

Organised by our member Norman Hummerstone, a former Queen Victoria Rifle…

Branch members up from the country for their annual visit to the ‘big city’ Each year RNSA, East Coast Branch is invited to attend a lunch at the Rifles Mess, Davies St, London.

Organised by our member Norman Hummerstone, a former Queen Victoria Rifle…

RNSA Moorings (Portsmouth) have sold the old Trinity House support vessel used as a harbour tender and invested in a 2007 built Cox 27. The de-naming ceremony for the Cox 27 ‘Murphy’s Law’ purchased by RNSA Moorings (Portsmouth) took place in late October so Neptune and Aeolus have been officially asked to strike the name from their records.

Plans being made to commemorate the D-Day Landings in association with the RNVR Yacht Club in Normandy, 4-8 June 2014 Next year will be the 70th anniversary of the D Day Landings and RNSA HQ are looking to hold an event with the RNVR Yacht club in Norm…

The 2013 Inter- Srvices Windsurfing Championships have been rescheduled to 10-11 Apr 14. As previously announced, the 2013 Inter Services Windsurfing Championships had to be postponed due to waterspace conflictions at Portland Harbour. The new date of…

Roy’s hankering for sail rather than power wins out A moving and well-illustrated account from Roy (in his 80s) on his move back to sail, buying an Etap 23 and setting about using his engineering skills to get it in good shape.

Roy won the Portland trophy for his report last year, and this is his submission for this year.

Brixham Marina now have a Boat lift Previously if you needed a liftout in the Tor Bay/Dartmouth area you could choose between four options on the Dart, none of which are ideal. Brixham Marina now have a boat lift similar to the one in Cowes – very con…

November 22nd 8 p.m. in the Fabrosa Room at Hornet Services Sailing Club

Canon Lionel Webber has been trying to write the history of the RNSA for the last couple of years and is at the stage to share some of the history with members.

Sir Alec Rose once said, “Every time you hoist our burgee look at with pride because you are a member of an Association with an illustrious history”.

November 22nd 8 p.m. in the Fabrosa Room at Hornet Services Sailing Club

Canon Lionel Webber has been trying to write the history of the RNSA for the last couple of years and is at the stage to share some of the history with members.

Sir Alec Rose once said, “Every time you hoist our burgee look at with pride because you are a member of an Association with an illustrious history”.