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FOR SALE

GRP yacht tender 8 ft reasonable condition. Road trailer with lightboard included. £75 ono
Contact Coll Auton

Johnson 2HP outboard 1999 (NB no clutch or killcord) with petrol can. £50

Dinghy-bilgepump, as new, £10
Call Richard Gregory

Skipper 17ft 2 Berth Trailer Sailer, Complete with all equipment including 5HP Yamaha outboard, new suit of sails and road trailer.

£2,250 For further details: Phone John Roe 01625 828786.

WORLD ARC PART II
BALI TO ST LUCIA

IAN NOBLE

11 MARCH 2010

Ian continued his account of the circumnavigation in the Moody 54 Quasar V, first recapping part I (across the Pacific). The ARC is organised as a race in stages, an equal time being provided at each stopping point for tourism – hence the opportunity to take stunning pictures and to gain the feel of the ports and peoples they visited. Their track crossed the Indian Ocean via Christmas Island, Cocos & Keeling, and Mauritius to South Africa (where Ian was “compelled” to undergo bungey jumping), and thence across the South Atlantic Ocean via St Helena to Brazil (where most of the ARC members were robbed, fortunately not severely). They attended Carnaval in Recife, saw Devil’s Island (renamed) and sampled 80%v/v rum. The last stage saw them travel north to return to their starting point in the Caribbean. The circumnavigation had covered 24,000 miles in 14 months.
Ian had put together a dazzling show of slides (displaying every possible kind of video transition) and linked them with music and film sequences. It was clear that sailing round the world puts sailors in possession of the earth in a unique way, and we were all grateful to Ian and company for sharing it with us!

-----CRUISING NEWS-----

OLD FLARE
DISPOSAL

New arrangements were announced in December. Click here.

LEISURE SKIPPER FINED £20,000

MCGA Press Release. Click here

RYA CRUISING WEBSITE

The new Cruising section of the RYA website is located here

Commodore: Geoff Meggitt
honcommodore&manca.org.uk

Secretary: Richard Gregory
honsecretary&manca.org.uk

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CRUISING TOPICS

TO COME

16 September
Colin Wright & Mike Whitmarsh
Tenacity of Bolton
Sailing the boat we saw built

25 September
Outside Event

14 October
Peter Cumberlidge
Cruising South Brittany
Peter is renowned for his high standard of
Photography and interesting commentary

11 November
David Rainsbury
2008 Spanish Cruise
A recent cruise to Spain in his Vancouver 27

Visitors welcome for a small entrance fee.

All at 2000 at the Hough End Centre, Chorlton M21 7SX.
See the meetings page for details

WHO ARE WE?

The Manchester Cruising Association has been meeting regularly in Manchester since 1913. Originally a small group of friends getting together and sharing their interest in sailing, the MCA has grown and now has over 150 members. Bigger maybe but still friendly and still devoted to sharing experience, knowledge and enthusiasm. If you are interested in offshore, coastal or blue-water cruising, you'll find more information and how to join us on here. If you would like to come to one of our meetings as a visitor most are open to the public for a small entrance fee.