A REGIONAL CRUISING CONFERENCE

ORGANISED BY RYA Northwest

Saturday 14 March 2009

AT THE BIRCHWOOD CONFERENCE CENTRE, WARRINGTON

Cruising boats have changed and people are regularly cruising areas that few had considered a decade or two ago. Navigation now, for many sailors, is electronic and the old skills may be there only as rusty backups. Weather forecasts have improved and are available almost anywhere any time. On the other hand, environmental demands on the sailing community have increased and there is always the prospect, for better or worse, of tightening legislation.

The conference will explore some of these themes with plenty of opportunity for discussion and a chance to feed some of your thoughts into the RYA.

Speakers:

Tom Cunliffe - a keynote address
Frank Singleton - meteorology
Gus Lewis RYA - developments in regulation
Stuart Carruthers RYA - current issues in cruising
Professor David Last - sat nav - truths and myths