Confessions of a Revenue Cutter Commander - Tuesday 24th February 2026
Christopher Wolley MBE reflects on four decades at sea with HM Revenue Cutters, dealing with smuggling, oil-era pressures and the realities of maritime enforcement — alongside a lifetime commitment to sail training.
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Club Night - Royal Naval Chaplaincy - Tuesday 17th February 2026
A practical and personal look at the Royal Naval Chaplaincy, presented by Simon Springett and based on decades of service with the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, both at sea and on operations.
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Club Night - History of the Thames Watermen - Tuesday 10th February 2026
A first-hand history of the Thames Watermen, from traditional river work to the modern Thames, told by one of the river’s most senior and experienced figures.
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Deadline for Photographic and Artwork competition 2025
Deadline for Photographic and Artwork competition 2025 is today!
The Competition is an important event in the Little Ship Club calendar when we share images and artworks that reflect our passion for sailing and motoring, and the great company that we enjoy.
Photographs, artworks and stories are all welcomed.
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City Sailing Series Prize Giving 13th November 2025
City Sailing Prize Giving with Hot Buffet after
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Thu, 13 Nov 2025 23:00
Old Salts Lunch, 23rd October 2025
The next meeting of the Old Salts’ lunch club for long-serving members of the Little Ship Club is being held on Thursday 23rd October 2025. Focused on those members with 25 years of membership of the Little Ship Club, and there are currently two lunch meetings held each year to give older members an opportunity to catch up with old friends and renew past acquaintances.
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Thu, 23 Oct 2025 17:00
Club Night - Navigating without Charts in Space - Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Chris Burgess presents a talk on how satellites navigate in Earth orbit and deep space, exploring the surprising parallels between marine navigation and navigating among the stars.
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Club Night - Getting the best from your Sails- Tuesday 20 January 2026
Lou Clayton is a very experienced British sailor from Norfolk, currently living and working as a physiotherapist, sailmaker, and skipper/race coach on the South Coast.
She volunteered on the round the world yacht 'Steinlager' in New Zealand and from that experience has become an accomplished trans ocean skipper.
She primarily sails double-handed or with crews, taking on longer offshore races such as the Round Britain and Ireland race. In 2022, she won the 45-strong double-handed fleet at the St. Malo race and was selected from eight teams to compete in the 2024 Double-Handed World Championship.
Louise is also a sailmaker and will be talking about sails from a base of real experience covering all the key things that matter so much to us all :
Common areas of damage we see as sail makers; Prevention of damage while sailing; Looking after and caring for sails: Benefits of winter service; Repair on the go
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Club Night - Ella Hibbert -Joint RIN/LSC Evening- Tuesday 13 January 2026
Ella Hibbert returns to tell us how in 2025, she completed the first half of her ambitious plan to be the first women to achieve a single handed circumnavigation of the Arctic Circle - and will outline those to be faced when she returns to the Arctic this year to complete it.
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Club Night - Sunsail event - Tuesday 6 January 2026 (Postponed - However still meeting at the Club for buffet and informal catch-up)
Join us for a special evening where the Little Ship Club warmly welcomes Rory Percival, Business Development Manager at Sunsail, for a relaxed and inspiring introduction to the world of unforgettable sailing holidays.