Wessex Section / To Svalbard and 80 degrees North - In-person
Schedule
Tue, 17 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC+00:00Location
Lilliput Sailing Club | Poole, EN
Bob has sailed since he was a child and has owned Rosinis, his Rustler 36, for 15 years. He has cruised Rosinis extensively, accumulating some 30,000NM, much of it sailed solo. In 2018 he achieved a long-held ambition of sailing to Svalbard and 80o North in the high arctic, this time with crew. The expedition started and ended in the Solent and Bob will give a brief overview of getting to the north of Norway and back again, but the main focus of his talk will be the passage from Tromso, via Bjørnøya, to Svalbard; exploring the fjords and glaciers of the west coast of Spitzbergen; indulging in the rich history and wildlife of the region, and the return passage to Tromsø
Tickets: Members £3 / Non-members £6. No need to book in advance.
More information: www.theca.org.uk/events/wessex-talk-170226
Where is it happening?
Lilliput Sailing Club, Lilliput Sailing Club, 200A Sandbanks Road, Poole, BH14 8HA, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:

















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