◼ The Yacht Broker talk, 5 December, Hugh Rayner of Berthon International will demystify what a broker does, free on Zoom, theca.org.uk/calendar
◼ Over the Top! Sailing the Atlantic to the Pacific, talk by Tom Sperrey, 8 January, Bowlers Arms, Newbury, newburyyachtclub.com
◼ Trim and Stabilisation systems talk, 16 January, free Zoom talk by Lennart Dobele of Humphree, on motorboat performance, theca.org.uk/calendar
◼ boot Düsseldorf, 18-26 January, world’s largest watersports show, Germany, www.boot.com
◼ Cruising Association Channel Section seminar, 25 January, at CA House, Limehouse, London, theca.org.uk/calendar
◼ CA First Channel Crossing seminar, 26 January, at CA House, theca.org.uk/calendar
◼ Jester Challenge sailing, John Apps, 12 February, Bowlers Arms, Newbury, newburyyachtclub.com
◼ 30 Years of the National Coastwatch Institution, 13 February, talk by Tom Scrimgeour, free via Zoom, theca.org.uk/calendar
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