Winter Talks 2026/7. Talks start at 8pm (except Jan 5th)
| October | Day | Time | Talk |
| 6 | Tuesday | 19.30 | change of schedule due to illness. Andrew Laming will be presenting “When the Triangle became a Sausage” following his participation in this year’s Celtic Triangle Race Turn 2 Starboard – Spirit of Falmouth: UK Full Circle by Paul Miller, Skipper – to be rescheduled |
| 13 | Tuesday | 19.30 | Retrofit, Renewables, Community Energy and Resilience Planning in Communities by – Claire Moody, Cornwall Low Carbon Energy Advice Network. Clare has worked on Environmental issues and Climate Change since the mid 1980s and sometimes it feels like very little has changed, but at the moment the pace of change and awareness is speeding up. |
| 20 | Tuesday | 19.30 | Flushing and Mylor Pilot Gig Club: Gig Racing on the Isles of Scilly by Chris Cotton, Chair |
| 27 | Tuesday | 19.30 | Driving Ukraine by Guy English |
| November | Day | Time | Talk |
| 3 | Tuesday | 19.30 | Single-handed sailing – across the Atlantic by Charlie Faulkner |
| 10 | Tuesday | 19.30 | eXXpedition South Pacific III Research Voyage by Amanda Ayliffe |
| 17 | Tuesday | 19.30 | Wine Tasting: North Coast Wine hosted by Alex Logan |
| 24 | Tuesday | 19.30 | Dave Nicoll RNLI – RNLI evening with Decibel Too possibly (tide permitting) and Christmas Cards hosted by Dave Nicoll |
| December | Day | Time | Talk |
| 1 | Tuesday | 19.30 | “Circumnavigation—— places and people” by Mark and Helen Syrett |
| 8 | Tuesday | 19.30 | “Sailing in West Africa” – by Tim Good. Flushing family set off to sail in the uncharted waters of Senegal and then 175nm up the River Gambia. Célestine, 4 years old and first mate, experiences Hippos, crocodiles and the most extraordinary cultures and birdlife before crossing the Atlantic to Brazil. |
| January | Day | Time | Talk |
| 5 | Tuesday | 19.00 | QuizGo with Alan Oliver. Prizes for each round – first two rounds prizes provided by the Club!! £2 per person, arrive 7pm for 7.30 start |
| 12 | Tuesday | 19.30 | Diccon Rogers, Keynvor Morlift Ltd, Coastlines: commercial marine contracting, salvage, barge operations, naval architecture in action, etc |
| 19 | Tuesday | 19.30 | Miles Carden, CEO Falmouth Harbour Commissioners |
| 26 | Tuesday | 19:30 | The Story of Emily: Courage, Conscience and the Making of an Immersive Museum. Claire Corbett, Head of Marketing, St Ive, Liskeard. Discover the remarkable story of Emily Hobhouse, the Cornish humanitarian, pacifist and campaigner who challenged the British establishment after exposing the suffering of Boer women and children during the Anglo-Boer War. Claire Corbett, Head of Marketing at The Story of Emily, will explore Emily’s extraordinary life and how her legacy has been brought to life near Liskeard through historical research, the restoration of her childhood home, award-winning architecture and powerful immersive storytelling. |
| February | Day | Time | Talk |
| 2 | Tuesday | 19.30 | End of Life Boats hosted by Jake Burnyeat from Wreck Free Fal & Helford, and one or two others TBC |
| 9 | Tuesday | 19.30 | Roisin O’Halloran is an offshore sailor and will talk about her personal experience in the recent global race programme – Sidney – Hobart Race and Antigua Week |
| 16 | Tuesday | 19.30 | Mandy Tomkinson, Carclew House, with BA Falmouth University 3rd year architecture degree students to present their speculative proposals for Saving Carclew |
| 23 | Tuesday | 19:30 | Geoff Mackrill, CEO Teamac Marine Paints Regulation, preparation and how to choose the best products for the job |
| March | Day | Time | Talk |
| 2 | Tuesday | 19.30 | Mark Grice, Managing Director – Fully Coded. Scams and current trends in online crime. |
| 9 | Tuesday | 19.30 | Hidden Wonders of the Fal & Helford: Nature, conservation and sustainable recreation in our Special Area of Conservation. By Kerry Holbrook, Fal and Helford Estuary Officer, Nature Recovery Team, Cornwall Council |
| 23 | Tuesday | 19:30 | Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens – the development and direction by Founder and Director, Neil Armstrong |