CREEA visit to UKSA, Cowes
Posted by Admin on 4 July 2013, 12:36 pm
On Tuesday 2nd July 2013 sixteen members and two guests of the Cowes Radar Ex-Employees Association enjoyed a very interesting tour of the facilities available at the UK Sailing Academy in Arctic Road, Cowes.
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Ash Holmes was our guide and he explained the function of many of the state-of-the-art facilities.
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We were shown around Gypsy Moth IV and a larger, 14-man, ocean yacht both of which showed how ‘Chummy’ the crews had to be to remain friends!
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One of the more fascinating areas was the radar training room where it was possible to control a ‘virtual’ vessel using real navigational charts.
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After visiting their other training facilities for basic boat repair techniques, emergency rescue procedures and engine mechanics we were treated to delicious homemade cakes with tea and coffee.
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The Managing Director Richard Baggett then had a short chat with us before we left.
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All in all, an eye-opening experience of a training institution for all ages with a world standard professional expertise right on our doorstep.
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Below are numerous photographs showing some of the items of interest shown to our group.
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Click on each image up to three times to magnify.
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Photos courtesy of Barry Bates and Alan Welfoot.
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Village
- - Apollo Theatre
- - Cowes Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society
- - Cowes Amateur Winemakers
- - Cowes Heritage
- - Cowes Radar Ex-Employees Association (CREEA)
- - Cowes-Deauville Twinning Association
- - Friends of Northwood Cemetery
- - Newport Rowing Club
- - Northwood Floral Art Group
- - Northwood Village Produce Association
- - Northwood W.I.
Parish Council