Cruising Section
Topic Night
A Circumnavigation After Retirement By Robert Morales
Thursday 17 October 2013 at 7.30 - 9pm in the Wardroom
Dinner: Please join the FSC Cruising Section for dinner in the Galley from 1800. Bookings are appreciated by the Restaurant Staff 9435 8800.
A Circumnavigation After Retirement By Robert Morales
Thursday 17 October 2013 at 7.30 - 9pm in the Wardroom
Dinner: Please join the FSC Cruising Section for dinner in the Galley from 1800. Bookings are appreciated by the Restaurant Staff 9435 8800.
The presentation evening went very well.
I met Kim Klaka, head of the Cruising Section at 5.30 PM and he was very helpful assisting me in setting up my laptop in the presentation room. Once we were sure that the projection and sound were working OK we returned downstairs to the dining room for the traditional pre-presentation dinner of the members of the cruising section. Brenda, Coral and I were seated with Kim and his wife Annette on one side and Jim and Margaret Putt on the other. It was great to see Margaret again, for the first time since my departure in 2008. Dinner for Brenda and myself was generously provided by the Cruising Section, which I appreciated very much.
For my talk I was honoured by the presence of Bob Kucera, the commodore of the club, and was surprised see old friends. Victor had driven down from Kalaroo, Bob and Jean Porter had driven from Darlington, and one of the men who had accompanied me on my sea trial of Pachuca had driven all of the way from Dwellingup on just a few hours' notice.
Kim introducing Robert |
Robert Showing Video |
After the presentation Kim presented me with a gift of two beautiful drinks glasses with the FSC on the sides. These solid impact resistant glasses will be part of Pachuca's inventory for special occasions.
One of the highlights of the evening for me was meeting Sue and John Rogers. John had helped with the building of Pachuca in 1983 and I was hoping to keep in touch with him and learn as much of the history of the boat as possible. Better yet, he told me that Frank, the mining engineer who had Pachuca built is returning to Perth from New Zealand and I am very much looking forward to having a few sessions (and perhaps sails) with him. John, by the way, confirmed that Frank had invented a device for extracting gold without the use of arsenic and that the name "Pachuca" was probably related to the city of Pachuca in Mexico.
1 comment:
I remember going to the Fremantle Sailing Club with Brenda years ago. Glad you met up with lots of people.
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