PETER BRUCE

After many years in the Royal Navy Peter continues to spend much of his time either racing, cruising or researching his pilotage books from his home in Lymington. He has achieved a string of victories in his own yachts making him one of the top Corinthian skippers in the world. He has twice been in Britain’s winning Admirals Cup team and taken part with distinction in most of the Fastnet races since his first in 1961.

Peter is perhaps most well known for the books he has written, especially his update of Adlard Coles’ “Heavy Weather Sailing”. His book is different in many ways from the original and includes contributions from several famous sailors and is considered to be essential reading for any offshore yachtsman. Many of us will be familiar with his books on Solent Hazards and Solent Tides.

His talk about the exceptionally beautiful and interesting East Dorset coast from Christchurch Bay to Portland Bay will cover in detail the nautical lore, delights and history of the area.