DIARY DATES

RYA Dinghy Show 2019, 2-3 March, Alexandra Palace, London, rya.org.uk

Open Day Shropshire Union Canal, 2 March, North Gate Locks, Chester, canalrivertrust.org.uk

Kent Boat Jumble, 3 March, The Hop Farm Family Park, Paddock Wood, Kent, boat-jumbles.co.uk

The Friends of Gloucester Waterways Museum Talk by Graham Hobbs on The Golden Valley, 26 March, National Waterways Museum, Gloucester, gloucester water ways museum.org.uk

Sailing Round Britain seminar, with Paul Heiney and other experts, 27 March, Royal Harwich Yacht Club, Suffolk. royal harwich yacht club. co.uk/events

Introduction to cruiser racing seminar, 6 April, Chichester Cruiser Racing Club, www.ccrc.co.uk/ seminar-interest/

Carrickfergus Boat Jumble, 7 April, Carrickfergus Sailing Club, County Antrim.

Tel: 07747 002 411

Drifters National Open Day, 7 April, at 19 locations across England and Wales. Try canal boat free, drifters.co.uk/openday

Norfolk Boat Jumble, 14, April, The Royal Norfolk Show Ground, Norwich. Tel: 01485 541 566

Annual Easter Boat Gathering, 19-22 April, National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port, canalrivertrust.org.uk

Bike4Bart Portsmouth, 27 April, at Portsmouth/ Meon Valley, run by the Andrew Simpson Foundation, bike4bart.com