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Proposed Speakers for 2026

June 17th. 2026 –  Guest speaker Dr. Chris Doughty spoke on Sir George Doughty and how he built a world wide fishing empire out of Grimsby U.K. 

July 15th. 2026 – Banyan Luncheon at the Robin Hood Hotel from 1230hrs. Several guest speakers to give a short talk on various subjects.

August 19th. 2026 – Our guest speaker will be Andrew Dixon who will present a paper he researched for a Churchill Fellowship he undertook into WASP, which is an acronym for Wind Assisted Sail Power as it may apply to large ships.

September 16th. 2026 – TBA

October 21st. 2026 – Trafalgar Night at the Robin Hood Hotel

November 27th. 2026 – Partner’s Night to be held at the Naval, Military and Air Force Club. – Guest speaker will be Mel Slater – Director Maritime at Defence SA to talk on shipbuilding developments at Osborne facilities.

 

 

 

 

 

More meetings are in the planning.

These engagements are subject to change. 

The Logo above is reproduced in recognition of the Annual Dog Watch Magazine (1943 – 2009), which was a publication of the Shiplover’s Society of Victoria.