Tuesday 1st March 2011 Brian Hammett Racundra's Third Cruise

Posted by Bob on Saturday, March 5, 2011 Under: Previous Meetings

Last Tuesday Brian Hammett gave us a fascinating insight into the life of Arthur Ransome the author of the well known series of children's books "Swallows and Amazons".  Brian told us how he had discovered an original, unpublished manuscript by Arthur; written just after his second marriage to Evgenia (a former secretary of Trotsky). It was about their honeymoon cruise on the river Dvina, the Aa and the Bolderra in Latvia during 1924. Brian was instrumental, as its compiler, in having the manuscript published under the title "Racundra's Third Cruise."
 
Subsequently Brian, his wife and friends, took a boat and traced Arthur Ransom's honeymoon voyage. Brian gave us a detailed account of this voyage; comparing Latvia all those years ago to Latvia today.


A keen member of the Cruising Association (CA), he concluded his presentation by outlining the CA's activities, membership benefits and facilities available. The Association is a very important part of the modern cruiser's portfolio and offers a lot of help, support and information.

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