Round the Island Yacht Race and competing in the Suhaili Round the Island Challenge Trophy - Weekend of 22-24 June 2007

This year we are again holding the special Suhaili Round the Island Challenge in the Round The Island Race. The Round The Island Race is the single biggest yacht race in the world attracting over 1,600 competing boats with around 12,000 crew.

This year we’ve made the Challenge better:

• We have larger yachts – 68ft Clippers, from Sir Robin Knox-Johnston’s Clipper Ventures fleet now available for the first time in this event.

• The Clipper 68’s will be racing in their own class in the race, which will be the One Design class with the biggest yachts.

During the race the Clippers are constantly vying for position with each other and are in sight of each other the entire time. This creates much excitement for crew to see who is leading. Previously the yachts have all finished within minutes, even seconds, of each other! Download the application form and find out more.... Entries by end of Feb 2007please!

Community of Change Practitioners

Last year Freeman Kate Griffiths set up the Community of Change Practitioners (CCP) and invites Members to attend its next session which will take place from 18.45 to 21.00 on Monday, 5 March at The Cheshire Cheese, Little Essex Street, off the Strand: See Map.

Kate and Claire White will facilitate the main session using the technique of Open Space Technology/the Big Conversation to explore how each person would like the CCP to evolve. There will be a bar and the CCP will provide a buffet. CCP will levy a charge of £10 per person to cover the room hire and the buffet.

Please contact Kate Griffiths for further information. She needs to know who wishes to attend by 7 February in order to arrange the catering.

Ridley Hall Conference for Christians in Consultancy

Please see this message from Past Master Calvert Markham:

Over the last 10 years, there have been regular meetings of a Christians in Consultancy group at Ridley Hall theological college in Cambridge. Membership of this group is open to all Christian consultants and this Spring the Ridley Hall Foundation is hosting a conference that is open to all consultants who may be interested. See http://www.crucialinsights.org.uk/ for more information about the conference or if you would like to know more about the group. Also the Ridley Hall Conference Brochure is posted here.

The Company were joined by the Sea Cadets at The Lord Major's Show.

This year Sea Cadets from numerous London Units were joined on their float by members of The Worshipful Company of Management Consultants, one of the City's newest livery companies, which generously sponsored this year's float as part of its ongoing support for Sea Cadets in the London Area. A band comprising Cadets from Southern Area also came together especially for the Show. [Extract from The Marine Society & Sea Cadets newsletter, November 2006]

Committee Meetings 2007