The Felixstowe Master Mariners Club


Meetings

at Felixstowe Ferry Sailing Club

On the third
Tuesday of the month.

12 noon for 12:45pm 

Lunch, followed by a speaker

Membership


Open to all with an interest in the sea and especially those with maritime experience


Find out more

Calling all Seafarers Past & Present 

Do you live in East Anglia? Are you looking to meet with like-minded individuals with an interest in the sea who enjoy a regular catch-up with others and the latest news? Do you like listening to interesting speakers, eating good food in an atmosphere of high standards, good manners, smart dress code, cordiality and friendship?

If you answered yes to any one of those questions, the Felixstowe Master Mariners Club would like to hear from you. You may be assured of a warm welcome as the Club seeks to add certificated Masters, Pilots, Mates, Apprentices and other suitably qualified applicants to its membership.

The object of the Club is to maintain and foster social and professional comradeship amongst Master Mariners and others of close nautical affiliation and to afford the opportunity for discussion of matters of both nautical and general interest and to sponsor selected nautical projects. 

Members and their guests meet regularly on the third Tuesday of each month (12 noon for 12:45 pm), at the Felixstowe Ferry Sailing Club and, on most occasions, we are entertained afterwards by a speaker. The subjects covered are mainly nautical, though we do also have some very interesting non-nautical subjects.

Full membership requires the applicant to hold a valid United Kingdom Certificate of Competency as Master Unlimited or equivalent. Associate membership may be granted where the applicant, in the opinion of the committee, holds a valid Certificate of Competency as Chief Mate (Unlimited), or OOW (Unlimited), issued by the MCA, and persons who, in the opinion of the Committee, are suitable to become Associate Members of the Club, preference being given to persons having some connection with the sea and ships.

If you are at sea, now ashore or have an interest in seafaring, we invite you to join us either as a Full or as an Associate Member.

For more information, contact us at this address: secretary@mastermariners.uk 

We look forward to hearing from you and welcoming you to the Club.

Recent luncheon speakers



 Recent speakers have talked about:

Submarine accidents from start to nuclear

Suffolk Wildlife Trust

East Coast Sailing Trust




Merchant Navy Day



 Since 2000 Merchant Navy Day, on 3rd September, has honoured the brave men and women who kept our island afloat during
two World Wars

Charitable Donations



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