Two of our members, Don Williamson and Bob DeWolfe, attended the Pickle Night Dinner held by HMS PSCHE Canadian Maritime Heritage Society (www.hmspsyche.ca) at the Port Credit Yacht Club on November 9Th.

HMS PICKLE was a topsail schooner attached to the British fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar and was chosen to carry the dispatch of the battle back to the Admiralty in London. She made landfall in Falmouth, Cornwall on 4 November.  Lt Lapenoteire traveled the 271 miles to London in 36 hours with 21 changes of horses to deliver the news to the Admiralty. Many C&PO’s Messes celebrate “Pickle Night” rather than Trafalgar with a mess dinner.

October         Thomas Littlewood

November       Christmas Luncheon at Liuna Station

December       Dark 

29 January      Mr. Ian Hamilton, Chairman HOPA (Hamilton Oshawa Port Authority)

26 February     Honorary Captain Jeff Topping, President Friends of HMCS HAIDA

26 March       Mr. Chad Collins, MP,  Hamilton East/Stoney Creek, member of the House of Commons Defence Committee

30 April         Cdr (Ret’d) Fraser McKee, Armed Yachts of the RCN         

Friday, 2 May Battle of the Atlantic Mess Dinner at LIUNA Station – LCdr (Ret’d) Doug Martin

28 May         LCdr Michael Di Berardo, CD, CO HMCS Star, Update on the Naval Reserve and HMCS Star

June               Still in the works Hamilton Harbour cruise and luncheon

24 September To be determined

17 October NIOBE Day Mess Dinner at LIUNA Station

29 October     TBD

A great visit by HMCS HARRY DEWOLF this last weekend. Good crowds out to see the ship with many waiting in long lines to get a chance to go on board.. Our guide, Lt(N) Cadouyette, the ship’s Operations Officer, did a great job. Many thanks.

One change to the ship from last year’s visit which stood out was that all the decks now have names written in both Inuktituk and syllabics. They can be real tongue-twisters.

The ship is currently on the way to the Welland Canal for her trip through Lake Erie and a visit to Windsor.