Stokey Woodall Talk

A Facinating Talk by a True Sailor of the World’s Oceans

Stokey Woodall is a humorous speaker offering a range of interesting and informative talks all liberally laced with anecdotes and humour and presented in his own inimitable style. Stunning visual presentations add an extra dimension.

The first part of the talk is called ‘Who the Hell is Stokey Woodall’

The first part of this talk will be about the life and times of Stokey, a working class Black Country man. This is a light hearted and humorous look back at his early sailing experiences and seafaring adventures That took him across the world’s oceans amassing over 300,000 nautical miles. In 1982 scribbled down on a beer mat in the Peg Legs Bar, Tortola, British Virgin Islands he came up with a plan for an ocean sailing school. Talking over a beer about the idea with his friend Tony Sparks, a celebrated artist in Southampton, they came up with a logo andname for the Company – International Ocean Services (IOS). Tony believed that Stokey was very similar to the Arctic Tern; a bird that flies in excess of 32,000 kilometres a year and was a renowned master of navigation.

The second part is called ‘Satellites to Frying Pans’

During these times of uncertainty and troubles it is good to be positive.

The talk “Satellites To Frying Pans” by round the world sailor Stokey Woodall is a thought provoking one about things that can or do go wrong with your navigation systems and to have a plan B in place for it

The Scenario, GPS goes down, you don’t have a chart, compass, log or timepiece, the stars cannot be seen because its foggy.

Don’t worry! Stokey will show you how to navigate with a frying Pan and how to tell the time from the stars plus, many tips and tricks gained from him having navigated and sailed more than 300,000 Nautical Miles.

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Don’t forget the Restaurant is open so there will be time for a meal before the talk. Make an evening of it.