INSIDE THIS ISSUE THE KEDGE ANCHOR THE MAGAZINE OF THE 1805 CLUB Issue 65 SPRING 2026 Chairman’s Address 2 Secretary’s Report 4 Crossword 5 Job Announcements 6 Fund Raising 6 Events Diary 7 AB&OS1 29 New Members 30 Book Reviews 32 AB&OS 2 48 Everybody Knows… 58
THE KEDGE ANCHOR Issue 65 2 Greetings from Bermuda! It has been a memorable weekend here in St George’s, Bermuda. On Saturday 28 February, I represented The 1805 Club at the annual Midshipman Richard Sutherland Dale, USN Commemoration, which was held at his graveside in St Peter's Church graveyard. The ceremony was led by the Governor of Bermuda, Andrew Murdoch (who represented King Charles III) and Ms. Antoinette Hurtado, the Consulate General of the United States, who represented the citizens of the United States. During the ceremony commemorating Midshipman Dale, Reverend Thomas Nisbett, rector of St Peter’s Church remarked, that in a small way, the loving care Bermudians extended to an ‘enemy’ helped to pave the way toward reconciling the enmity that had existed between Great Britain and the United States. Earlier that day, I met with the President of the St George’s Historical Society, Ms Lyn Llewellyn, to receive the society’s approval of the design of an information board, commemorating the battle between the frigates USS President and HMS Endymion and the death of Midshipman Dale. We agreed to work toward holding the unveiling ceremony of the information board during Bermuda’s Remembrance Weekend this coming November. Speaking of events, do review the enclosed events diary for this year. It will give you an idea as to what is planned so far. I direct you to our AGM, which will be held at the Army and Navy Club (The Rag) in London, on Saturday 9 May. I hope to see many of you there, especially our newest members. See the new members section in this edition, and I think you will agree, they are extremely accomplished individuals and that they share a fondness, in all its facets, for the Georgian era sailing world. By the time you receive this edition of The Kedge Anchor, a good bit of 2026 will be behind us. These �irst few months have been busy ones for The 1805 Club, which has been marked by change and transition. This edition of The Kedge Anchor is one. The Club’s leadership decided this year’s editions will have more pages and will come out in April and September, while the other jewel in the Club’s crown, The Trafalgar Chronicle, will be out for delivery beginning on Trafalgar Day. This staggered distribution of our publications will de�initely add to shipping costs, but to offset these increases, the leadership has decided to reserve the back cover of The Kedge Anchor for advertising. With regard to The Trafalgar Chronicle , you will be pleased to know that the number of articles in this year’s edition is the most ever. I think this must be the response to this year’s theme — the role of navies in the age of revolution. The Club’s social media manager, Shirin Camenisch, has reported the Club’s FaceBook is getting good engagement on both the public pages and the Members’ only Forum. The forum now has over 100 participants and that is a quarter of all members. I would encourage you to look into both pages, as they will provide additional items and news relevant to the Club’s area of interest. Digitally speaking our FaceBook pages will complement the bi-monthly 1805 Dispatches. These last few months of 2026 has also witnessed change and transition to the Club’s website. www.1805club.org. The Club’s webmaster, Josephine Birtwhistle, reported that THE VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE Captain John Rodgaard, USN (Ret) Chairman, The 1805 Club
THE KEDGE ANCHOR SPRING 2026 3 EDITORIAL Welcome to the redesigned Kedge Anchor. Only slight changes have been made, based on the old adage, "If it ain't broke, don't �ix it!". But some modi�ication was necessary to reduce the cramming. This time we have twenty more pages, to celebrate my having been Editor for a dozen editions [at no extra cost to the Club, as the extra pages have been sponsored by an anonymous donor. Kind words and compliments to the Editor will not reveal the name, but please do not let that stop you.]. Even with things less crowded, we hoped you will �ind more to enjoy. In future we intend to continue to have eight extra pages to give us more �lexibilty to experiment with items and styles that may have been impossible previously. The �irst 'experiment' is a previously unpublished spoof article written a decade ago, for The Trafalgar Chronicle, but deemed too spoof, so rejected – 'Farmer Nelson' (p35), which we now have room for. Readers with a sore funny bone can skip those pages. Front cover picture: Marek Ruzyk Art ⓖ thegallerist.art Marek Rużyk (1965) is a Polish artist who creates marine paintings, using oil on canvas technique, often against the backdrop of a dramatic sky - he continues the tradition of marine art from the Romantic Era. Printing and Distribution The Kedge Anchor has, since 2020, been printed and prepared by: Suffolk Digital Ltd Bristol Court, Betts Ave, Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Ipswich IP5 3RY 01473 614240 sales@suffolkdigital.co.uk and distributed around the world by: Responsible Mailing Ltd Unit 2 Aston Way, Middlewich, CW10 0HS 01772 201607 ailsa@responsiblemailing.com The next edition will beissuedin Autumn 2026. The deadline for copy will be 1 August 2026. Please submit your ideas to the Editor as soon as youcan,and actual contributions before the copy deadline whenever possible. our members now have an option to auto-renew the annual memberships through direct debit. From a content perspective the website will be changing. Fellow Trustee, Natacha Abriat, has begun work to create a ‘virtual’ museum that will be found on the website. Finally, there will be a change in your Club’s leadership. Per the Club’s Constitution, Trustees have a three year tenure and my three years are up at the conclusion of this year’s AGM. We, the trustees, are still in the process of transitioning my responsibilities. Although I will no longer be one of the trustees, I still anticipate remaining engaged in the Club’s operations. More on the transition will be announced during the AGM. With that, I’ll see you around the waterfront.
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