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
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