Meal & Speaker

Inspired by Bluebird and The history of speed on wheels and water, Nigel McNight gave us a brilliant evenings entertainment about his life and his aims to nurture the future of the 'Quicksilve'r project to be the fastest boat on water.
From his youth, when he joined the Air Training Corps and writing short stories about flight and engineering in magazines, including 'Eagle', Nigel progressed to become a writer of note and achieved his Press credentials.
Along the way, he jogged alongside the likes of Mike Hailwood, Barry Sheen, Chris Bonnington, John Pertwee (Dr Who) and even Tommy Cooper.
His long write up about the Space Shuttle, owing to his knowledgeable, low tech style of writing, eventually resulted in a bestselling book,
Still inspired by his passion for speed and bringing back memories about the greats such as Sir Malcolm Campbell, John Cobb, and others, his greatest hero was Sir Donald Campbell, The only person to set both world land and water speed records in 1964. He lost his life in a high speed crash on Coniston Water in January 1967. His body wasn't finally recovered until May 2001
Teaming up with the late, great, designer, Ken Norris and aided by a group of ardent supporters, Nigel started to build the 'Quicksilver' speed boat - a state of the art vessel aimed at beating the current water speed recored of 317 mph.
The project is well under way and trials have begun with the aim of making the attempt later in 2020.
This will require a lot of hard work and dedication as well as a high degree of risk. There is a Members Club for anyone who wants to check on the progress.