British Royal Expeditionary Society

British Royal Expeditionary Society

Boldly determined to explore, discover, and live life to the fullest. Promoting exploration and strength of character for over 350 years.

To be brave is to seek out adventure. To explore is to learn. To learn is to strengthen character.

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Higher Tides over next few years

Society News

Monday April 26th – 2021

Higher tides over the next few years

Something to be aware of for upcoming expeditions, especially those on or near the oceans, is the higher tides we will be experiencing due to the Major Lunar Standstill effect from the Moon’s 18.6 year cycle which reaches its peak effect in 2024.

We will be monitoring expeditions planned closely to ensure all safety precautions are taken and that expedition leaders are well aware of the potential risks involved.

For more information on this cyclical process please see the following scholarly works: The 18.6-year Lunar nodal cycle – Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

- Society News Team

Chapters Fully Open!

Society News

Thursday February 25th – 2021

Chapters Open for Activity


Due to the global situation and with the forced closures of our chapters coming to an end we will be resuming normal activities at the chapter level to include:

    • Continued recruitment
    • Annual Expeditions
    • Seasonal exploration trips
    • Workshops and training
    • Classes and courses

Please contact your nearest local chapter for further details.

- Society News Team

Site Functionality

Society News

Tuesday January 12th – 2021

Site Functionality

Several areas of the site are not yet fully functional as we are still in the middle of our site modernization project.

It will take some time to get all the information converted over to the new back end and have all the areas of the site fully functioning again.

Core areas are up and running including:

    • Home page
    • Chapters  – overview
    • History – all three subsections
    • Shop – framework in place but store items not yet populated
    • Contact us

Remaining areas to restore:

    • Chapter specific details and member pages
    • Expedition video logs (huge amount of data to move over)
    • Shop items

Please contact the site admin if any issues accessing the site are discovered where functionality should be in place.

 

- Society News Team