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The Warsash Association was established in 1984. Membership is open to anyone who has in the past been a cadet, senior student or staff member at the Warsash Maritime Association or any of it's predecessor establishments. The first of these was the School of Navigation established in 1935 under the Directorship of Captain G W Wakeford .

The WA succeeded an earlier similar organisation called the Old Cadets Association which had by then disbanded. Any ex-members of the OCA are especially welcome to join the WA.

The object of the Association is to maintain the comradeship formed whilst studying at the Warsash and serving at sea, and to sustain an interest in the activities at the Warsash Maritime Academy. Our numbers are increasing rapidly due to a recruitment drive and an expanding network of contacts over the Internet. Our total membership grew from 217 in December 2008 to 309 by October 2009. If eligible to join please contact us or better still, make your Membership application online.

The Association is managed via a UK based central Committee. In addition due to growth in numbers the WA Australian has been formed with it's own Branch Committee managing affairs locally. Meeting agendas and minutes are posted on UK central Committee page. Our AGM occurs early in December on the same day as our Christmas Lunch, to which members are invited to bring their wives and partners. Usually the AGM takes place at a south coast location. Other events typically include visits to locations of maritime interest e.g. the Naval Dockyard at Chatham, short voyages on cruise liners and reunions such as our 25th Anniversary celebration in October 2009 at Southampton. Members will be able to see any such events listed on the Events calendar of this website.

Our All Hands journal is published and distributed to members three times a year. Journals are also published online.

Many of our members reside outside the UK including Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, USA, Uruguay, Belgium, Hong Kong and Singapore. The UK Committee therefore is keen to consider proposals for the establishment of new local branches wherever appropriate. The advantages of overseas branch membership include avoidance of bank transfer charges when paying fees, some financial support from central funds and local planning and management of local events. In addition to the Australian Branch we also have a small Liverpool Branch.