Overnight berthing has been reserved for Island Harbour for Saturday. Port Hamble Marina is reserved for Sunday night. Land based participants are welcome to join the rally anytime from Saturday afternoon.
THE PLAN
Friday 24th May
For those who wish to join early, boats will head to the The Folly visitors pontoon Friday evening.
Saturday 25th May
Boats to make their way to Island Harbour.
We have reserved space in the BBQ area for the evening. BBQs and charcoal will be available.
Sunday 26th May
Morning walk into Newport.
Island Harbour to Port Hamble Marina.
Dinner reservations have been made at the Royal Airforce Yacht Club in Hamble:
Two courses £25
Three courses £30
To start
Roasted red pepper soup with croutons
Halloumi, carrot and orange salad
Bacon, leek and goat’s cheese tart
Main course
Roasted salmon served on crushed new potatoes with lemon butter sauce and asparagus
Pan-fried chicken supreme with creamy mushroom and pancetta sauce served with sauté potatoes and tender stem broccoli
Butterbean curry with rice and Kachumber salad
Dessert
Pear and almond frangipane tart with vanilla ice cream
Fresh berry pavlova
Cheese and biscuits with celery and chutney
Monday 27th May
Crews to make their way to home ports.
Your host will be Luke Hutchings
Any questions, please email southcoast@gaysailing.org.uk
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GETTING HELP TO JOIN US
Crew seeking berths are initially advised to visit the club Facebook ‘Crew Match’ page. If you are unsuccessful or not in the Facebook group, you are welcome to contact the event host.
Land based participants are as always welcome to join, and may wish to take advantage of one of the local hotels or B&B's in the area.
WHAT DO I NEED TO DO?
1. Register your attendance via the S&CA website by 20th May
2. Visit the Facebook CrewMatch page for all crewing opportunities
3. Upon approach, skippers will be required to contact the harbour / marina by VHF for specific berthing instructions. (please state you are part of the S&CA / Sailing & Cruising Association Rally)
4. You can bring along friends, but remember to ‘add guest’ at the point of your registration. Guests can only be added at the time of registration. If you later want to add a guest and the event did not require payment please cancel your registration and re-register adding your guest. If your registration did require payment please contact the event host.
CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS
The club will endeavour to provide full refunds for event charges when cancellations are made by you through the Website and made in good time. Normally, a week before the event is due to take place will be sufficient.
If the club has made third party bookings, paid deposits or made other commitments, it may be that only a partial refund or no refund is offered.
Where a refund is requested due to dissatisfaction with third party goods or services, a refund will only be offered if such refund is also made to the club by the third party.
Sailing & Cruising Association