This year, our visit to Marchwood will also include our South Coast End of Season Dinner, with participation by land encouraged. There is still the Bembridge event to come, but there is no venue for catering so the EoS will be a little premature!
Note that the berthing rates at Marchwood are very reasonable (£15 per vessel), but there is no shore power on the pontoons.
Saturday 14th August
Meet at the Marchwood walk ashore pontoons at the top of Southampton Water by early to mid afternoon.
For those arriving in time, we will plan to take a walk along the waterside from around 2pm and returning by around 5. (This time we will turn right when the path forks!!)
We will be able to use the club bar facilities for an Indian takeaway buffet at £20 per head payable on registration.
Unfortunately the catered three course meal is not available on this weekend, but the takeaway worked very well last year!
Sunday 15th August
Head for home ports.
Information for Skippers
On this occasion there will be no need to book and pre-pay your own berth, MYC have taken a group booking and we will each pay before departure.
There is no need to call the berthing master by VHF, visitors berths are labelled. Smaller and shallow draft vessels please use the inner berthing spaces.
HW Portsmouth 11:18 on Saturday 8th, 11:56 Sunday 9th
MYC Contact Phone: 02380 666141
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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 Friday 30th September
2. Visit the Facebook CrewMatch page for all crewing opportunities
3. Upon approach, skippers may 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.
NOTE
Your host for this event will be Andrew Palmer
Any questions, please email southcoast@gaysailing.org.uk
