For the South Coast kick-off event, berthing reservations have been made at Gins Royal Southampton Yacht Club on the Beaulieu River. Land based participants are welcome to join the rally anytime from Saturday afternoon.
THE PLAN
Saturday 23rd March
Boats to head to Gins Royal Southampton Yacht Club for an afternoon arrival.
Drinks on the pontoons followed by an evening meal in Gins Clubhouse reserved for 7 pm.
Gins Clubhouse Dinner Menu (Two courses £26)
- Chicken Breast Wrapped in Ham & Cheese, Covered in Puff Pastry with roasted new potatoes & seasonal vegetables
- Filled Filo Parcels (Courgettes, Aubergine, Carrots, Peppers, Mushrooms, & Mixed Beans) with seasonal vegetables & roasted garlic new potatoes
- Chocolate Salted Caramel Cheesecake served with pouring cream
Sunday 24th March
Crew to return to home ports.
Information for skippers:
High water on day of visit is at 09:57, low water is 16.03 (mid-way between springs and neaps).
Overnight mooring fee of £4.25/m for non-members. This includes electric and full use of facilities. The club will confirm final vessel details with the office one week before the event when registration closes. The moorings officer will send skippers a link for payment. Please note that Gins are unable to confirm/guarantee berthing space until dues have been received. Full T&C's: https://www.rsyc.org.uk/waterside-facilities/
VHF CH 77, call-sign 'Sea Echo'
Note: based on CHART DATUM, at the northern point of the pontoon there is approx. 2.4 metres depth immediately adjacent the pontoon, and at the southern end 1.5m - this is only a consideration on the lowest of springs. There is an area of shallows about 100m off the south-east end of the pontoon. Again, this rarely causes problems but if in doubt, if approaching from the south, wait until the pontoon is off your port bow and the transits aligned, before turning to berth. Please check pilotage information.
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 15th March
2. Visit the Facebook CrewMatch page for all crewing opportunities
3. Upon approach, skippers will be required to contact the harbour / marina by VHF 77 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.
