Join us for a fantastic weekend as we set sail for Alum Bay & Yarmouth. We will be at anchor in Alum Bay the night of Saturday 23rd August and take a swing mooring at Yarmouth on Sunday 24th August.
THE PLAN
Saturday 23rd August: Arrival in Alum Bay
Boats to make their way to Alum Bay and drop anchor in this beautiful setting. We will be hosting an evening BBQ on Alum Bay beach - remember your tenders!
Sunday 24th August: Head to Yarmouth
Enjoy a morning in Alum Bay before heading to Yarmouth and taking a swing mooring. If skippers prefer, they can request a berth inside the marina by contacting the marina directly.
Dinner at The Bugle Coaching Inn pub in Yarmouth.
Monday 25th August: Homeward Bound
Crew to return to home ports at their leisure.
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 20th August
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.
EVENT SAFETY AND ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
We are very much a social club, but participants must please be mindful of the inherent dangers of alcohol consumption and proximity to water. There have been incidents in past events of participants consuming excessive alcohol and falling from pontoons into the water. Each of these events could, but for luck, have resulted in tragic consequences. Please be mindful of your alcohol consumption on club events, and take particular care to ensure that you can get yourself safely back on board at the end of a social evening. We need to look after each other, so if you notice that another participant is showing effects of intoxication, please make other members of their crew aware, and ensure that they are not returning to the boats or pontoons alone.
Please also be aware of the additional risks when using dinghies / tenders, which has also resulted in event participants being unintentionally in the water.
Please use the links below for safety advice from the RYA and RNLI:
https://www.rya.org.uk/knowledge/safety
https://rnli.org/safety
PAYMENT OF RESTAURANT BILLS
When meals have not been paid in advance, members should assume, as the default, that the bill will be split individually according to each individual’s or perhaps each crew’s fair share.
If proposing to split the bill equally between a large group, members are requested to ensure that EVERYBODY is happy to do that, and that this is asked in a way which will not cause embarrassment. Those wishing to pay individually should always feel free to do so before the remaining balance is split between those happy to do so.
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.
