Join us for our annual gala event 'The Treasure Hunt'. Provisional berthing reservations have been made at a marina on the Solent and at a secret Yacht Club (or similarly suitable venue).
Knight of the realm of Homovia, Sir Elton Johnne needs your help!
Participants, joining by sea or land, can register and attend all or parts of the event.
THE PLAN
Friday Evening 4th July
A social evening for new and old (and young and old) crews on board.
Saturday 5th July
The Main Event! (details subject to amendment)
For your delight, the S&CA 2025 Treasure Hunt mis-management Committee has planned the following:
Sir Elton Johnnie is in a bad mood! He can’t find the f@#!ng Yacht Club! His local baker has stopped making his favourite patisserie, and his b$#*!@d lyricist has f#$£ed off to work with Will The Younger!
Only the S&CA can improve the mood of our National Treasure of Homovia, legendary friend of Dorothy (that’s a hint for alternative costumes), and famously nicest man in music.
Crews will follow the clues to locate the Yacht Club (or similarly suitable location), use their passages to create the sweet indulgence Sir Elton Johnnie is craving, and also to write him a new song to the tune of one of his greatest hits.
Somewhere in the Solent area our crews will gather for a catered evening meal, where they will present their puddings, and dazzle Sir Elton Johnnie with their lyrics. Elton Johnnie -themed Karaoke will follow, with uninspiring prizes, dancing and merriment.
The mis-management committee will provide a sequence of navigational clues to the location of event.
Inflated tenders (or skilled hookers) will be required to retrieve the final clue.
Crews will need to bring their own supplies to prepare their extravagant dessert on board (shop bought or home prepared entries will be disqualified).
Crews are free to compose their lyrics before or during the event.
Boat keys for each vessel to be brought to the Saturday night event venue for a 1970's style additional prize draw.
Sunday 6th July
Social breakfast and head for home ports
Notes for Skippers
Berthing for registered vessels will be paid for in advance by the club. Registered skippers will be required to reimburse the club accordingly.
Your host will be Andrew Palmer
Any questions, please email treasurer@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.
WHAT DO I NEED TO DO?
1. Register your attendance via the S&CA website by Monday 23rd June
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.
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
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.
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