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Additional Event Archived Event Reports | Yarmouth Bank Holiday Weekend 2nd - 5th May - Jango Yarmouth is a charming venue at any time of year and this time was no exception but to borrow from the football vernacular it was a Rally of 2 Halves.
Saturday saw more arrive to join the fleet and the day was spent in various activities from walking, cycling, sunbathing and generally doing our own thing.
The RSYC is an outstanding venue on the waterfront where we were treated to an excellent meal, including a surprise birthday cake, all faultlessly produced by the brilliant RSYC staff and served in their main dining room reserved exclusively for us. The second half of the Rally kicked off on Sunday when the bank-holiday weather god took over and the wind rose like a rocket and the temperature dropped like a stone.
Some of us slipped away on Sunday back to PS and elsewhere, the remainder of the fleet doing so on Monday in similar conditions. Happily, all 22 boats reached home safely after distinctly chilly voyages but a thoroughly enjoyable Rally. David & Karen Jump - Jango PSYC Chichester Rally 18th to 21st April - Pikorua
Saturday morning saw the sun returning, so a group of us walked to Itchenor, with a stop off for coffee at Birdham Pool. Some went to the Ship pub, others to the Quarterdeck Cafe for lunch, before sauntering back to Chichester marina in good time for drinks at CYC, before dinner at the Boathouse. Long wait for drink ….. even longer wait for food …. compensated by several free bottles of wine, but we won’t be returning.
Thanks to Pompey Lass, Falaise, Aeolus, Thomas Hardy, Astrid, Bright Future, Nicknack, Gite, Old Possum, Magus, and Skoolie Too for joining Pikorua for a very enjoyable weekend. Alison and Martin Edwards Rally Leaders PSYC Shakedown Rally 4th– 6th April 2025 - Bright Future The
sun shone the whole weekend for our first rally of the season, though
the easterly wind gave some a lumpy ride over and the cold ensured that
many PSYC hoodies were on show. Most boats had arrived by mid afternoon on Friday and drinks and nibbles were served on the CYH veranda as the sun set. Friendships were renewed and new acquaintances made and maybe even a romantic liaison between our very youngest members! A sunny Saturday dawned and 17 of us took the bus to the Wight Military and Heritage Museum. The bus ride was hilarious, we all scampered up to the top deck, with some quipping ‘Are we there yet’ and ‘Please Miss I need a wee’. We were more like a pack of schoolchildren than pack of pensioners. Unfortunately, due to a lack of volunteers we could not have a formal tour of the Museum but found our own way round the huge and interesting items on display. The first area was a large display of guns and ammunition followed by a cavernous area displaying an Anderson shelter, shop fronts, workshops and military uniforms. We all recognised pieces from our past with lots of ‘Do you remember this’ and Do you remember that’. Ernie, a volunteer, gave us a fascinating and engaging talk on various guns, handing them round so we could feel the weight and informing us of their uses, trajectories and their dangers. We then moved to another area where many military vehicles were displayed, an ambulance complete with a string of onions for some unknown reason , personnel carriers and tanks.
At 18.30hrs we gathered at the ISC for pre-dinner drinks followed by an excellent dinner, great company and plenty of wine. The ISC, as usual, made us very welcome and we were very pleased to note a PSYC burgee very prominently displayed over the entrance to the dining room. Most boats left by midday on Sunday with a cold easterly wind blowing on the nose, but all returned safely to their home ports. Thank you to Aeolus, Astrid, Bathia, Falaise, Gite, High Time, Legato, Lucca, Moonshine, Nicknack, No Faffing, North Landing, Paxi Moon, Pikorua, Pompey Lass, Saskia, Thomas Hardy and Whistler for joining the rally. It was great to see so many faces new and old and a good time was had by all.
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The
first half (2 days of windless warm sunshine and Mediterranean skies)
saw us all gathered for pontoon drinks & nibbles (with chocolate
bunnies) at JANGO after an amazing display of skills by the Berthing
Masters who got 18 of us all in together including the inevitable
berthing requests (They are an awesome team – and so young !). The
evening was then spent carousing in the flesh-pots of Yarmouth, quietly
on board or somewhere in between depending on personal taste and
aspirations.
The
Highlight of the Weekend was the Rally Dinner at the Royal Solent Yacht
Club preceded by Commodore Gail presenting RSYC Commodore John Poyner
with our Club Burgee which will now join the many other distinguished
Burgees adorning the RSYC Trophy Walls.
However,
for those not otherwise engaged on temporal or spiritual matters,
Sunday’s picnic lunch on the green overlooking the Yar proved to be a
most enjoyable diversion being something of a sun-trap and well
sheltered from the wind.
On Sunday morning the rain cleared just in time for a very pleasant walk into Chichester, along the canal path. Ducks, coots, moorhens and nesting swans were photographed. The Crate and Apple did us proud, with a sumptuous roast dinner and excellent service! We will definitely be back! On Sunday evening we met up again for final drinks in the bar at CYC.
The berthing master made sure we were all berthed together, we all took lines and welcomed each safe arrival.
Some
took the bus back to Cowes whilst the rest of us enjoyed a delightful
lunch in the Churchill Tea rooms, after which most walked back to Cowes
via the 12th Century church and along the Medina. We were joined later that day by the remaining 4 boats.