RALLY INFORMATION
A sociable circumnavigation of the Isle of Wight with overnight stops in Yarmouth and Gosport.
Sailing down to Yarmouth on the Friday afternoon tide with an earlyish start on Saturday morning to take us out through the iconic Needles before the tide turns eastwards for the return sail to Gosport.
This is also a good opportunity for those who haven’t crossed the Channel who would like experience of a longer run in company whilst staying in sight of land.
Yarmouth is a picturesque fishing, ferry and yachting port, widely regarded as one of the jewels of the South Coast. The deep water harbour retains its old world charm, while visiting boats will find a range of amenities which are very much up to date, and accepted as being among the best in the Solent.
We will be mooring Saturday in Premier Gosport, the Saturday evening meal at the Lightship
Suggested Sailing Itinerary:
Join us for a social circumnavigation of the Isle of Wight with overnight stops in Yarmouth Harbour and Gosport Marina en route.
Sailing down to Yarmouth on the Friday afternoon, from 12noon onwards to catch the west going tide for mid to late afternoon arrival into Yarmouth Harbour (VHF CH 68)
Friday Evening: BYO Pontoon drinks (Nibbles supplied) on Friday evening from 6.00 pm beside Astrid. Supper is ‘do your own thing’ as we have a fairly prompt start and longish sail on Saturday morning.
Saturday morning: Suggest leaving Yarmouth around 7a.m. To arrive at Needles around 8 a.m. for slack water before the tide turns eastwards for our sail around the south of the island. (All Skippers responsible for their own checks and decisions).
This is a good opportunity for those who haven’t yet crossed Channel who would like to experience a longer sail in company, whilst staying in the comforting sight of land. It’s intended as a fun activity on the water, it is not intended as a race, and it does not have to be sail only - entirely up to each skipper (with maybe a bit of crew influence ) as to when engines are switched on!
With good luck, fair tide and the wind in our favour, we should arrive back into Gosport Marina (VHF CH 80) by late Saturday afternoon. (If you are a Port Solent Berth Holder - this should be a free night for you).
Saturday evening: Pontoon drinks from 6.00 p.m. beside Astrid, leaving at 7.00 prompt for 7.30 dinner on the famous Haslar Lightship.
Menu as shown below, Dinner (including 10% discretionary service charge) is £33.00 for 2 courses or £38.50 for 3 Courses.
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***Dinner Choice and Payment: Please make your selection when booking and to secure your dinner reservation make £5 per head payment to Port Solent Yacht Club: 30 96 11 A/C 01020845. Balance payable in full at the Lightship on Saturday evening 31st.
Inter-boat chat will be on CH 77
Tides:
Fri 30th: HW Ports 14.54 4.61 LW:19.55 1.14
Sat 31st: 02.53 4.51 LW: 08.20 1.02 HW: 15.59 4.52
We will have a WhatsApp Group for the Rally
This Rally is dedicated to the Memory of Hugh Nightingale who was keen to get this rally reinstated as a regular on our books, and who was a stalwart member of Port Solent Yacht Club
Earliest Arrival Time: 12.00 in both marinas
Payment: Yarmouth Harbour required payment on arrival
Harbour Contact Information
Calling: Yarmouth Channel 68/Gosport Channel 80
Phone: 01983 760321
Website:https://www.yarmouth-harbour.co.uk
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N.A.B. The guide to ‘Good Rally Etiquette’
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Noise
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Arrival
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Berthing
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No unnecessary noise
between 2330 – 0700hrs
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Do NOT arrive before the stated “earliest arrival time”
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Expect to Raft, Berthing
Masters have the final say
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See www.psyc.uk.com/PSYC-Rally-Etiquette for full etiquette details