This year's cruises will include an Easter Cruise to West India Dock at Canary Wharf, a May Day weekend cruise to Harty Ferry with a possible lunch time dinghy visit to Faversham, and an August Bank Holiday cruise to Brightlingsea. There will of course be our usual weekend visits to Queenborough for a barbecue and Stangate Creek for rafting up or maybe a visit to Lower Halstow by dinghy.
The Calais Rally at the end of May has more civilised tidal times this year and usually attracts a large number of Club boats. It has always been great fun with the possibility of a trophy for the Club with the greatest number of boats attending.
This year we are going to try an Experience Day when Club members might like to join another vessel to practice sail trimming, anchoring, man overboard methods etc. or just to see how another vessel is run. There are a number of skippers willing to invite you along so just contact the cruise captain if you are interested.
Last year's rounders match on the sands was scuppered due to bad weather but maybe we shall be lucky this year.
Our Holiday cruise will be from 7th July until 22nd of July, to Holland. We hope to be visiting such favourites as Middelburg, Veere, and Zierikzee. Even if you are not part of the cruise for all of the time you will be welcome to join us if you are cruising in the area.
With all the cruises it helps the cruise captain if you can let him know if you are thinking of attending. If your plans change it is usually easier to cancel berths and restaurants than it is to add them on to the day. It also helps us keep a lookout for you on passage which is one of the many benefits of cruising in company with the Club.
06/04/07 (Fri) Easter Cruise to Canary Wharf
05/05/07 (Sat) May Day Cruise to Harty Ferry
19/05/07 (Sat) Fancy Dress Party 'Heroes & Villains' - 19.30 for 20.00
23/05/07 (Wed) Briefing for Calais Rally - 20.30 in the Clubhouse
26/05/07 (Sat) Narrow Seas Club Calais Rally
16/06/07 (Sat) Commodore's Cruise to Queenborough - Barbecue on the lighter
17/06/07 (Sun) Ladies Race - Queenborough Spit to USC line
23/06/07 (Sat) Experience Day (Date subject to change) Man overboard, anchoring, etc
27/06/07 (Wed) Briefing for Club Holiday cruise - 20.30 in the Clubhouse
07/07/07 (Sat) Club Holiday cruise - To Holland 7th - 22nd July
04/08/07 (Sat) Cruise to Stangate/Leigh Creek
05/08/07 (Sun) Rounders match on the sands - LW 11.48 Get there 2 hours before
19/08/07 (Sun) Single Handed Race
25/08/07 (Sat) Cruise to Brightlingsea
27/08/07 (Mon) Passage race Brightlingsea - Upnor
08/09/07 (Sat) Medway weekender
22/09/07 (Sat) Cruise to South Deep
30/09/07 (Sun) Dinghy rowing race - Around the moorings
03/11/07 (Sat) Fishing Competition
The Cruise Captain Mike Prescott will be happy to answer any queries, just ask.
Don't forget - your cruising exploits may be rewarded with one of the following trophies:
The
Gad Cruising Trophy
For a notable achievement - by a skipper who is either a newcomer
to sailing or who sails a small boat.
The
John Bull Trophy
For the first skipper in the year to reach a foreign port from
the Medway.
The
Wanderer Salver
For an outstanding voyage.
The
Longnose Trophy
For the longest voyage from and returning to the Medway within
28 days.
The
Tigger Trophy
For the best, most interesting log.
The
Protegimus Trophy
For the winner of the Passage Race.
some of our sailing waters - Medway - Swale - Thames Estuary - East Coast Rivers - Kent Coast - Going Foreign
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