The Club for Boating Enthusiasts

Category: Events

  • 2014 – Island Harbour 02 – Members

    Menu Restaurant menu choice of: Starters   A Homemade spicy tomato & red pepper soup served with crusty bread B Poached asparagus spears wrapped in parma ham topped with a poached egg served with a balsamic reduction C Pan fried garlic crevettes served with a crisp salad and crusty bread D Sundried tomato bruschetta – ciabatta…

  • 2014-03-08 Sea Survival Course

    2014-03-08 Sea Survival Course

     Sea Survival course – 8th March Twelve of us enjoyed an excellent morning of tuition at Bisham Abbey followed by practical experience in Wycombe Abbey swimming pool.    

  • 2014-04-26 Rally to Gins Farm

    2014-04-26 Rally to Gins Farm

    Gins Farm Rally – 26th April  GXSA Rally Report – Gins Farm, River Beaulieu, 26th April 2014 This weekend’s rally was everything we expected…Great Party, Fantastic Location, Wonderful Company, Excellent Food, and simply Good Fun. Oh yes…the weather was interesting, as well. Gins Farm is a clubhouse of the Royal Southampton Yacht Club, located south…

  • 2013 – Event Summary

    2013 Summer Social Season at GXSA This is a holding article whilst we collect content for the 2013 events.  Please come back in a few weeks, when we will have The Story and The Photos from: Rally to Ocean VIllage, Southampton Summer Cruise to the Channel Islands Rally to Bembridge Day Trip to the Thames Barrier We’ll…

  • 2014 – Rally to France – 01 Public

    2014 Cruise to Normandy 9th – 17th August 2014 To mark the 70th anniversary of the D-Day Invasion, this year the GXSA Summer Cruise is heading to Normandy. Our focus will be to the east, with larger ports, and more room for a small fleet of yachts.  We plan to visit the quaint ports of…

  • 2013 – Bembridge Rally Report

    2013 – Bembridge Rally Report

    Rally Report – `Bembridge  – 7th September 2013   Work In Progress !! A personal view, by Stuart Gaunt (organiser)   The GXSA sailing season in 2013 had been quite full.  From my own perspective, I had organised and attended the Channel Island Cruise, which had only returned two weeks before the Bembridge Rally was…

  • 2015 Events Home Summary

    2015 Events Home Summary

    Reports and photos from 2015 Events    Pub lunch and Trinity House   Gins Farm Rally 9th May    Littlehampton Rally 4th July    Weymouth Folly 11th September

  • 2017-00-00 Events Home Summary

    2017-00-00 Events Home Summary

    2017 Events Autumn Saturday Special on 28th October This included a morning visit to NMOC Coastguard centre or Fort Nelson (both near Fareham), lunch stop and an  afternoon visit to Laverstoke Mill (Bombay Sapphire Gin Distillery) with cocktail tasting. Details   Summer Sailing   Rallies organiser  – Nick Lemon     29th April 2017   Rally…

  • 2019-99-99 Events Summary

    2019-99-99 Events Summary

     2019 Events   Saturday 2nd November 2019 – First Aid Course,  £95  This RYA approved course was provided by Bisham Abbey staff at a location near Gerrards Cross. The course ran from 9 – 5; the 8 participants were awarded their RYA First Aid certificates (and avoided watching England lose the Rugby World Cup Final..)…

  • 2014 Events Home Summary

    2014 Events Home Summary

    Reports from 2014 Events  Coach Trip to Chatham Historic Dock Yard – 15th November Island Harbour (Cowes) rally – 13th September   Rally at Chichester Yacht Haven – 28th June   Rally at Gins Farm – 26th April Sea Survival Course – 8th March