Rally to Lymington – 25th April 2026

Painted yachts in the sunset

25 April @ 5:00 PM 26 April @ 12:00 PM BST

Book now to avoid disappointment !!!!

What’s Happening

Rally to Lyminigton, visiting the Dan Bran moorings in Lymington harbour.

This is another favourite destination, with beautiful coastal walks available round the coastal wildlife lakes. If you’re feeling particularly brave, the open-air swimming pool is there for your pleasure.

Dinner will be at Lymington Town Sailing Club

GXSA Regulars will know the proven format for the weekend:

  • Find a friendly Skipper, with a boat
  • Pontoon Party starts at 6:00pm. An opportunity to catch up with friends, and make new friends.
  • Dinner starts at 7:30pm, having been pre-ordered from the menu, below (if you’ve logged in).
  • The party continues until everyone’s exhausted
  • Sunday morning sees a variety of potential activities – To Be Decided
  • Departure for home around midday, Sunday
  • It’s likely that some boats/skippers will extend the weekend beforehand, or afterwards – mostly to catch a fair tide up Southampton Water.
  • Skippers – Please confirm your boat and plans by email. Who will be in your crew? Do you intend to join us Friday evening? Any other plans.
  • No Boat? – Let us know if you’d like to come along: Use the web-form. We can usually find a kindly skipper who can offer you a berth.

We expect there to be quite a strong demand for places. Please book early using the form below, to avoid disappointment. Places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Book early to book your place in the queue. At this time, bookings are Provisional, and you can cancel at any time.

GXSA members that are logged-in to the website will get most of their details automatically transcribed from their Website Profile (if information is missing, you may want to update your profile, to reduce typing next time).

Deadlines

Marina

We have reserved 10 berths, possibility to increase to 14 berths.

We’ve decided to reserve:

  • 3 berths for GXSA
  • 3 berths for Yateley
  • 3 berths for Cruising Association

The remaining berths will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.

Book your boat onto the rally using the form below, to get onto the list ! Deadline 08:00 Thursday 16th April

Make sure to indicate the total number of people in your crew, so we can allocate Restaurant places effectively.

We will contact you with confirmation and details near the deadline.

Restaurant

We need to pre-order our menu selection. There are two courses available:

  • Main Course
    • M1 : Goats cheese, red pesto and roasted tomato tart with salad and chips (£16.50)
    • M2 : Roasted salmon fillet with potato & leek gratin and tender stem broccoli (£20.00)
    • M3 : Chicken & Mushroom Pie with tender stem broccoli (£16.00)
  • Desert
    • D1: Chocolate fudge cake with ice cream (£6.00)
    • D2 : Fruit crumble with custard (£6.00)

Maximum number of diners is 80 people, so there should be no problem accommodating you.

Deadline for confirming food choices (and paying) is likely to be 08:00 Thursday 16th April. Payment instructions will be emailed to you nearer the time.

Please add your menu choices (eg. M2, D3) in the Notes field of the form, below.

Any questions? Email events@gxsa.org.uk

Book your place

If you’d like to come along, signup using the form below:

NB: Skippers must also make a provisional booking with Lymington Harbour Commissioners – 01590 672014 – ASAP (to enable berth plannning), with final payment due 2 days beforehand (19th April).

Don’t forget to add your menu choices in the notes field, against your name.

If you need to cancel, please submit a question explaining that you’re cancelliing. Unfortunately we can’t provide refunds for cancellations after the deadlines.


Organiser

Stuart Gaunt

Date


25 April @ 5:00 PM 26 April @ 12:00 PM BST

Portsmouth

Saturday April 25th
(Neaps)
HW06:533.8m
LW1.7m1.5m
HW19:514.0m
Tides @ Portsmouth

Price


Members: Free

Non-Members: £5 (free for the first 3 events)

Meal & Mooring: Extra

Any questions? Email info@gxsa.org.uk


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