What’s Happening

Where are we going?

Marchwood Yacht Club, which has its own pontoon moorings which are situated at the head of Southampton Water, close to the Southampton Container Port. Pontoon access from the water is available at all states of the tide and they provide walk ashore to the Marchwood Clubhouse.

There are limitations on the number of boats that can be rafted together on the outside of the pontoon as the very large container ships need all the space they can get to turn around! Hence booking is essential. On arrival please contact the rally organiser so that he can organise the berthing accordingly.

The Clubhouse houses the club restaurant and a good bar at club prices! Our previous rallies to Marchwood have been very successful and enjoyed by everyone.

What are the plans for dinner?

After the obligatory pontoon party for everyone you can retire to the Marchwood Clubhouse for pre-dinner drinks before the evening meal. The menu options will be provide later, your selection can be pre-ordered to aid the group catering.

I 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).

Information is trickling out of the Marina and Restaurant. We’ll update you when we know more, which should be pretty soon.

Deadlines

Most of this is nearly resolved, but watch this space:

Marina

We have reserved 10 berths, possibility to increase to 15 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 in using the form below, to get onto the list ! Deadline details to follow: –

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

Restaurant

We’re waiting on more news on exactly how the restaurant wants to manage food orders; probably selection from a set menu – this to be published in the near future. To get an idea of prices, their menu is available online, here

Maximum number of diners is 25 people, so make sure to get yourself and your party onto the list, by completing the form, below.

Deadline for confirming food choices is to be provided later

Agenda

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
• We could even turn it into a dinghy invasion fleet !!
• 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.

Any questions? Email info@gxsa.org.uk