Chichester Yacht Club - 28th June 2014
Here is your invitation to the GXSA Rally on June 28th, where we will be guests of Chichester Yacht Club, in their brand new building at Premier Marina, Chichester.
We're looking forward to a sunny weekend, some interesting sights around the beautiful Chichester Harbour Nature Conservancy, and a rendezvous with friends at Premier Marina.
Rally regulars will be familiar with the social format, which comprises the normal Pontoon Party, followed by dinner in our private room, in the Club House.
More details about Chichester Yacht Club can be found here: www.cyc.co.uk
- Skippers: Bring your boat, and your friends, or let us know if you have some vacancies
- Crew: Persuade your skipper friends to bring you, or let us know that you would like to come, and we'll try to find you a berth
- Charterers: Find a crew, and bring a boat
- Drivers: Bring your car to Chichester for the day, and dine out with us in the evening
Don't have a boat? Let us know, and we will try to find a berth for you. We have several skippers with spare berths, and we can usually accommodate extras
If you've not been to a GXSA Rally before, COME ALONG - We're sure you will enjoy yourself. Everyone is welcome.
The closing date for signing up, with menu choices, is Monday 14th June . The price is £25 per person to include Drinks, Nibbles, and Conversation at the Pontoon Party, followed by dinner. Mooring fees are extra, payable directly to Premier Marinas, when you get there. The £25 can be paid by cheque payable to GXSA, or via online banking to the GXSA bank account, referencing your name and "Chi".
If you'd like to come along, either reply to this email, or contact Stuart Gaunt directly (07831 808035, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
Special Event
Here's a notice from the Harbour Master - You may want to get your fog-horn dusted off, ready for use
Chichester Harbour Local Notice to Mariners No 10 of 2014COMMEMORATION OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR CENTENARY 1. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has requested participation in their initiative to commemorate the event that triggered the First World War on 28 June 1914. In this context, UNESCO has requested that on 28 June 2014, all vessels at sea, if practical, to fly ship's flags/ensigns at half mast, to indicate mourning in remembrance of the Centenary of World War I. UNESCO has further requested that vessels moored in harbours use a remembrance sound signal on the same day at 1700 UTC being the hour of the first shot fired in the conflict, to commemorate the Centenary. 2. Chichester Harbour Conservancy supports this initiative and authorise the Masters of all vessels moored in the harbour to sound ONE PROLONGED BLAST at 1800 BST 28 June 2014. 3. Byelaw 23 (Sounding of Sirens) will not be enforced during this event. 4. Cancel this LNTM 29 June 2014 Richard Craven 18 June 2014 Harbour Master |
Thanks to Gerry Knight and John Rugg for pointing this out.
Sunday Morning Optional Exercise
Provided that the weather is kind to us, I've found a short walk to burn off some of the liquid-calories from the night before. It will also give you something to do whilst waiting for the tide to turn, for that fair run home.
If you'd like to join me for a short walk on Sunday morning, I found this walk from Chichester Marina to Dell Quay, and back. As we would skip the first part (from the road to the marina), it's probably approx.3 miles, so should take less than a couply of hours (if we amble along).
Join me if you like: Chichester Marina to Dell Quay
Crew List
So far we have confirmations from the following people & boats. Please let me know if you would like to come along, as well.
| Boat | Crew | Dinner, Paid | Boat | Crew | Dinner, Paid | |
| Gnutcracker VI |
John Gorrie |
BDG |
Sonar Too |
Ray Bridges |
ADH, bacs |
|
| Coldplay |
Stuart Gaunt |
BDH |
Slaandjivaa |
John Rugg |
BDH, bacs BDG, bacs |
|
| Celtic Flame |
Chris Green |
AEH(custard!), bacs BDG, bacs BEG, ??? |
Sun Fleur | Mark Gardener John Gardener |
ADH, chq BDH, bacs |
|
| Burnadebt | John Dawson Bernie Smallman Steve Daish Rob ? Jane ? Richard Woodman |
ADG, bacs |
Beyond Belief |
Gerry Knight |
BDG, bacs BDG, bacs |
|
| Verity |
Nick Lemon |
BDH, bacs BDG, bacs |
||||
|
|
Menu
Please let me know your selection for dinner, before the due date (14th June)
Starter
Main
Dessert
Arrival at Chichester Marina
SKIPPERS: Please call the lock keeper on VHF 80 when you are approaching the marina to receive locking in instructions, and guidance on where to berth.
Apparently, free flow at the lock is:
- Saturday 28th : 11.46 to 15.21 BST
- Sunday 29th : 12.27 to 16.02 BST
The marina is hoping to get us all located near one another.
Navigation
For navigation, you may like to look at the "YachtPilot" web page: http://www.yachtpilot.net/chichester.html
Access across the entrance to Chichester Harbour is recommended at HW±3.
VisitMyHarbour.com give HW on
June 28th
LW 05:07 1.06m
HW 12:04 4.56m
LW 17:24 1.25m
June 29th
LW 05:44 1.04m
HW 12:41 4.57m
LW 18:01 1.26m
Rally and Event reports 2015
Gins Farm Rally 2015 (9-10 May) 
was held on Saturday 9th May. 31 members and 9 boats attended
It was a breezy beat from Portsmouth on Saturday in F5-6 but a fine close
reach back on Sunday in F4-5. Very enjoyable pontoon party and dinner.
Our thanks to John Gorrie for organising this rally.
Royal Yacht Squadron - Bicentennial Regatta (25-31 July)
The J Class were invited to take part in the RYS International Bicentenary Regatta in Cowes. They were berthed at Ocean Village and racing was from the RYS Line. This will follow on from a J Class Regatta in Falmouth.
GXSA had several boats on-the-water to marvel as these impressive yachts sail around the Solent.
America's Cup World Series at Portsmouth (23 - 26 July)
The foiling AC45 catamarans visited Portsmouth this year in practice for the America's Cup competition which takes place in 2017.
This week marked an unprecedented opportunity to see the world's best monohulls (J-Class) and Catamarans (AC45) on the water at the same time.
GXSA was there to watch, from our "floating hotel" (members' yachts!)
Rally - Saturday 16th September
Gins Farm / Beaulieu River – Pontoon Party + Dinner
Numbers are now being firmed up for our 3rd rally, at Gins Farm RSYC on the picturesque Beaulieu River in the New Forest.
This rally is open to all GXSA members - If you want to bring friends or family, all are very welcome! £30 each to GXSA.
NEXT ACTION
Please let This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. have estimated numbers and menu selections as soon as you can - 10th September latest, thank you!
Evening dinner menu selection:
S1 - Gins Soup / bread
S2 - Smoked salmon
M1 - Braised belly of pork
M2 - Breast of chicken
D1 - Dark chocolate tart
D2 - Apple & cinnamon crumble/custard
Tea/coffee.
Plenty of sightseeing and the New Forest ponies!
PLAN
Meet at Gins Farm walk ashore pontoon Saturday 16th September.
GXSA has reserved 8 berth spaces - all boats will be close by.
Pontoon party starts at 6pm – Prosecco, Gin & tonics, nice wines, chilled beers and of course there will be some tasty bites to eat!
7.30pm Dinner at Gins Farm / 3-course dinner, tea & coffee.
Sunday – Walk along the river bank - Bucklers Hard.
Special note for ‘Non-boaters’ Ever thought it would be nice to meet up with everyone and enjoy an excellent evening dinner ? Good company without all that messing about ! Why not drive down and stay in a nice local hotel in the heart of the New Forest ? All ‘roadies’ very welcome!
LONDON BOAT SHOW 10th – 14th JANUARY 2018
GERRARDS CROSS SAILING ASSOCIATION : DISCOUNTED TICKET OFFER
USING A PROMOTIONAL CODE
GXSA members can obtain the code from the noticeboard at a Wednesday meeting or ask a committee member
Buy between 1 and 5 tickets at £12.00 each – and get a FREE ticket with each purchased ticket
.
WEBSITE BOOKING:https://londonboatshow.com
IMPORTANT NOTES
- Tickets are valid for ANY one day of the Show including Preview Day on Wednesday 10th January.
- Tickets can be ordered up to MIDNIGHT on Tuesday 9th January.
- Youngsters 15 years or under go free (up to two per accompanying adult) provided tickets for them are requested when ordering adult tickets.
- A single transaction fee of £1.95 applies whether ordering one or more tickets.
- Tickets are only available as ‘Print at Home’ via the London Boat Show website.
WEBSITE BOOKING PROCEDURE
- Click on BUY TICKETS at top of homepage.
- Enter and submit Promotional Code. This will bring up the ticket ordering sequence which is straightforward to follow.
- You may be asked to select the day you expect to visit. This is merely to help the organiser predict visitor numbers for logistical purposes. The tickets you receive will be valid for ANY single day including Preview Day.
Terms & Conditions
See London Boat Show website: https://londonboatshow.com/Visiting/Terms-and-Conditions/Visitor-Terms-and-Conditions
Saturday Special - 28th October
Fort Nelson, NMOC Coastguard, Laverstoke Mill
A bus took us from the Memorial Centre, Gerrards Cross at 08.30 on this day trip and returned us there about 19.00. The trip cost £28, which covered the cost of the bus, all admissions and the cocktail at the end of the Gin Distillery tour.
In the morning, 20 people were first be dropped off to visit the new NMOC Coastguard centre near Fareham (10.30 - 12.15). After that visit they joined the rest of the group at Fort Nelson for lunch.
Those people not going to the Coastguard were taken to the Armouries Museum at Fort Nelson, near Fareham. This recently updated museum has excellent displays, a very large and interesting site on Portsdown Hill and fine views over Portsmouth Harbour. In addition to the large area of restored tunnels and ramparts, there are many varied exhibits on miltary life through the ages and a wide variety of artillery is on display. Interesting contemporary items include part of the Saddam Hussein supergun which was intercepted during the gulf war.
About 14.15 we all departed on the bus for Laverstoke Mill, Bombay Sapphire Distillery. We had the Discovery tour of the distillery, which includes a choice of cocktails for you to enjoy.There is an impressive glasshouse which produces the specialised botanicals that are used to flavour the gin recipes, an exhibition on the production of gin and the distillery itself.
- You are here:
-
Home
-
2014
-
Jun 28 - Chichester Rally
-
GXSA
- Events