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South Coast Rally Programme

South Coast Region's rally programme for 2021

Please note:

  1. All venues are   weather dependent    as usual and   these days   Covid dependent   as well.  
  2.  Details of Rally hosts can be found in the Forum.   Always check individual rallies in the Forum before heading off to launch.      Full details of each one will be available in the Forum's South Section from approximately a fortnight beforehand, including  any last minute changes. 
  3. Portsmouth  HW  tide times are indicated beside each rendezvous point.     They may be quite different where you are launching, so please check your own tide tables.​
Key:
(L)= Suggested launch site with parking for car and trailer​
(C)= Wild camping possible
(D)= Deep water anchorage nearby
(S)= Passage to  location is possible using sheltered waters

Programme:

9 January, Southsea Spit 
HW 07.45, 4.5m    (L) Bedhampton quay

30 January, Hardway
for Portsmouth Harbour Daysail      HW 12.27, 4.7m

13 February, Warsash historic daysail 
​for Eling (or Ashlett, Calshott etc)     HW 12.32, 4.7m

27 February, Thornham Marina / Prinsted
HW 11.27, 4.8m     (L) Itchenor

13 March, Bosham / Dell Quay
HW 11.47, 4.7m      (L) Itchenor
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​​​                      Summer Rallies Start - all times BST
​03 April, East Head / Snowhill Creek 
Easter Bank Holiday Cruise        (CDS)
HW 16.50, 4.4m   (L) Itchenor, Warblington Road Hard

17 April, Fareham Lake 
Daysail with Overnight Option     (S)
HW 15.27, 4.3m      (L) Hardway SC public hard

01 May, Poole - Shipstal Point 
Bank Holiday Weekend    (CDS)
 HW 15.36, 4.7m    (L) Lake Road Public Hard

02 May, Poole - Gravel point         (DS)
 HW 16.45, 4.5m

22 May, The Folly Inn / Newport
HW 21.11, 4.3m
(L)  Warsash, Chichester Harbour, etc.

​29 May, Central Solent Bank Holiday Cruise
River Hamble Lunch Stop;  Overnight off Calshot
HW 14.26, 4.7m    (L) Warsash
​30 May, Eling, Ashlett or Cowes Town Quay Lunch Stop 
Overnight off Calshot.   HW 15.37, 4.6m     (L) Warsash

19 June, Newton Creek  (CD)
HW 19.30, 4.2m    (L) Warsash, Bucklers Hard, Lymington

03 July, Oxey Lake       (CS) 
(N.B. Same date as the Round the Island Race)     
​HW 19.34 4.1m    (L)   Warsash, Bucklers Hard, Lymington

17 July, Bembridge
HW 17.58 , 4.3m     (L) Chichester Harbour, Warsash

31 July, Ashlett Creek     (N.B. Cowes Week starts)
HW 17.44, 4.2m     (L)    Warsash, Eling

14-30 August, Cobnor Camping Fortnight
(See below)

04 Sept, Beaulieu River      (SD)
HW  23.04, 4.2m       (L) Warsash, Bucklers Hard, Lymington

18 Sept, Keyhaven River     (CD)
HW 22.42, 4.4m      (L) Warsash, Bucklers Hard, Lymington

02 October, Sinah Lake / The Kench
Daysail with Overnight Option   (CSD)
HW 21.52, 3.9m      (L)   Itchenor, Warblington Road hard

23 October, Thorney Channel      Daysail
HW 13.53 4.6m      (L) Itchenor, Warblington Road hard

30 October, Dell Quay  via East Head        Daysail
HW 19.40, 3.7m       (L) Itchenor 

The Cobnor Camping Fortnight   offers family camping for DCA members on an attractive site with all-tide launching
facilities for boats under 5m and 220kg weight.   For non-sailors there are lovely walks to be had on the South Downs   or by the harbour and there is  a cycle hire shop in Fishbourne.   Chichester town centre has excellent shops and there are numerous interesting museums in the   area.
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The slipway at Cobnor
Cliff Martin's Solent Cruising Guide for Centreboard Boats is full of useful information for those sailing in this area.
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​These are the 2021 dates of some notable events taking place in the area which may have an impact on the planned rallies:
  • Round the Island Race: 3 July
  • Cowes Week: 31 July    – 7    August 
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