South West Region's rally programme for 2022
Generally we specify locations where we will meet on the Saturday evening of the rally weekend, generally with a pub close by but this, of course, depends entirely on the Covid situation and whether it is appropriate to meet indoors. The slipways mentioned below are suggestions only, participants choose their own starting points depending on weather conditions and how far they wish to sail. Also, you don’t have to arrive by boat, we often have members travelling by land to join us at the pub near the rally location on Saturday evening. It is not essential to contact the coordinator before attending a rally but it is a good idea to do so if you would like to make an informal arrangement to sail to the rally in company with other members or if the weather looks to be unfavourable and you wish to know whether others have decided to cancel or modify their plans.
Further information for each rally and the contact details of rally coordinators can be found in the Journal and in the Forum South West section.
The HW predictions given below are for the rally venues on the Saturday evening of the Rally weekends and are BST.
Generally we specify locations where we will meet on the Saturday evening of the rally weekend, generally with a pub close by but this, of course, depends entirely on the Covid situation and whether it is appropriate to meet indoors. The slipways mentioned below are suggestions only, participants choose their own starting points depending on weather conditions and how far they wish to sail. Also, you don’t have to arrive by boat, we often have members travelling by land to join us at the pub near the rally location on Saturday evening. It is not essential to contact the coordinator before attending a rally but it is a good idea to do so if you would like to make an informal arrangement to sail to the rally in company with other members or if the weather looks to be unfavourable and you wish to know whether others have decided to cancel or modify their plans.
Further information for each rally and the contact details of rally coordinators can be found in the Journal and in the Forum South West section.
The HW predictions given below are for the rally venues on the Saturday evening of the Rally weekends and are BST.
Churston Cove
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14 - 15 May Churston Cove, Torbay
Churston Cove is just along the coast from Brixham harbour. It’s a well sheltered cove with a sandy beach and is just a short walk from Brixham town where there is a good selection of pubs for an evening meal. Note that to protect the underwater habitat you are not allowed to anchor near the entrance to Churston Cove but you may pull up a boat on the beach in the Cove or anchor off the beach well within the Cove itself. Launch in Paignton or Brixham Harbour. Torbay is open sea but with land to the west it is relatively sheltered from the prevailing winds, but not from the east. HW Sat 18.07 Torquay |
if a strong easterly is forecast we will sail on the nearby Dart instead, probably landing at the Stoke Gabriel Boating Association and walking into Stoke Gabriel for an evening meal. In that case a good slipway for launching would be the one at Steamer Quay, Totness, close by the rowing club.
Rally host - Steve Goodchild
Rally host - Steve Goodchild
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28 - 29 May St. Germans
Land on the shore of the River Tiddy upstream of St. Germans sailing club clubhouse and downstream of the massive railway viaduct. The Tiddy forks off the River Lynher near St Germans village. It’s a half mile walk up to the pub in St Germans, the Elliot Arms. There are good free of charge slipways for launching at nearly all tide states at Mountbatten to the east of Plymouth, at Richmond Walk in Plymouth and near the Tamar bridges at Saltash. There are also several marinas in the Plymouth area that offer all tide boat launching. HW Sat 17.36 Devonport Rally host - John Lidstone |
St. Germans
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16 - 17 July Portland Harbour
If the weather is favourable, the plan is to sail across Weymouth Bay to spend the night at Lulworth cove. This is a 10-mile coastal passage and will only be considered if the weather conditions are suitable. If we do not go to Lulworth cove then Portland Harbour itself offers sheltered water for day sailing, perhaps spending Saturday night just to the north of Ferry Bridge on the west side of the Harbour. Another possibility would be to sail out of Portland Harbour and into Weymouth Harbour where you can tie up along the quayside in the town centre.
Launch at the public slipway at Castletown on the south side of Portland Harbour or contact Castle Cove Sailing Club. The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy offers excellent launching and parking facilities, but you need to book in advance.
Rally host - John Garratt
If the weather is favourable, the plan is to sail across Weymouth Bay to spend the night at Lulworth cove. This is a 10-mile coastal passage and will only be considered if the weather conditions are suitable. If we do not go to Lulworth cove then Portland Harbour itself offers sheltered water for day sailing, perhaps spending Saturday night just to the north of Ferry Bridge on the west side of the Harbour. Another possibility would be to sail out of Portland Harbour and into Weymouth Harbour where you can tie up along the quayside in the town centre.
Launch at the public slipway at Castletown on the south side of Portland Harbour or contact Castle Cove Sailing Club. The Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy offers excellent launching and parking facilities, but you need to book in advance.
Rally host - John Garratt
30 - 31 July Penarvon Cove, Helford River
Penarvon Cove is on the south side of Helford river to the west side of Helford village which has a popular pub. Given reasonable weather, it’s a nice sail to Helford river from the Fal estuary. For launching on the Fal, use the public slipway at Mylor. This slipway is free of charge but you pay the boatyard to use the only available overnight car/trailer parking which is a short distance away. An alternative is off-beach launching at the boatyard at St Just in Roseland or, if the weather is unsuitable for the short coastal sail from the Fal to Helford, then the St Anthony Sailaway boatyard in Gillan Creek at the mouth of the river provides boat launching and car parking.
Penarvon Cove is on the south side of Helford river to the west side of Helford village which has a popular pub. Given reasonable weather, it’s a nice sail to Helford river from the Fal estuary. For launching on the Fal, use the public slipway at Mylor. This slipway is free of charge but you pay the boatyard to use the only available overnight car/trailer parking which is a short distance away. An alternative is off-beach launching at the boatyard at St Just in Roseland or, if the weather is unsuitable for the short coastal sail from the Fal to Helford, then the St Anthony Sailaway boatyard in Gillan Creek at the mouth of the river provides boat launching and car parking.
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10 - 11 September Polkerris
Polkerris is a tiny harbour round Gribbin Head to the west of Fowey. It has some shelter from a single stone breakwater, a firm beach for landing from small craft and both a pub and cafe. Launch at the Caffa Mill slipway at the north end of Fowey. There is a car park adjacent to the slipway and another one a couple of hundred metres up the lane. An alternative to Caffa Mill, on the east side of the river, is the Mixtow Marine boatyard at Penmarlam which can offer secure car/trailer parking, toilets and showers as well as a well maintained all tide slipway. There is also launching for light craft at Polkerris itself. The plan is to spend Saturday night at Polkerris and, weather permitting, visit Mevagissey before returning to Fowey on Sunday afternoon/evening. HW Sat 18.37 Fowey |
Polkerris Beach
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If the weather is not suitable for sailing round Gribbin Head to Polkerris, Lerryn is a suggested alternative. Lerryn is at the head of the Lerryn River which branches off the Fowey River about 3 miles above Fowey. Dinghies can reach Lerryn about an hour and a half before HW and can moor then dry out close to the bank near the Ship Inn on the southern side of the creek.
Rally hosts - Matt and Rachael Fedden
Rally hosts - Matt and Rachael Fedden
Frogmore Creek
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8 -9 October Frogmore Frogmore is at the head of navigation on Frogmore Creek which branches off the Salcombe estuary a bit less than a mile above Salcombe town. Land at the free public pontoon on the south side of the creek, the opposite side to the main part of the village. From here it is a short walk over the bridge to the Globe Inn on the north side of the creek. Note that the tide requires an early start on Sunday morning. |
Launch at Batson creek at the northern end of Salcombe town. Pay for launching at the kiosk near the slipway or at the harbour authority’s office in the town. Alternatively use the free public slipway at Kingsbridge. HW Sat 17.50 Salcombe
Rally host - John Perry
Rally host - John Perry
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