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Booking has now closed for the Branch Laying Up Supper and Prize Giving on
Saturday 11th November 2017 Anyone who has not booked and wishes to attend should contact Mike Neave (See Below) as it may be possible to add one or two additional attendee’s
Saturday 11th November 2017 - Laying Up Supper and Prize Giving
The 2017 Solent branch laying up supper and prize giving will take place on Saturday 11th November at The Port House, Port Solent
Dinner will be a three course menu including coffee for a cost of £25 per head.
Dinner will be at 7:45pm with drinks at the Bar from 6:45pm
For members that will still have their boats in the water, Port Solent Marina has agreed to give a 10% Berthing Discount for the weekend or members that are berthed at other Premier Marinas should be able to use the Premier Advantage Scheme.
For those requiring Hotels then both the Marriott and Travelodge Hotels are within 1.5 Miles
Please book by returning the Booking Form (word) or Booking Form (pdf) indicating menu choices and if berthing is required to Mike & Carol Neave.
Welcome
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Informal Meets
The idea is that people will simply turn up at a particular location and be responsible for making their own anchoring or berthing and dining arrangements. The whole idea is based on informality and spontaneity.
If you spot an opportunity to propose an Informal Meet, why not take a chance and send a message via the Solent Branch Discussion Board. Alternatively, if you are already afloat you could try using your VHF radio or its DSC function to broiadcast a message.
The Solent Branch uses VHF Channel 77 and has adopted a group call sign of Compass. Our group DSC MMSI number is 023200031.
If you do enjoy a successful meet please send a short report with photos (if you have any) to our team of website updaters to help encourage other Branch members to participate.
2017 Solent Branch Passage around the Isle of Wight
The following instructions need to be adhered to.
- The race can be completed either clockwise or anticlockwis.
- No engines can be used
- Autopilots can be used, but not in close quarter situations
- Boats using chutes or spinnakers (racers) will attract a 5% penalty on their respective base number
- Timings to be submitted by the end of October
- The Skipper is to record the Longitude at his selected start point and the race circuit will be deemed complete when that Longitude has been passed after the circumnavigation
- Please refer to the Solent Branch Racing Rules for further information
- Each participating boat will be responsible for recording start, finish, elapsed times and sailing category i.e. “racing” or “cruising” and for sending this information, by email, to Ian Bevington and Jon Bell no later than Tuesday 24th October 2017.
2017 Photographic competition
