Solent Programme 2023
29th January |
Sunshine cruise: lunch at Royal Victoria Yacht Club, IOW |
9th February |
Lunch at The Old Ship, Swanwick |
11th February |
Visit to RNLI Selsey |
11th March |
Annual Spring Lunch at The Gaff Rigger, Mercury Marina, Hamble |
11th April |
Chichester Harbour cruise (HW 15.52) |
25th - 29th April |
Spring Cruise to Bembridge, Island Harbour, Bucklers Hard & Portsmouth. |
17th May |
Chichester Harbour cruise with a possible overnight at East Head. (HW 10.27 & LW 15.57) |
23rd - 24th May |
Lunch at Seaview YC, and overnight in Bembridge |
4th June onwards | Cruise from Gosport to Cowes via Ryde for lunch, then continue west, if favorable conditions, to Newtown and/or Beaulieu River |
6th June | Chichester Harbour cruise. (HW 13.51) |
9th - 14th July | Summer Cruise to Yarmouth & Poole, returning via Lymington |
24th July | Chichester Harbour cruise (HW 16.36) |
22nd August | Chichester Harbour cruise. (HW 15.53) |
30th August - 3rd September | Late Summer Cruise: from Bembridge to Cowes, via Buckler's Hard & Yarmouth |
4th September | Chichester Harbour cruise. (HW 15.40) |
17th -20th September | Autumn Cruise to Portsmouth, Fareham and Hamble. |
November |
Laying-up Lunch tba |
Other dates to be aware of:
25th-29th May | Old Gaffers Regatta, Yarmouth (Harbour full) |
17th - 24th June | Solent Crabber Rally |
23rd June | Start of ISW in Falmouth |
1st July | Round the Island Race (many Solent Marinas also full 30th June) |
29th July | Start of Cowes Week (many Solent Marinas full) |
early September | SOA Open Championships - Falmouth |