Solent Rally - Easter weekend 22nd-25th April 2011

[Barbara]

Hi, Rose has asked me to start a discussion thread on the Forum for this year's Solent Rally. This is for skippers, crew, or anyone who is interested in the Rally Programme for Sussex Yacht Club to have their say.

The Solent Rally has been organised by Rose Pryke and her team. There are a few changes this year. The rally is a little earlier - Easter weekend rather than the usual early May Bank Holiday weekend. Also there are some new venues - Haslar, Lymington and Bembridge, with the formal dinner arranged for the Saturday night at the Royal Lymington Yacht Club.

There are more details on the website under Sailing Section, and then Rallies. You can sign up for the rally on the noticeboard at the club, or by email to Rose. She would like to know as soon as possible which boats & crews are going.

I'm sure that lots of people will have an opinion on the Rally programme - do you like the idea of the new venues or do you have other preferences? Are this year's dates more convenient than the May Day weekend or are they inconvenient? Let Rose & her team know via this forum.

If you are a skipper and need some crew, or crew looking for a boat for the Rally please check out the Crew and Skippers forums. Successful rallies are all about lots of boats and lots of members out on the water.