Rally Programme
Below are the planned rallies for 2025. For more information on any of the rallies, please contact Steve Harridge on Steve.Harridge@tonygee.com.
In addition:
1 East coast rally, probably based at Shotley, is to be arranged between a couple of our East Coast members. Timing TBA.
2 Gary Heward and / or Graeme Peters to take on another Yealm rally. Timing perhaps in conjunction with the Mylor rally but TBC.
Our next south coast rally is on the River Yealm on 14th / 15th September. The Yealm is a delightful haven about 15 miles west of Salcombe. It provides very sheltered moorings on pontoons and swinging moorings. Maxis will almost certainly be berthed on pontoons that are not walk-ashore.
It’s been great to see so many cruisers from France, Belgium, Holland and Germany in the Solent this year so I will circulate all Maxi owners by e-mail as some of you are clearly a long way from home and could perhaps drop into the Yealm while passing along the south coast. Some owners may not be on the WhatsApp group although I believe Julian keeps that very well up to date.
Paul Farren (pafarren@btinternet.com) will be the principal point of contact for the rally. Barrie Hallet (barrie.hallett@btinternet.com) will coordinate moorings with the harbour master when we know how many boats will be attending,
We have a reservation for dinner at the Yealm Yacht Club for the Saturday evening, to be preceded by a pontoon party. More details of these will follow. There are three other pubs close by, all of which we visited earlier this season and can recommend. There is a water taxi available until late in the evening to avoid the need for dinghying ashore. There are also good walks in the adjacent woodland to work off dining excesses.
Steve Harridge
Steve.Harridge@tonygee.com
April 16-18th Bembridge
June 1-2nd Poole Town Quay
September 7th Walton on the Naze – Titchmarsh Marina
September 14th River Yealm
September 24-25th Cowes Yacht Haven
October 12th Hamble
Solent
10th /11th May – Yarmouth with dinner at ‘On the Rocks’
24th / 25th June – Universal Marina, Hamble with dinner at ‘Banana Wharf’ in the Marina
2nd / 3rd September – Lymington Dan Bran pontoon with dinner at Royal Lymington YC
7th / 8th October – Shepard’s Wharf, Cowes
West country
15th / 16th July – River Yealm Yacht Club
Rally details, joining instructions and host yacht information will be issued in due course.
As you will see, the rallies are currently ‘south-coast-centric’. If based away from the South Coast and happen to be passing at the time of a rally (with or without your Maxi) and would like to attend, please contact Steve Harridge on southcoastrally@maxiowners.net . Should a group away from the South Coast (for example, on the East Coast) decide to have a rally of their own, please just let Steve know. Assistance can be given!
Please find below the planned rallies for 2022:
AGM rally – Marchwood Sat 7th April
Spring rally – Bembridge Sat 14th / Sun 15th May.
Summer rally – Royal Clarence, – Gosport, August 6th. Host – Richard Sams
Summer rally – River Yealm – Sat 3rd / Sun 4th September – host Gary Heward
Autumn rally – Cowes – Shepards Wharf – Sat 17th /Sun 18th Sept – host – Pam & Andy Verdon (Ariam)
End of season rally – Lymington Yacht Haven – Sat 15th/Sun 16th Oct – Host – Julian Trimming/Steve Harridge.