… for the Max from your sailing!

Rally Programme

Maxi Owners’ Autumn Meet – Sat, Sun14th, 15th October – Cowes, Shepards Wharf
There is often a good spell of weather in October!
We have prepared two extras for this event which I hope will be of interest:
We will be dining at UKSA, a new location for many?
Also rather specially, Gary Heward has offered to speak on his ways of winning with a Maxi. He will be supported by pictures.

Please book by email to me, Peter Stonestreet, peter@stonestreet.me.uk by 5th October. Include boat name and crew list with guests.
The Saturday programme will be:
1800: Pontoon Party, sponsored, Maxi Owners Association, (at Sugar Store band stand, inside if wet weather), kindly loaned by Shepards Wharf.
1845: Prepare to walk to UKSA, 12 minutes, or take water taxi. Meet at UKSA bar.
1930: start dinner
o/c : prepare for speaker in UKSA mess hall; Gary Heward ‘The Triangle Race’.
2145: depart UKSA
Menu at UKSA: (order & pay on the day)
Isle of Wight Rump Steak with Garlic and Herb Butter
Charred Aubergine, Halloumi and Tomato Stack (v)
Roast Plaice Fillet with Herb Oil
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Crême Brulée
£8.50 per person
Best Wishes, Peter & Sue Stonestreet, peter@stonestreet.me.uk

Please see below the programme for 2017.  Please contact Peter and Sarah Sands if interested in attending the 1st Rally on April 8th.

Maxi Owners Association 2017 Solent Rally programme

Date Marina Host yacht & Rally Organiser Contact details Notes
1st Rally

 

Wheels option.

 

Sat April 8th

 

Universal – River Hamble – Confirmed.

 

Sat night dinner in “Bistro 8”

Peter & Sarah Sands s.sands@ntlworld.com

 

Please confirm attendance ASAP.

Confirmed

 

(nb Easter w/e is 15/16th April)

 

2nd Rally

 

NB This is the

27th – 29th May Bank Hol w/end.

 

Cherbourg – provisional

 

Port Chanteryne.

00 33 2 33 87 6570

 

Contact – Magali Hamon

(magali.hamon@cherbourg.fr)

Andy & Sarah Horwood saraandyh@yahoo.co.uk Provisionally contacted. Discount of 20% if 5 boats or more.

Wine event available.

 

VHF Channel 9

3rd Rally

 

Sat 24th June

 

Lymington – Confirmed.

 

(Dan Bran pontoon?)

 

Dinner – Royal Lymington Yacht Club. (TBC)

 

Julian & Carolyn Trimming jtrimming@hotmail.com
4th Rally

 

26th/27th Aug (Bank Hol w/end)

 

Chichester – provisional Robert & Sally Ledger robert.ledger@linefive.co.uk Rafting on buoys
5th Rally

 

9th/10th Sept

 

Island Harbour – tbc

01983 539994

(Christian@Island-harbour.co.uk)

 

Sat night – BBQ.

Peter & Joan Lloyd (Walk of Life) p.lloyd2011@btinternet.com Provisionally reserved.

 

H Tide Sat 1341hrs

H Tide Sun 1418hrs

6th Rally

14th/15th Oct

 

Cowes – Shepherds Wharf Peter & Sue Stonestreet peter@stonestreet.me.uk

 

Note – Discussions taking place re SW Rally in mid to late June to link up with some Maxi yachts based in the Salcombe/Dartmouth area. (Martin Beck – Maxi 1300)

05/03/2017  RMS

Cowes Rally 17th-18th October

H.W. Portsmouth 1442

The final rally of the season will take place 17th / 18th October : if you have not been able to join in so far here is your last chance this year.

10 berths have been reserved at Shepards Wharf in Cowes and we hope to have the  new Maxi 1200 from Regatta Yachts joining us and available to  view.

We will have the customary pontoon party at around 1800 hrs on Saturday followed by dinner at the Island Sailing Club. (menu to be confirmed)

If you plan to join us please e-mail p.sands@ntlworld.com by October 12th. to reserve your berth with details of your yacht and the number expected for dinner.

YARMOUTH RALLY 12& 13TH SEPTEMBER

yarmouth

 

You may have read the report on the Midsummer Bembridge Rally when we mustered 9 boats and 18 people and had a very convivial time. We hope that now most of us have done our annual summer cruise, a similar number or more will support the rally to Yarmouth. Below are the details, but as always please book sooner rather than later to guarantee your pontoon space.

The next Maxi Owners Association rally at Yarmouth is being  organised by Julian and Carolyn Trimming.   Walk ashore berths have been booked for 10 boats and the plan is for a pontoon party followed by dinner at the Royal Solent Yacht Club. Please make sure that you put the date in your diary and send a mail to Julian on jtrimming@hotmail.com if you would like to reserve your place -3 boats have booked already!   H.W.Portmouth  is 11.50 BST ; perfect for all of the Maxi’s to the East and also manageable for the Poole boats through Hurst. Further details will be sent out nearer the date.

Graham Bremer

Solent Rally Coordinator.