A Sociable Weekend with Passage Challenge, Pontoon Party, Outing to Felixstowe for a museum, fort and historic vehicles, an Evening with art exhibition, dinner and talk "The Hanse and East Anglia", something for everyone. Come for some or all of the activities – you choose.
Date: May Bank Holiday weekend from Saturday 3rd May to Monday 5th May.
Venue: Royal Harwich Yacht Club on the River Orwell, IP9 1AT. (Download 2 below)
Transport: Arrive by boat (preferential mooring rates), car (free parking at RHYC), motorhome (book and pay MDL Marina on 01473 780206 for parking), bicycle or foot for all or some of the activities.
Open to: Members of the CA, CS, and their guests. (Sunday Evening Event also open to RHYC Members and their guests)
Booking Open: Download Booking Form (Download 5 below)
PROGRAMME (Download 1 below)
Saturday 3rd May
Passage Challenge – predict your time of arrival to Woolverstone, however you travel, and win a prize. (Download 3 below).
“Pontoon Party” – held indoors at RHYC upstairs in the Orwell Room, a chance to meet the other participants, please bring your own glasses, a drink and a little food to share, savoury or sweet.
The RHYC Bar and Galley will be open over the weekend from 1100 till 2200, food until 2100.
Sunday 4th May
Outing to Felixstowe (£15 or £8 p.p.) (Download 4 below)
0915 Meet on the RHYC lawn and depart for Felixstowe in shared cars.
Drive into the Landguard Fort car entrance and park in the Felixstowe Museum car park free to us all day by special arrangement (see map).
1000 Coffee/tea at Felixstowe Museum followed by guided tour.
1130 Landguard Fort (next door). Audio guided visit. Members of English Heritage enter free.
Participants may wish to have lunch at the View Point Café (100 yards). However, this is a very popular venue, be prepared to queue. There is another café, called Sea You Café, just over one mile walk along the front shortly past the NCI Martello Tower.
Alternatively, take Bus 77 from outside the Fort to Felixstowe seafront for lunch.
Afternoon: The Historic Vehicles taking part in the annual Ipswich to Felixstowe Road Run are due to start arriving on the Felixstowe promenade from 1200 and can be viewed during the afternoon. Last year there were 500. Finding a parking space there is likely to be a nightmare, so leave cars at the Museum and walk or take Bus 77 to Felixstowe.
Sunday 4th May Evening Event (£28.50 p.p.)
1730 Royal Harwich Art Club Exhibition, private viewing with a pre-dinner glass of wine.
1830 for 1900 Three course informal Dinner including sweet bites and tea/coffee, followed by:
“The Hanse and East Anglia” by guest speaker Malcolm Harding. Extensive evidence of a mysterious German organisation known as the Hanseatic League was unravelled by Malcolm during three years of cruising around the Baltic. Having further researched this League, Malcolm has collated his findings into an illustrated talk which charts its beginnings, achievements, and eventual decline.
Royal Harwich Yacht Club Members are invited to attend this Evening Event; please see the details and Booking Form at Download 6 below.
Monday 5th May
1000 Meet on the RHYC lawn for a walk through the woods to the Butt and Oyster and treat yourselves to a drink.
Departure for home.
DOWNLOADS
1. Programme and Arrival Information
2. Road Directions to Royal Harwich Yacht Club
3. Passage Challenge Instructions
4. Outing to Felixstowe, all you need to know
5a. Rally Booking Form (Word editable, fill in on your screen)
5b. Rally Booking Form (PDF - print out, fill in with pen, and then photograph)
For RHYC Members attending just the Sunday Evening Event
6a. Booking Form and details for RHYC Members (Word editable, fill in on your screen)
6b. Booking Form and details for RHYC Members (PDF - print out, fill in with pen, and then photograph)
Click here to submit your completed Booking Form
Contact: Simon and Georgette, Query to