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Rallies in the North East

The North East Regional Secretary is Simon Rippon. If you have any questions about rallies in the North East ,   please  email  the   Regional Secretaries, specifying your question concerns the North East.

Further information for each rally and contact details can be found in the Journal and in the Forum  North East Section.  It is important to check for the latest updates.  

2025

North East Planning Meeting 2025             Saturday 1st March at  the River Aln Boat Club
                  Meet at 12.30 in Alnmouth Chapel for a buffet lunch followed by the meeting
                  Afternoon sail at 15.00
​Contact:    Simon Rippon
 30 April - 6 May         Border Reivers Rally

Launching    at Kielder Water Sailing Club to explore Kielder Water on 30 April and 1 May. For directions on how to find the Club click here.    
 

​The Club has limited camping facilities and kindly allows those camping there the use of the galley, toilet and shower facilities. Non-members are charged £10 per day.  Sleeping aboard is not permitted on Kielder Water.
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On 2 May we will cross the border to   Loch Lomond in Scotland to sail there  on 3rd  and 4th May.   Stay for the English Bank holiday on the 5th as well if you can. 

​Camp at Sallochy, Cashel, Milarrochy or Luss and meet up to sail around the islands and picnic on  one of the beaches. 


You need to register your boat with the Loch Lomond National Park Authority if you have an outboard motor. 
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13-15 June            Holy Island Rally
Launching over the beach  at the harbour on Holy Island is possible.     Trailers and cars can be left there.    No moorings are available, although boats can anchor using their own ground-tackle.    Details of costs on the Forum
Camping is not allowed on the Island but you can sleep aboard your boats. There is a nearby campsite available on the mainland  at   The Barn at Beal.                     SR
This  is a video of a previous rally to   Holy Island, Lindisfarne.
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​1-3 August             Hartlepool Bay 
Launch at   Tees & Hartlepool Yacht Club to sail in Hartlepool Bay and explore the coast.   Celebrate the DCA 70th Anniversary on one of the days.    There is limited camping and car/campervan parking at the Club and participants are able to use the Club's excellent facilities.   Details of costs on the Forum.      TM
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Hartlepool Bay
​10-12 October                Kielder Water
Camp and sail from Kielder Water Sailing Club.  End of season get together.      TM
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  • Home
    • About
    • Origins
    • Why join us?
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  • Cruising
    • Getting started >
      • FAQs
    • Living aboard
    • Taking the family
    • Pilotage Notes >
      • The Dee Estuary
    • Boat Safety Recommendations
    • Howard Rice goes Below 40 South
  • Dinghies
    • John Welsford talks about designing boats
    • Michael Storer talks about becoming a boat designer
    • Boat reviews
    • Technical Articles
    • Roamer and Rebell
    • YM Designs
  • Rallies
    • Rallies in England >
      • South Coast
      • South East
      • South West
      • North West
      • North East
      • East Coast
      • Midlands
    • Rallies in Scotland
    • Rallies in Wales
    • Rallies in Ireland
    • Rallies in North America >
      • Northeast Chapter
      • Pacific Northwest
      • ChesapeakeSWS
    • Rallies in France
    • Rallies in the Netherlands
    • Rallies in Scandinavia
    • Rallies in the Baltic
  • Journal
    • Archive contents
    • Digital Subscribers >
      • 2025 Journals
  • Other Membership Features
    • DCA Library >
      • Good Reads
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    • DCA Shop
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      • Naylor Noggin
      • Peter Bick Cup
      • Hayling Challenge
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