2023
28 Oct Upper Hamble HW 11.36 BST 4.71m (L) Warsash 4 Nov Poole Harbour LW 07.33 1.46m ( Bournemouth) 18 Nov Langstone Harbour HW 14.14 4.27m 2 Dec Thornham Marina HW 14.10 4.18m (L) Itchenor 16 Dec Langstone Village HW 13.25 4.51m (L) Warblington Road 30 Dec Bosham (Anchor Bleu) HW 13.18 4.35m (L) Itchenor |
2024
13 Jan Portsmouth Harbour HW 12.29 4.48m (L) Hardway 27 Jan My Lord’s Pond HW 12.24 4.38m (L) Itchenor or Warblington Road, Emsworth 17 Feb East Head HW 17.21 3.29m (L) Itchenor 2 Mar Calshot then Ashlett Creek HW 15.16 4.03m (L) Warsash 16 Mar Poole Harbour Daysail LW 07.44 0.93m (Bournemouth) |
08 April, My Lords Pool Daysail
Accessible only an hour or so either side of HW at the Head of Mengeham Rythe (S) HW 13.40 (L) Itchenor, Warblington Road Hard 15/16 April, Snowhill Creek The season opener. Overnight in a quiet creek of Chichester Harbour (CDS) HW 20.48 (L) Itchenor, Warblington Road Hard 29 April / 01 May, Poole Harbour Circumnavigate Brownsea Island and visit Swanage if conditions allow. (CDS) (L) Lake Road Public Hard, Rockley Water Sports Centre HW 19.31 (Poole Harbour, RoRo Terminal) 13/14 May, Newtown Creek , IoW A beautiful and tranquil natural harbour. (CD) HW 19.04 (L) Warsash, Bucklers Hard, Lymington 27/29 May, Bembridge and The Kench A 2-night cruise starting with Bembridge Beach and followed by The Kench in the south-east corner of Langstone Harbour. Pubs at both stops. Join for one or both nights. (CDS) HW 17.47 (L) Itchenor, Warblington Road, Warsash 10/11 June, The Folly Inn , River Medina Overnight at the pontoon, visit the famous Inn. (D) HW 17.32 (L) Warsash, Bucklers Hard, Lymington 24/25 June, Ashlett Creek A surprisingly quiet and pretty hamlet hiding from the busy and industrial Southampton Water. (CS) HW 16.54 (L) Warsash, Eling 08/09 July , Ryde Marina Tie up in the Marina and explore what Ryde has to offer visitors. HW 16.16 (L) Itchenor, Warblington Road. Warsash |
15 July, Southampton Water Daysail CANCELLED
Use the double HW to explore the upper reaches of Southampton Water. (S) 1st HW 11.06 (L) Warsash, Eling 29/30 July, Oxey Lake Just west of the Lymington River, this former salterns offers a sheltered spot on the edge of a quiet Coastal Park HW 21.29 (L) Lymington, Bucklers Hard, Warsash 12/13 August, Christchurch Harbour, Mudeford Quay HW 19.56 (Christchurch Entrance) (S) (L) Christchurch, Poole, Lymington 19 August - 03 September, Cobnor Camping Fortnight An ever popular and unique event. Camp close to the foreshore and daysail in Chichester Harbour. Join for a couple of days or the entire fortnight. (See below for more details) 09/10 September, Upper Hamble For those who like shooting bridges and a quiet night in the countryside. (DS) HW 20.30 (L) Warsash, Bucklers Hard 23 September, East Head Daysail Sail to this sandy beach to catch up with friends. (DS) HW 17.30 (L) Itchenor, Warblington Road Hard 07/08 October, Dell Quay Season closing overnight rally involving a trip to the Crown and Anchor Pub. (DS) HW 18.03 (L) Itchenor, Warblington Road Hard 14 October, Thornham Marina Daysail Visit the Thorney Channel for a posh coffee from the café at Thornham Marina. (S) HW 12.00 (L) Itchenor, Warblington Road Hard |
The Cobnor Camping Fortnight offers family camping for DCA members on an attractive site with all-tide launching
facilities for boats under 5m and 220kg weight. For non-sailors there are lovely walks to be had on the South Downs or by the harbour and there is a cycle hire shop in Fishbourne. Chichester town centre has excellent shops and there are numerous interesting museums in the area. 2024 dates will be 17 August - 1 September
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Cliff Martin's Solent Cruising Guide for Centreboard Boats is full of useful information for those sailing in this area.
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