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South East Rally Programme

The South East Regional Secretary is Stephen Myatt and you can contact him by emailing  Regional Secretaries. 

​The South East of England has a number of interesting places that can be explored with a dinghy apart from the well established South Coast venues.  These include:

Bewl Water -   the largest reservoir in South East England. It is surrounded by woodland. and straddles the boundary between Kent and East Sussex.  
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Weir Wood Reservoir - situated on the northern edge of Ashdown Forest on the East Sussex border.   Before human intervention, the reservoir was a valley of the River Medway.  

Ardingly Reservoir -  located just north of Haywards Heath in West Sussex.  There are launching facilities at the Ardingly Activity Centre. 
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Ardingly Reservoir
If local hosts can be found, the Medway estuary   and locations along the Thames  would provide interesting rally venues. and there may be opportunities along the coast, e.g. at Rye.    Go to the South East section on the Forum to join in the planning.

2024 Rallies

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​Bewl Water

A dinghy cruising & camping weekend was held at this venue in 2024.   Facilities include  a   waterside café, camp site and slipways.

​Details about the camping arrangements can be found here:  www.bewlwater.co.uk/camping  and a video of the site and views of the reservoir can be found on YouTube.
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​Ardingly Reservoir

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A day sail  get together was held here launching at Ardingly Activity Centre.   Due to water quality monitoring - boats and equipment needed to be washed down before arrival.
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    • Getting started >
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    • 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
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      • 2025 Journals
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