Waterside, Brightlingsea, Essex,  CO7  0AX

Ostend Rally

WIVENHOE SAILING CLUB

BRIGHTLINGSEA - OSTEND CRUISER RALLY 24^th July 2009

Sponsors:        Brightlingsea Harbour Commissioners, EasternYachts.com

Grapevine Recruitment Consultants, Heron Yacht Services

Friday 24th  July 2009           HW Brightlingsea:- 02.19

Rally Start:- Bateman’s Tower, 03.30

Pre Rally Briefing:- Colne Yacht Club at 2000 on Thursday 23^rd July

Meals will be available at CYC on Thursday Evening

Please book early with CYC directly, Tel 01206 302594.

The End of Rally Presentation will take place at 1700 local time on Saturday 25^th July at the Royal Yacht Club of Ostend.          

This event is to be sailed with the enjoyment and safety of the participant’s paramount, it is expected that those of a competitive nature will sail keenly and in a sportsmanlike manner.

The Course* shall be:-           Start                    Batemans Tower Line

Colne Bar to Port

Wallet No 2 to Starboard

Long Sand Head to Starboard

                                                Finish               Binnenstroom Bank to Port

*In the event of light winds at the start, all participants are encouraged to make sufficient speed (even if that means using the engine!) to ensure passing the Long Sand Head before the turn of the tide.

In all circumstances the entrant’s time of passing the Long Sand Head Buoy must be recorded and declared in case it proves advisable in the view of the Rally Committee to consider that time as the starting time of the Rally for that vessel.

All use of engines should be timed, logged, and entered on the declaration form.

The generous prizes presented by the sponsors will be allocated, entries permitting as follows:-

·        First over the line

·        First on Handicap

·        First in Slow Handicap

·        First on Fast Handicap.

·        Engine Assisted

No vessel shall win more than one prize. Novelty prizes at the discretion of the Committee, second and third prizes dependent on number of entries.

In view of the objectives of the rally, the Committee decisions on handicaps etc. are not open to question and no ‘protests’ will be considered.

Berths have been arranged at the Royal Yacht Club of Ostend.

There will be no Rally Dinner this year.  Instead the prize giving will be held at 1700 on Saturday 25 July at RYCO and Crews will then have the evening at liberty. There will probably be a core of revellers in the bar at RYCO during and almost certainly later in the evening!!!

The cost of entry is £50 and this covers berthing fees on Friday and Saturday night.  It is hoped that all crews will participate in the Prize Giving at 1700.

Click here for   Entry forms,   Declaration, Agreement, RYCO Berth charges 

Entry forms are available from and should be returned with payment to:  Bernie Hetherington, The Harbour Office, 4 Copperas Road , Brightlingsea , CO7 0AP

Tel 01206 302200       (Cheques should be made payable to Wivenhoe Sailing Club).