Programme of Events - 2010
Contact Details for all Event organisers can be found on the Committee or Contact pages.
Please note: All the events shown below are subject to change and
confirmation. More detail will be added to these events as it becomes
available. This may include booking forms for meals and berths as required.
If you wish to make any comments on this programme, please
eMail the Commodore. You can also see
the events for 2009 at this link.
Date shown is the commencing date, for multiple day events.
| Date | Event | Organiser | ||
| Mar | Sat 6th |
Wallet Ball |
Dave Cooke | |
| Fri 12th | Irish Night with the Buckshea Band | |||
| Sun 14th | Mothering Sunday - Carvery in the
Clubhouse |
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| Apr | Fri 2nd | Easter Cruise - Heybridge, Bradwell and Brightlingsea | ||
| Sat 10th |
Fitting Out Supper inc music & Boat Show |
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| Sun 11th | New seasons briefing | |||
| Sat 17th | Cruise
to Shotley (was originally to Titchmarsh) |
Geoff Cooch | ||
| Sat 24th | Local
Cruise - Brightlingsea & Pyefleet |
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| May | Sat 1st | Bank
Holiday Cruise to the Orwell - Ipswich & Levington (SYH) |
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| Sat 8th | Commodores Cocktail Party | |||
| Sat 22nd | Goldie
Challenge Race & Cruise - Traditional club race to
Burnham with dinner in one of the club restaurants |
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| Sat 29th | Spring cruise to Medway and Limehouse - First stop the Medway followed by a trip on up the Thames to Limehouse to enjoy the delights of the City | |||
| Jun | Sat 12th | Hamford Water / Safari supper - A great success last year, a safari supper afloat with different courses on different boats. Breakfast on the beach with the optional extra day | ||
| Sun 19th |
Steve Rix Race - A passage race or cruise to Ramsgate |
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| Sat 26th | Dinghy
and family fun weekend - Mersea Stone/Pyefleet. Bring along
your sailing dinghy, if you have one for some 'proper'
sailing. If you don't have a sailing dinghy there will a
number of dinghies available to try as well as fun and games
for the young or young at heart! |
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| Jul | Sat 3rd | Summer
Ball |
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| Sat 10th |
Teddy Bear Race (Childrens)
& Howlett Trophy - A pair of races, run together one for
the young and one for the slightly older |
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| Sat 17th | Local cruise to Osea Island, with a beach party/BBQ | Dave Cooke | ||
| Sat 24th |
The Kings Head Cup race, meet at 11:00 |
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| Sat 31st | Start of Summer Cruise (2 weeks) | |||
| Aug | Sun 1st | Buxey Ashes with MLSC. Meet at 09:00 on the sands or at Mersea Stone depending on the weather. | ||
| Fri 20th | Friday night sail to Brightlingsea or the Roach - An opportunity to try the delights of night sailing | |||
| Sat 28th | Rescheduled Pursuit Race | |||
| Sat 28th | Late
Summer Cruise - Almost certainly the East coast and will
feature the Ore and Alde and Southwold |
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| Sep | Sun 12th |
Wallet Long Race - Traditional club race in the Wallet |
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| Sat 25th | Teapot & Boudica Races - The ladies races. Teapot - lady helm, Boudica - all female crew | |||
| Oct | Sat 16th | Autumn Boat Show |
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| Sat 30th | Laying Up Supper & Prize Giving |
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| Sun 31st | Annual General Meeting |
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| Nov | Sat 6th | Fireworks at Brightlingsea - A short hop to Brightlingsea to enjoy the Colne Yacht Club fireworks | ||
| Dec | Sat 4th | Christmas Cruise / Frostbite race - Last cruise of the season, seafood, pontoon party and Christmas dinner |
