Swallow Yachts Association
Swallow Yachts Forum => Sailing and Events => Topic started by: Helen and Chris on 09 Oct 2015, 17:48
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I am pleased to announce that, after the success of last year, Swallow Yachts are returning to Falmouth in 2016 for their second annual Raid.
The dates for your diary are Mon 27 Jun to Fri 1 Jul 2016. It will follow a similar format to last year with launching on the Monday, three days of sailing to different locations for lunch, and recovery of the boats on Friday. Each evening, dinner will be laid on in Castaways restaurant overlooking Mylor Yacht Harbour where the boats will be moored.
Light-hearted competition will be available each day to those who wish to partake, with separate classes for the smaller boats with oars and the larger ones without. Accomodation options range from a campsite dedicated to Raid participants just a few hundred yards along the foreshore, local B&Bs/self catering, to just sleeping on your boat in the marina.
If you're new to all this, us Swallow Boaters (or should that be Swallow Yachters!) are a friendly bunch and there will always be help at hand. So, put the date in your diary and come and join us for a great week of sailing and socialisation!
BOOKINGS ARE NOW BEING TAKEN! Proposed programme/costs and booking forms are available here to download or email me at events@swallowyachts.com. Be aware, we may have to limit the numbers to around 25 boats and the campsite only takes 12 units.
*UPDATE*
I've updated the list of boat entries. We have 24 boats coming! But we do need help with crewing the second safety boat... any willing volunteers will be welcomed with open arms and generous terms!
Helen
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Definitely very keen and a definite yes with typical caveat that I have no idea what will be happening that far in the future!
Bob
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Hi,
Please add me to the list - Thanks.
Simon
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Hello, now that I have actually had the boat on a trailer I'm feeling more adventurous! Please add me to the participants list. I will sleep on the boat,
Peter
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Hi Helen
I might actually appear this year!
Are dates firm enough to book accommodation?
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David
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Hi Helen
Please provisionally book me in with Gladys. Hopefully Andrew "The Sailing Master" can come too.
BTW - Looks like Ullswater will be 14th-15th May - I'll confirm this on the Ullswater 2015 thread when Glenridding Sailing Centre have checked their diary.
Matthew
BR20 Gladys
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Hi Helen,
Please put me on the very keen list though I'll have to do some family consultation on the dates and will confirm before long.
Rory
BRe 25 Gobhlan-Gaoithe
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Hi Helen,
I'm definitely interested in this but is there any chance it could include a weekend next year? For those with school-age children it's difficult to attend on weekdays outside of school holidays. If the Raid included a weekend then I would be keen to come for that part of the week.
Cheers,
Jonathan
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Helen
Yes, please. Thanks for organising.
John
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I'll take another attempt at participating please Helen.
Notwithstanding the exigencies of the service of course..
The intention would be to live aboard.
Andy
BC23 Equinox
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We would echo Jonathan's comments - would like to come for a long weekend - but struggle to get time off on early summer weekdays
Regards
Gareth Rowlands
Gwennol Teifi S17
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Many thanks to everyone who has expressed an interest so far. I will make sure that further information and booking forms are sent out to you as soon as they become available.
The dates have been finalised, so please feel free to go ahead and book shore accomodation if required - if you prefer to camp or sleep on board we will sort that out for you when you book.
I understand the problem for those with school age children. Apparently, it is far too busy at Mylor in the summer holidays for us to have the restaurant or marina space, but I will put forward the suggestion of including a weekend in future events to the powers that be.
Helen
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Hi Helen,
Please put Vagabond down as a probable.......
RobJ
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Dear Helen,
Please put me on the list for information. Dates are difficult at present but they change!
Best wishes
Bill
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It looks like I will be able to make that week after all so please keep me informed.
Thanks Helen.
Regards
Richard
BR20 Ula
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Helen and Chris,
With the time of year of the event thought it wise to start looking for accommodation, B&B or self catering for 2 though happy to consider sharing a larger self catering place. Can you advise on some places as starter for ten?
Regards,
Bob
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Sorry for the slow reply Bob!
I'm not a local I'm afraid, but here is the list of B&Bs/guest houses provided for us last year (although the first one got a very poor rating from a fellow Swallow boater!). There may well be others available that the local tourist office or website can help you with. If all else fails, bring your tent and join us at the campsite - it has a view of the estuary!
www.bayviewcornwall.co.uk
www.thegardenhousemylor.co.uk
www.trefusisbarton.co.uk
www.creeksidecottages.co.uk
www.cosawesbarton.co.uk
www.flushingholidaycottages.c o.uk
www.mylor.com/holidays/
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Bookings for the Raid are now being taken!
A booking form and proposed programme/costs are available to download from my first post in this thread. Don't delay!
Hope to see you in Falmouth soon,
Helen
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I've just entered Emily (BR17).
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>:( Sorry I'll not be able to make it after all this year - too much else going on.
PS Would you consider a similar event at Largs or elsewhere on the Clyde for those of us north of Watford Gap!
Rory C
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The obvious event for anyone north of the Watford Gap is Sail Caledonia.....
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Rory, The English Raid is on the Clyde this year (yes, I know it's in Scotland).
See www.raidengland.org and seperate thread on this forum.
I would potentially be interested if the SB raid went up there at some point in the future. But Mylor was excellent last year and I'm really looking forward to being back there this year.
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I should add that from Watford Gap services to Mylor Yacht Harbour is 278 miles and to Blairvadach Outdoor Education Centre on the Clyde it is 358.
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We already have 22 boats entered for the Raid! Bookings are still being taken if you want to join us....
I've added a list of current entries to the first post in this thread.
Looking forward to seeing you all there,
Helen
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Another two boats booked and we are up to 24 entries. If you still wish to join us, please let me know asap!
The Raid campsite is now full, so a pitch will only become available if we have a cancellation. The next nearest campsite, used by the English Raid in 2014, is a 10-15min drive away.
Helen
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Helen and Chris,
We are looking to drive down Sat. Will it be possible to launch and moor on the Sat or Sun rather than Mon.
Regards,
Bob
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I've just rung Mylor as we also wanted to launch early. They're happy for boats to come early. As it's a public slip it wont cost you anyhing to launch early but you'll need to pay the extra marina fees. Its £3.50 per metre per day. You could have a swinging mooring for less. I forgot to ask about booking in advance.
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Nicky,
I've never had a problem finding pontoon space at Mylor, even in peak season. You can book although in my experience they don't always actually reserve you a space unless you're a "big boat"! But you'll be fine in June...I never bother to book now and we have only had to raft a couple of times in the last 5 years.
Jonathan
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Hi All,
Link should take you to the photos we took of the event. Please feel free to download any you would like (personal non profit making use please).
https://www.flickr.com/gp/135236367@N06/X7429n
If anyone has photos or "Escape" and us we would love to see them. The photo of ones own boat under sail is tricky to get.
We had a great week despite the wind and rain! A big thank you to all those involved in organising and running the event, sadly it looks as if a wedding will get in the way of attending next years but that is a wee way off yet.
Great to meet fellow Swallowers (or is it "Gulpers") and look forward to seeing you at other locations and events.
Regards,
Bob & Kim
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A quick note of thanks to Helen and Chris for the brunt of the organisation and to Nick, Matt, Laura and Peter for Rib driving, VHF commentary, and lunches. And, of course, a big thankyou to everyone who was there for making it an enjoyable and successful event. None of my photo's are worth posting!
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Hello All,
What a great few days, shame about the conditions but on the plus side, I think we all learnt a bit more about our boats and ourselves on the afternoon of the first day!
I have sorted the best of my photos and have put them into a google photo thingy. You shoudl be able to see and comment on them here:
https://goo.gl/photos/opPUwu4p6ZVnXufq6
If anyone would like a high res version, click on it, then right click on it and it and click "save image as". That should then tell you the file name (starts with DSCF...). email me that name and I can send you the high res version.
On second thoughts, email Lara@swallowyachts.com for a prompt reply!
Best wishes,
Matt
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Thanks for the photos Matt, they are great.
Thanks also to everyone involved in organising and taking part in the Mylor Raid. It was wonderful to meet everyone and to enjoy sailing our BRe in the area.
This was our first raid but we will definitely be back next year :)
Best wishes
Debbie (Hirondelle)
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Well, I've finally got my photos of the Raid back from the Chemists* and put them on the web - you can view them at http://seatern.uk/raid2016/ and linked pages. Click on thumbnails for larger versions. Sorry to BobT that I didn't get more photos of "Escape" ...I blame the rib driver!
Many thanks to Helen and Chris and everyone else who were involved in the organisation... it was amazing how enjoyable three days of bad weather could be! And it was so good to meet everyone.
Cheers,
Peter
* please explain to any younger readers
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Do Chemists still do developing? :)
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Just want to add my thanks to all the organisers who made the raid so enjoyable despite the strong winds and also a big thank you to Matt and all at Swallow who are pulling the stops out to supply spare parts for Carpe Diem ready for the English Raid. I have made note to self - no more shake down sails when gales are forecast!
best wishes to all,
Simon K
BR 20 Carpe Diem
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Our thanks all round for an enjoyable (and exciting!) event:
- Helen, Laura, Matt, Nick, Chris and others for organising the event, venue, camping, meals and races
- Nick, Matt, Peter and others for keeping a watchful eye on our safety and, ahem, tows into the marina when the wind was too strong to row against.
- Everyone who took part for their good company and sporting tolerance of Gladys's racing enthusiasm. If our Sailing Master has his own boat next year I expect Gladys will resume her natural position towards the back of the fleet.
Great photos on the forum, thanks everyone.
Matthew
BR20 Gladys
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Thanks Peter for taking the time to sort the photos. Some lovely shots
Debbie T (Hirondelle)
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SwallowYachts have published a video of the event now on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/SEtcid2HM7w
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The photographer, Nic Compton, who was at the Raid has posted some low res photos here:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/h1vzr8tr0x3ik0h/AADx_IhjxEqo7f3VWPF_YHLqa?dl=0
If you are interested, for a price, in any he can be contacted on:
nic@saltydogmedia.com
Thanks to Lara for chasing to them posted.