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International Rally Strangford Lough, East Down YC, Northern Ireland June 9 - 18, 2023 original Rally Invitation here updated 8 Jan 2023 |
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Hi Al,
Here's
another entry for the events calendar - the
Wayfarer International Rally to be held in Northern
Ireland June 9 - 18, 2023.
Kit From: John Miller
<jmillermarine@gmail.com> I attach a new version
of the application form for those that have
not already sent one in. (no action needed for
those that have already sent one.) The new one
gives the name of the account into which the money
is to be paid. Numbers were not enough.
The account name is East Down Yacht Club No1
account. Giles put an effective whatsapp
group together for last years Brittany Rally
inc crew, so if your crew wishes to be on the
Whatsapp group please forward their
number. For those that have not yet
e-mailed their photos please take a selfie and
e-mail it to me. I would plan to circulate
them in advance and also put the passport
sized photos up in the club house so that we get to
know each other. Nearby outside catering venues max out
at 60, I am advised we could do around 70 ish in the
club 25% of which have already gone, so don't be shy
about getting your applications in. Some people have also expressed an
interest in staying on in Ireland a while
longer. I am talking to Tom at Lough Erne
Yacht Club on Lower Lough Erne about sailing
our Wayfarers from LEYC the Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (19 to 22 June )
after the EDYC Rally. Tom is currently with family
in Surrey so has not had much time to come back to
me. I will be liaising with him next week.
Depending on the weather there are a number of
interesting places to visit, Devenish, Tully, Castle
Archdale, Carrickreagh and the viewpoint. I
have attached a
draft info sheet and if you are interested
please respond with a % probability of you wanting
to do these follow on sails.
I have not sailed this area before but
cruise the area from time to time in our motor
cruiser. Most of my time on Lough Erne is on
Upper Lough Erne where I keep my boat. I had looked
at potential venues on the Upper lough but
the sailing would not be as good. I realise
how fortunate we are to have Strangford 40 minutes
one direction and Lough Erne 100 minutes the other
direction. Lough Neagh between these two, the
largest fresh water lake in the UK has a
beauty of its own but does not compete with the
other two. Last summer when I was swimming in
the upper lough the water temperature was an
unbelievable 25 degrees C. Not so warm yesterday when we were
enjoying the winter sun. Photo taken at EDYC
slip looking east towards Island Taggart.
Apologies for bombarding you with more
information. The EDYC Wayfarers and other
members of the club look forward to hosting
you in June. Happy New
Year.
John Miller 0 73 79 46 86 16 |
