Windermere Steamboat Rally 2019: August 4th to 9th
Formal activities will start from Sunday 4th - as I understand that the Lakeland Boat Club’s Boat Parade will not be going ahead. The SBA’s Rally will be pay-as-you-go, light-organisation-touch - this format seemed to have general approval last year. There will be no organisation charges. I will appreciate your advance notification of (and commitment to) numbers for the various joint meals planned. I will not be organising a coal delivery.
The event will be centred at the Ferry Nab Wardens’ berths; we’ll try to be even-handed to those berthed elsewhere with trips in the North and South basins. I will propose the usual steaming trips: to Fell Foot/Swan (picnic or café lunch), to Wray Castle (picnic) &Waterhead, to Belle Isle & Cunsey (picnic & tea stops). What we do each day will be decided a day or so in advance with knowledge of the weather forecast - I’ll publish the detail in good time in a regular email update.
If you are bringing a boat and don’t have a private berth fixed, please contact me to find space at Ferry Nab. If there are more boats than berth space, we will arrange rafting-up. Boat can be launched from Ferry Nab, where you can pay Windermere Registration, slip fees, berthing fees and car/trailer parking charges.
Those with boats please be prepared to take non-boatowners with you.
If you don’t have a boat you are most welcome - do let me know so I can get you aboard a boat.
Planned social ‘do’s are:
•Sunday evening (4th) from 7pm evening meal/just drinks at The Boathouse Restaurant in Windermere Marina Village just by Ferry Nab
•Day to be chosen (Monday? - weather dependent) - picnic lunch at Wray Castle Harbour
•Monday evening (5th) Pie & Peas at 7pm followed by quiz (9pm) at the Angler’s Arms, Haverthwaite
•Tuesday (lunchtime) - visit Windermere Jetty, buffet/own-selection lunch, donation to/charge by WJ. STOP PRESS: price for the buffet is £12.50 and a donation of £5/person will include a 'behind the scenes' guided tour. Dress up boats and occupants!
•Evening to be chosen (Tuesday? - weather dependent) - twilight wine-tasting and nibbles - bring lights/fairy lights & warm clothing
•Day to be chosen (Wednesday? - weather dependent) - lunch stop at Fell Foot
•Day to be chosen (Thursday? - weather dependent) – maybe WRYC lunch & tea trip(s) round Belle Isle and down west side of Windermere
•Evening to be chosen (Tuesday? - weather dependent) - twilight wine-tasting and nibbles - bring lights/fairy lights & warm clothing
•Thursday evening (8th) drinks then dinner at The Boathouse Restaurant – important you book with me and choose menu by Monday
•Friday day – picnic trip to somewhere not too far (Belle Isle/Cunsey)
Friday evening (if you are still around) drop by Windermere Jetty at 7pm for their Pizza & Prosecco evening.
Please let me know by say 1st August if you are coming and let me know by 29th July if you are coming to the P&P & Q or the WJ events. You can do this through the event page of the SBA website or by email to me directly (ww2019@heise-data.de).