Date: Friday 18th to Sunday 20th September 2020
Venue: Portsmouth to Chichester Harbour
Format: Sailing, land-based excursions, and dining
The Celebration Excuse is a unique one-off event to celebrate being back on the water. We will gather in Portsmouth Harbour on Friday evening before taking part in a navigational exercise to the beautiful Chichester Harbour on Saturday. Sundowners and dinner will be at the Itchenor Sailing Club on Saturday evening. Sunday will include a walk in the Chichester conservation area before heading home.
NB: All tide times are UTC. +1 hour for BST. HW Portsmouth is HW Chichester -8 Minutes.
Friday
Afternoon: Boats to meet in Portsmouth Harbour. Options for berthing include Gunwharf Quay (click here) or Haslar Marina (click here)
1930: Meet at local restaurant Abarbistro (link) which is easily accessible from both marinas. This is an opportunity to meet the rest of the fleet and where details of the navigation exercise in the morning will be provided.
Dress code: Smart Casual
Chichester Harbour:
| 18/09/2020 |
HW |
LW |
HW |
| Time |
11:46 |
17:11 |
23:58 |
| Tidal Height |
5.1 m |
0.4 m |
5.1 m |
Saturday
0930: From Portsmouth we will run a navigational exercise to Chichester Harbour, the winner of which will earn themselves two tickets to the Prize Winners Dinner at which they will be awarded the Festival of Britain Challenge Cup. Overnight boats will moor at Itchenor Sailing Club where we will dine in the evening after a reception drinks on the lawn overlooking the harbour. The club house can be accessed by land or by sea and offers a variety of different rooms for those who are driving down and wish to stay the night. For more information on the accommodation click here.
1930: Pre Dinner Drinks on the lawn.
2000: Dinner
Dress code: Jacket and Tie
Chichester Harbour:
| 19/09/2020 |
HW |
LW |
| Time |
12:30 |
17:55 |
| Tidal Height |
5.2 m |
0.4 m |
Sunday
1000: For those wanting to explore more of the Chichester Conservatory there will be a guided one and a half hour walk along the river to The Crown and Anchor pub. The return journey will be via RIB transfer to ensure all get back in time for the tide.
After this, boats return home.
Chichester Harbour:
| 20/09/2020 |
HW |
LW |
| Time |
13:15 |
18:39 |
| Tidal Height |
5.1 m |
0.5 m |
To sign up click here
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