Cruising from SYC

Alan Dixon has compiled a list of potential dates for Winter cruises to Hartlepool - click HERE to view

Enjoy good sailing in company with other boats and pleasant evenings spent ashore. All events are of course subject to the weather

Declaration Form

Provisional 2009 Cruising Program
Mayday Weekend 2nd, 3rd and 4th May

Early Season shakedown cruise to Hartlepool possibly extending to Whitby on Sunday Returning Monday

Spring Bank Hoilday 23rd, 24th and 25th May

Cruise North, Amble, Newton, Farne Islands. The bird life on the Farnes is stunning at this time of year.

12th Evening 13th and 14th June

Cruise North Blyth Friday night and north to anchor at Newton, the tide is good for Amble if the weather is not right for Newton..

3rd, 4th and 5th July

Trip to Whitby, Friday Night cruise to Hartlepool or Whitby or even anchor in Runswick Bay Saturday, returning Sunday. This event may co-incide with the NECRA Whitby Overnight race.

4th to 18th July Two week long distance Cruise

Holland this year

23rd August (Sunday) to 31st August (Monday)

The Northumberland Muster

Cruising on the Northumberland and Scottish Coast.

Possible visits, Amble, Newton, Beadnell, Farne Islands, Holy Island, Berwick, Eyemouth, St Abbs  Dunbar. This can be a challenging week if the weather is unkind, and is open to well equipped boats correctly crewed

10th and 11th October

Hartlepool
Enjoy an end of Season Curry

Friday 16th and Saturday 17th October

Hartlepool
Absolutely the last cruise of the season - Mast lift 18th October

All events are of course subject to the weather
Coordinating this programme is Alan Dixon (Charlotte) contactable on
0191 548 2714 Home 0775 419 2306 or cruising.syc@btconnect.com

Click HERE for Bill Ward's entertaining account of the Northumberland Muster, aka the Yorkshire Rout!

 
Bob Elliott collects the Wilf Allison trophy which was presented to himself and Ian Wilson for long distance cruising on Marlin

The Alan Mills Trophy was awarded to Dave Farrer as best ambassador for the club whilst cruising

Useful Safety Information

Please note that transmission times for Coastguard Weather Forecasts have changed - click here to see new times for all regions

For boats participation in the inshore cruising programme, that's the weekends and the Muster, the boats should be equipped to category "B" . For boats participation on the longer cruise, that involve overnight offshore sailing Category 'A" equipment is recommended. Link to recommended Safety Gear.

A list of the Coastguard MMSI numbers which will be useful to members with a DSC VHF radio.

Alan Dixon would like to compile and publish on the website a list of members boats with MMSI Numbers. we would only publish boat name and MMSI number. If you have a DSC set please email your MMSI number to cruising.syc@btconnect.com

Cruising events are co-ordinated by Alan Dixon (Charlotte), you can contact Alan on 0191 548 2714 or 0775 4192 306,or stay in touch by e-mail for all cruising events. Join the Cruising distribution list by emailing your address to cruising.syc@btconnect.com