Events

Jul
13
Fri
2012
Les Tonnerres de Brest Festival @ Brest, France
Jul 13 – Jul 18 all-day

The Brest maritime festival is a gathering of traditional boats and ships from around the globe which takes place every four years in Brest, Brittany.

http://www.lestonnerresdebrest2012.fr

Jul
19
Thu
2012
Douarnenez 2012
Jul 19 – Jul 21 all-day

Maritime festival in Brittany, France.

http://www.tempsfete.com.

Aug
31
Fri
2012
Holyhead traditional sailing festival @ Holyhead, Anglesey
Aug 31 – Sep 1 all-day
Sep
14
Fri
2012
Southampton Boat Show 2012 @ Southampton
Sep 14 – Sep 22 all-day
Jan
11
Fri
2013
London Boat Show 2013 @ Excel London
Jan 11 – Jan 20 all-day
Apr
6
Sat
2013
Rutland Water Rally @ Rutland Water
Apr 6 – Apr 6 all-day

Swallow Boats rally at Rutland Water. Note that engines are not permitted at Rutland Water but you can sleep on boats moored at the pontoons. See forum topic for full details:

http://www.swallowyachtsassociation.org/smf/index.php/topic,664.0.html

The following contact details can be used to find out more about sailing on Rutland Water in general:

Tel: 01780 460154
Email: rutlandwatersports@anglianwater.co.uk
Website: http://www.anglianwater.co.uk/leisure/what-to-do/watersports/

May
6
Mon
2013
Semaine du Golfe Morbihan 2013 @ Gulf of Morbihan, France
May 6 – May 11 all-day
Jun
15
Sat
2013
Lake Bala Rally @ Lake Bala
Jun 15 – Jun 15 all-day

SwallowBoats Rally on Lake Bala, North Wales. See forum for full details:

http://www.swallowyachtsassociation.org/smf/index.php?topic=690.msg4234#msg4234

Sep
13
Fri
2013
Southampton Boat Show 2013 @ Southampton
Sep 13 – Sep 21 all-day
Jun
7
Sat
2014
Seafair Haven @ Milford Haven
Jun 7 – Jun 13 all-day

Seafair Haven is a maritime festival which takes place biennially, with advice from and partnership with the well established Semaine du Golfe festival in the Morbihan, Brittany.

The festival has been a great success in 2006, 2008 2010 and 2012 plans are now underway to organise a fifth Seafair Haven from 7th -14 June of June 2014 for traditional and classic vessels and long boat rowing to celebrate the magnificent Milford Haven Waterway in Pembrokeshire.

http://www.seafairhaven.org.uk/content.asp

Jul
5
Sat
2014
Weymouth Rally @ Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy
Jul 5 – Jul 5 all-day

South coast rally sailing on the Dorset coast from Weymouth. See the forum for full details

http://www.swallowyachtsassociation.org/smf/index.php/topic,961.msg6120.html#msg6120

Sep
12
Fri
2014
Southampton Boat Show @ Southampton
Sep 12 – Sep 20 all-day
Sep
13
Sat
2014
Teifi Rally @ Teifi Boating Club
Sep 13 – Sep 13 all-day

The Teifi Boating Club have kindly agreed to make their premises available to us for a rally on the weekend of the 13th and 14th of September 2014.  Format will be much the same as in previous years. A combination of coastal and estuary cruising – depending on weather conditions. Two meals in the boat club.

Gareth Rowlands will be sending out diary markers to skippers who have attended before. If you would like to be included in the circulation of details and haven’t been before, or have changed your email address, please let Gareth have your name / email address through this forum:

http://www.swallowyachtsassociation.org/smf/index.php/topic,896.msg5492.html#msg5492

May
10
Sun
2015
Semaine du Golfe du Morbihan @ Golfe du Morbihan
May 10 – May 17 all-day

The biennial Semaine du Golfe du Morbihan festival of boats (and food, wine and lots of other good things!). See the following forum post and web site for more details:

http://www.swallowyachtsassociation.org/smf/index.php/topic,995.0.html

http://www.semainedugolfe.com/Home-1074-0-0-0.html

Jun
12
Fri
2015
Swallow Boats Rally @ Ullswater
Jun 12 – Jun 14 all-day

Swallow Boats rally on Ullswater. See following forum topic for details:

http://www.swallowyachtsassociation.org/smf/index.php/topic,980.msg6336.html#msg6336

Jun
28
Sun
2015
Swallow Boats Raid @ Mylor Yacht Harbour
Jun 28 – Jul 3 all-day

Mon 29 June to Fri 3 July 2015 at Mylor Yacht Harbour, Falmouth. See following forum post for full details:

http://www.swallowyachtsassociation.org/smf/index.php/topic,1067.msg7237.html#msg7237

Jul
16
Thu
2015
Swallow Boats Rally @ Weymouth
Jul 16 – Jul 19 all-day

SwallowBoats rally at Weymouth, Dorset. Based out of Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy and Portland Marina. Proposed format is as follows but this is subject to numbers and conditions:

Friday 17th: Launch boats, sailing Portland Harbour / Weymouth Bay.
Saturday 18th: Sailing in Weymouth Bay or east along cost. Dinner in evening at local restaurant.
Sunday 19th: Sailing in Portland Harbour / Weymouth Bay. Possibly a race if sufficient interest. Recover boats.

Full discussion and details on following forum topic:

http://www.swallowyachtsassociation.org/smf/index.php/topic,1071.msg7324.html#msg7324

Sep
10
Thu
2015
Southampton Boat Show @ Southampton
Sep 10 – Sep 20 all-day