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GENERAL NOTES

The Club has organised a Rally to the Royal Navy Submarine Museum at Haslar , Gosport on Saturday 6 June 2009. Berthing has been arranged at the Hornet Sailing Club and Joint Services Sailing Centre (JSSC) 5 minutes walk from the Museum. This Rally is open to all RLYC boat owners and their guests. Those without boats are also particularly welcome.  Access to the Museum is easy from the Mainland, and can be achieved from the Isle of Wight via the Fast Cat from Ryde Pier, and the Gosport Ferry accross Portsmouth Harbour. The Anglesey Hotel in Alverstoke (1 mile from the Museum) can provide comfortable overnight accommodation (Tel: 023 92582157), and a return taxi service to/from the Hotel and the Museum can be booked.

OUTLINE PROGRAMME

AM/PM	Boats arrive at Hornet Sailing Club/JSSC Marina, as desired. Raft Up.
1730	RLYC Exclusive Private Access to The John Fieldhouse Memorial Building and The Submarine Museum Begins.  Tea/Coffee/Soft Drinks/Wines Cash Bar Available
1730-1930	Time to Explore the Submarine Museum, Including HOLLAND 1, the First RN Submarine (Built in 1901) and X 24 the Last Remaining X Craft That Saw Action in WWII
1830-1930	Specific Conducted Tours of HMS ALLIANCE (WWII Submarine)
1930	Pre-Dinner Drinks
2000	3 Course Dinner with Silver Service
2359	“Pipe Down”

 

ORDER OF COSTS

Sample Berthing Charges at the Hornet Sailing Club/JSSC are £11 per night for a 9mtr Boat, and £17 per night for a 13mtr Boat. There will be an entrance fee for the S/M Museum to include the Guided Tour of HMS ALLIANCE. There will be a charge for Dinner. All drinks throughout can be purchased from the Cash Bar.

NB. THE FACT SHEET WITH FULL DETAILS WILL BE PROMULGATED IN EARLY MAY. THIS EVENT IS STRICTLY NUMBERS DEPENDANT. WE  NEED AT LEAST 43 ATTENDEES.