Calendar
Dinghy Racing @ Aln Estuary
Race or watch & learn. All dinghy types. Wear lifejackets. Possible crewing - come early. Most
fortnightly Sunday Spring tides. Register 30 mins in advance.
22 Mar 16:15
29 Mar 13:00
5 Apr 17:00
19 Apr 16:00
3 May 16:00
17 May15:15
31 May 13:30
14 Jun 14:30
28 Jun 15:00
12 Jul 13:30
26 Jul 14:00
2 Aug 18:00
16 Aug 18:00
30 Aug 16:30
13 Sep 16:30
27 Sep 15:30.
Sat 4 Apr (BHW). Boat Park Clear-Up.
10:00 to 12:00. Tidying the Boat Park, cutting the grass, trimming the hedges, etc. Laying a heavy chain for a dinghy tie-down trial so all dinghies must be moveable. Hot drink and food for volunteers.
Sat 9 May & 22 Aug 2026. Boat Park Wall Re-Pointing
10:00. Help stop the boat park being washed away. Skilled and unskilled welcome. Free handwash &
late lunch at AVGC.
Tues 2 June 2026. Winter-to-Summer Mooring Move Deadline
Last date to move boats from Winter to Summer Moorings and avoid charges as per Club rules. (In
reality, mid-May for big tides).
Fri 14 – Sun 16 Aug. Travel in Company to Berwick Food & Beer Festival
Fri 14th 0630 (times TBC) Sail to Berwick, good pontoon facilities. 16:00 Beer, street food, live music.
Sat 15th Slow food, street food, beer, live music, demo kitchens, kids activities. Sun 16th 1000 depart for
1830 Alnmouth. Landlubbers - get the train (20 mins) or bus (70 mins) and meet us there.
Sat 29 Aug (BHW). RABC Sailing Regatta @ Aln Estuary.
Sailing dinghy regatta with local clubs. Race or watch. Club sailors/friends/relatives welcome for 2 quick
races. Free entry. Some skippers looking for crews, so rookies welcome. Prize for best-dressed skipper.
15:30 Briefing, Boat Park. 16:00 & 16:45 Two races, Estuary. 17:04 HW. 17:30 BBQ!! (BYO food, drink,
crockery, etc. Flames provided.) Pease's Park. 19:30 Prizes!! Speeches!! Pease’s Park. 20:02 Sunset.
20:30 Close. Details and registration of race boats to "Simon Fitzpatrick" <simes99@gmail.com.
Sun 30 Aug (BHW). River Aln Paddle to Lesbury Picnic.
15.30 @ Boat Park. Row or paddle a tender, dinghy, canoe, kayak or SUP gently up the Aln on the
flood tide to Lesbury footbridge park. Non boaters may join there. ETA 16.30. BYO picnic and drinks.
Children to be accompanied. HW 17:36. Float gently back on the ebb tide, ETA 18:30. Sunset 20:05.