Winter Rally 2025
Innformation
Winter Seadog Meet.
Date. Friday 07 February - Sunday 09 February 2025
Venue Ocean Beach Hotel and Spa
East Overcliff Drive Bournemouth BH124AQ
Telephone 01202 298350
Rates : The hotel charges more for a one night stay than a two or more.
We are allocated 6 singles and 12 doubles or twins at one rate and supplements after that though I would try to negotiate this Rates are for Dinner Bed and Breakfast
I night £68.50 Friday (( think that’s that is unlikely)
I night Saturday £72.50
2 nights or more £62.50 i.e.Friday and Saturday or whatever combination
Mine is not to question why!
Sunday lunch which will be in the Suncliffe and was brilliant last year is £21.0
Like everything it isn’t cheap ! A couple for two nights with Sunday lunch is going to be £292 ( that’s £15 a week to save from now)!!!
At the moment I am over subscribed for singles!
When Ron sold Offenbach he sent me £250 which I have used to pay the deposit with .This is non refundable.
The Association is short of funds although I do have three or four people to ask to join and some of you still decline ! Thats okay its not obligatory as in discussion with everyone last year it was decided to keep things as informal as they are.
Marcus Hember did question why we need funds at all. Well,I still have to post quite a lot .Not everyone has email.
I have charged the very very occasional trip to review hotels but these are at Island residents rates. Last year I boughl lunch and tea for all and put wine on the tables at Dinner,
(I try to cover this with the raffle and boat jumble sales)
Some speakers do ask for re-numeration and last year that cost £750
I do think, as many of you do, that the winter meet is vital to the continuation of the Seadog Owners Association and to the continued interest in maintaining these boats.The friendships forged are long lasting, for instance ours with Brian and Jenny has been well over thirty years.()Not sure how they have put up with us we always turn up with washing and needing a shower).
As usual the event whilst not international entirely has owners from south of France ,Brittany , Scotland and Ireland .We now have a Swedish owner as well as South African ( may be a little too far ).You can fly into Bournemouth sail into Poole or Portsmouth via ferries.
Finally if anyone feels they could donate to the Seadog Owners Association to ease my pain!
The account is HC Waitt 20-98-74 ac 60866555.
Thats it I think unless anyone wants my job…
Very lastly, If there are mistakes .I do go through everything time and time again but the bad news is my eyesight is failing me! I live in darkness !!
Hilary