Football Special Cruise to Ramelton, this Saturday 4 June 16. Departure is 300pm from Rathmullan. High water Rathmullan is 1837hrs (4.44m). At the moment the forecast for Saturday is excellent (pack sun cream!).
Firsty has travelled the Ramelton channel recently and will follow the schedule below for any boat that wishes to travel in flotilla:
315pm – depart Rathmullan
415pm – arrive Ramelton
530pm – depart Ramelton (on a rising tide).
Listen on Ch06 for more information on the day. Conways bar will kindly host us again this year and they have sponsored a prize of €50 fuel voucher. The winning boat will be selected on a points system with 20 points awarded to the boat with the most crew on board, and minus 5 points for hitting bottom on the way up the channel (self declared) and minus 10 points for hitting bottom (not declared, but witnessed!). There will be further points available on the day – details to be announced.
Spending the day in Rathmullan would make for a more relaxed start to the cruise on the Saturday, and the blessing of the boats takes place in Rathmullan on Friday evening.