Registrations for the 2024 English Raid, taking place from 19-23 August, are now open. Based in Plymouth at the Mount Batten Watersports and Activities Centre, the programme includes day sails and passage races to Newton Ferrers, Cawsand and Saltash, as well as time for free sailing.
Meals, mooring fees and car and trailer parking are included in the cost of participation. In addition, room-based accommodation and camper van spaces can be booked through Raid England at the Mount Batten Centre. For more details and to register: https://www.raidengland.org/?page_id=916
The ‘raid’ concept of coastal voyages in company in open sail-and-oar boats has gained popularity in Europe since the 1990s, with memorable raids over the years held in the Douro River in Portugal, the Great Glen of Scotland, Finland, Venice and the Netherlands. Raid fleets typically include both modern and traditional boats between 10’ – 30’ (3m – 9m), largely gaff or lug-rigged, with crews of all ages enjoying meals and evenings ashore between passages.
Colin Henwood brought us all the news from the 2022 English Raid, held on the River Blackwater on the UK’s East Coast, back in W156 (November/December 2022). Back issues £7 a copy including postage to anywhere in the world: www.watercraft-magazine.com/back-issues/
