Programme 2026
Stour and Orwell Raid (2026)
Dates: Wednesday 12 – Sunday 16 August 2026
The Raid will be based at Collingwood House, Royal Hospital School, Holbrook, Ipswich IP9 2RX (https://www.royalhospitalschool.org/about/visit)
with sailing from Shotley Marina ( https://shotleymarina.co.uk/about-3/location-directions/ ).
Launch and Recovery will be from Wolverstone Marina ((https://www.mdlmarinas.co.uk/marinas/mdl-woolverstone-marina/directions/ ).
Within the accommodation price, RHS will provide Breakfast and a packed Lunch. A dinner for each participant will also be provided at various locations nearby (these may well be pubs !).
They are no facilities for camper-van living on-site.
Live-aboards are allowed at Shotley Marina. If you wish to stay overnight at Wolverstone Marina you will need to make arrangements with them.
Trailers can be parked at Wolverstone Marina after launching.
Please note that we will probably be limited to 20-25 boats so please register your interest soonest.
The exact programme needs to remain as flexible as possible and will depend on tidal and weather conditions. The programme below is highly speculative and aspirational at this stage.
Thus, apart from Wednesday and Saturday evening/Sunday am and the evening eating arrangements, everything is fluid.
Wednesday 12 August 2026
Day:
Arrival and registration
Launch boats up to xx:00
Evening:
19.00 Welcome reception at Craigleith House
19:30 Supper
Thursday 13th, Friday 14th August 2026
Breakfast 07.30- 08.30
Briefing 09.00
Sail
Lunch
Return
Supper
Saturday 15thAugust 2026
Breakfast 07.30- 08.30
Briefing 09.00
Sail
Lunch
Recovery of boats at Wolverstone Marina by xx:00
Supper
Sunday 16th August 2026
Breakfast 07.30- 08.30
Depart RHS by 09:00
ACCOMMODATION:
Details of the accommodation can be found here
We will have sole occupancy of Collingwood House
The School is not licensed to sell alcohol, but you are welcome to bring your own. There is a Co-op in nearby Holbrook.
We have arranged to base the fleet at Shotley Marina
(https://shotleymarina.co.uk/about-3/location-directions/).
FOOD:
All Raiders will be provided with:
- Breakfast at RHS Thursday to Sunday (except for live-aboards and camper vanners)
- Packed lunches Thursday to Saturday
- Supper Wednesday to Saturday evenings
COST:
The cost of the raid (including accommodation (which is not en-suite) is as follows (this includes 4 breakfasts, 3 packed lunches, 4 dinners, mooring fees, car and trailer parking).
£510 per person (arrive Wednesday, depart Sunday), but see below.
There are a limited number of twin-bedded rooms. Please note that all rooms, including the single rooms are en-suite.
If you are a live-aboard or a camper-vanner (off-site) then the cost of the Raid is £358 per person (to include 3 packed lunches, 4 dinners, mooring fees, car and trailer parking)
There is a deposit required this year of £120 per person. If a booking is cancelled after the initial deposit is received it may be possible to refund it after the Raid once all bills are settled if funds permit. However this is not guaranteed.
402410, 61420933 and Raid England are the details you will need if making a BACS transfer. If you are making an overseas transfer you will need to know that HSBC is the bank, Market Place, Henley-on-Thames, UK is the address (although, following branch closures, there is no bank there any more !) together with some or all of the below. Please can you “pay” the transfer fees as well because UK banks charge us a lot for accepting money from outside the UK, but contact me first to discuss the best way of paying.
IBAN:GB21MIDL40241061420933
BIC:MIDLGB2113V
I now believe that one of the new transfer agents like Transferwise (https://transferwise.com) offer a very good service and great exchange rates. I have used them for sending Euros when registering for various events in Europe (Morbihan, Venice, Douarnenez) and various ski trips. and they can obviously send sterling to the UK.
If you use this link (https://transferwise.com/u/geoffreyp23) apparently I will get some money which I will use to buy drinks (for the group, not me) at one of the Raid evenings.
geoffprobertatgmaildotcom
(substitute at & dot with the more normal symbols in order to defeat the automated spammers)
