Moody Owners Association South West Branch Boatless Rally Away Weekend
The Osborne Hotel, Torquay, November Friday November 14th to Sunday 16th.

The Captain and Committee of the Moody Owners Association, South West Branch are delighted to announce that the 2025 Boatless Rally will be held at the Osborne Hotel in Torquay (https://www.osborne-torquay.co.uk/) between the 14th and 16th November 2025.  This will be a very special event as it will also be the South Branch contribution to the MOA 40th Anniversary celebrations.

Many of you will have sailed past this hotel just past Thacher Rock in Torbay, where the Osborne Hotel is located. This is a 4* hotel with stunning views across the bay. We have managed to secure rooms at special rates for the nights of Friday 14th and Saturday 15^th, leaving on Sunday morning. Breakfast is included and if you wish to extend your stay the hotel should be able to accommodate this.  The hotel has a nice restaurant and bars and an extensive number of leisure facilities, which makes it the perfect place to relax and catch up with old friends. These include both indoor and outdoor heated swimming pools, tennis courts and stunning sea front walks.

Group booking rate for the rooms.

The rooms held are:

• Classic Inland Doubles – £134.70 per night
• Economy Inland Doubles – £114.70 per night

All prices include breakfast.

There is a limited number of rooms in each category available, so it is essential to book early. You may update to a higher category room if available. The closing date for the hotel booking is 20th October. Bookings must be made directly to the hotel on 01803 213311 and select option 1.  You will need to provide card details for the booking; however, payment is not taken until 2 weeks before the event.

We ask the menu options are sent to sw.secretary@moodyowners.org once you have made a bank transfer to the SW Branch for the meal at:

Moody Owners Association South West
Sort: 09-01-29
Account: 10781083
This is a Santander Business Account. Please use you “your surname-BR” as a reference

Weekend Itinerary.

Friday 14th November.

Afternoon arrival and check in, there is an onsite carpark for hotel guests. For those with Plug-in EV cars, there are dedicated charging points at the hotel.

18:00  Join a meet and greet reception in the hotel bar and a chance to catch up.

Later: There are several restaurants in the hotel and also in town which is a 15-20 minute walk.  The hotel restaurants are A La Carte, so if you wish to use them, and perhaps arrange a table with friends, please book at reception before the cocktail evening.

Saturday 15th November  

After breakfast there is a chance to use the club facilities, including the indoor and outdoor swimming pools and for the more dedicated there is also a gym. The hotel is on Meadfoot beach and provides a great starting point to explore the seafront.

There are many attractions in the area, and it is planned that there will be available excursions to Kent Caverns https://www.kents-cavern.co.uk/ and Babbacombe Model Village and Gardens https://model-village.co.uk .

If there are sufficient numbers for Kents Caverns, we can arrange a group booking which gives us a small discount, but we need to book for a group.  There is no online booking system for Babbacombe Model Village.  As It is the  winter season, opening times are 1000 – 1400, so we suggest that we aim for 1000-1030 for each.  There is a café at Babbacombe Model Village.

The individual price for Kents Caverns is £16.95, but this is discounted for a group of 15.

The cost for Babbacombe Model Village and Garden is £20.50 for adults and £18.50 for Seniors.

Transport will be by car, but neither are far. Both venues have a café.

For those who would prefer to spend the day in Torquay, there is Torre Abby and the beaches and the town.  There is a 1500 seat Palace Theatre, but the only show on the 15^th November is The Manfred’s Rhythm and Blues, but there is no matinee and the only show begins at 1930 which conflicts with the rally dinner.

When you reply, please indicate which excursion you wish to attend, and how many of you.

18:00 Meet in the lounge for cocktails.
19:00 the club has secured the private function suite for our evening meal. The menu is below.

We hope to have a speaker to give short talk before the desert, but this has yet to be confirmed.

Menu

The menu is £50.00 per head. Table wine or soft drinks will be provided

Attire: Smart Casual Wear Requested
Given the special nature of the 40th Anniversary of the MOA, we ask that guests attend in smart casual attire. This will also make great photographs for the Compass magazine.

Starters

S1    Broccoli Soup, with Blue Cheese Croutons, Rustic Bread Roll, and Butter
S2    Chicken and Avocado Ceaser Salad
S3    Classic Prawn Cocktail with Buttered Wholemeal Bread

Mains

M1   Roasted Topside Beef, Seasonal Vegetables, Roasted Potatoes, Stuffing, and Red Wine Gravy
M2   Sea Bass Fillet with Crushed Potatoes, Seasonal Vegetables, Tomato and Basil Salsa
M3   Roasted Courgette Stuffed with Oriental Vegetables, and Mozzarella

Desserts

D1   Baileys and Banana Cheesecake, Chocolate Sauce, Nuts
D2   Black Forest Brownie, Cherry Sorbet, Berry Compote
D3   Vegan Raspberry and Coconut Panna Cotta, Dark Chocolate, Truffle and White Rum Sorbet.

We are very much looking forward to catching up with you all soon and hearing about your summer over a long cool cocktail at the Osbourne hotel.

If you have any questions, please drop me an e-mail or give me a call on 07838 171490 or south.west@moodyowners.org.

Neil Ewins, SW Branch Captain

(Message sent on behalf of Neil Ewins, SW Branch Captain, by Paul Kennedy, Treasurer, SW Branch.)

Reply details as follows by the 20th October 2025 please:

If you plan to attend this event, please reply with the following information to sw.secretary@moodyowners.org with:

Name 1 ………………………………  Menu: e.g. – S2, M3, D2
Name 2 ………………………………  Menu: e.g. – S1, M2, D1
Name 3 ……………………………… etc.

If you have any dietary requirements, please state this in your reply

Kent Caverns and Babbicombe Model Village

We would like to visit Kents Caverns : yes/no. If yes, How many people ………..

We would like to visit Babbacombe Model Village : yes/no.  If yes, how many  people

If there are sufficient numbers, we can arrange a group booking for Kents Caverns.  Travel will be by private car.

Please ensure that you book your room directly with the hotel : 01803 213311, Option 1.