South West Branch
“The branch that serves you from Poole to Mid Wales”
Please feel free to roam the South West Branch pages and find out what is available to all our members. South West events are open to all MOA members and you are welcome to bring guests and friends from other club and associations.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact any of our branch officers – click “Branch and Port Officers” in the box above, find who you want to talk to and you will receive a quick response
Who are we?
The South West Branch is one of the 5 Branches and 7 Chapters of the Moody Owners Association. For a more detailed description of the Branch and its objectives and services to members, please click on the “Who are we” menu under “More Info” on the menu items above.
Latest News
The branch AGM was held last weekend (30-31 January) at the Hatherley Manor hotel in Goucester. There will be a full description of the weekend to follow, however, election of officers is worth noting. Paul Kennedy remains as branch treasurer, however, we have a new secretary, Claire Heald and new Captain, Rob Simmonds. Thanks went to Neil Ewins for guiding the ship during his several years of service as captain. The outline plan for the summer sailing season of 2026 and beyond can be seen in the accordion section below.
If any member would like to propose a preferred venue to the events yet to be confirmed, please contact the branch committee in the next few weeks: Captain south.west@moodyowners.org, Secretary sw.secretary@moodyowners.org or the Treasurer sw.treasurer@moodyowners.org.
Fowey Rally 24-26th April
Friday Evening: A pontoon party to welcome you from 18:00.
Saturday Optional Activities:
- Visit to the ‘Bird Lady of Fowey’ to view and hold owls and hawks.
- A mini dinghy rally upriver to Golant for lunch at a local pub, favourable tides this weekend (HW at 13:30).
- The popular 4 mile ‘moderately difficult’ Hall Walk.
- Visit Polruan National Coastwatch Institution.
Saturday Rally Dinner: At the Royal Fowey Yacht Club at 18:30. Travel to and from by water taxi
Saturday dinner options. 2 courses £26 or 3 courses for £31
12th to 14th June – Rally to St Peter Port, Guernsey
10th to 12th July – Rally to Dartmouth (with optional tour of the Britannia Royal Naval College)
12th to 14th August – Rally to Plymouth with the National Fireworks competition.
First evening, dinner at the Bridge Restaurant in Plymouth Yacht Haven and second evening is the Rally Dinner at the Ocean View at the Dome, Plymouth Hoe.
11th to 13th September –Truro River & Falmouth
13-15th November – Weymouth Boatless Rally
22nd-24th January 2027 – South West Branch Away Weekend and AGM, venue to be confirmed
Events to come in 2026-7
You can now order a range of leisurewear such as rugby shirts, polos etc, in addition to waterproof crew bags with the SW logo and
your boat name embroidered* on them. We had a direct link to an order page, however, because of low volume this has lapsed, hence to order you should call Kitz UK.
* Transfers rather than embroidery will be used on crew bags to preserve waterproof nature of bags
Please note that Kitz UK is an external company and apart from providing this leisure ware, has no relationship to the MOA.
If you have any queries, please contact the SW webmaster at sw.webmaster@moodyowners.org
| Date | Event | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| 24-26th April | Fowey rally | Rob Simmonds |
| 12th-14th June | Guernsey rally | Rob Simmonds |
| 10th-12th July | Dartmouth | Rob Simmonds |
| 12th-14th August | Plymouth | Paul Kennedy |
| 11-13th September | Truro River & Falmouth | Rob Simmonds |
| 13th-15th November | Boatless - Weymouth | Kevin Howard |
| 22 - 24th January 2027 | AGM - To be decided | Claire Heald |
Note * in table above indicates Port Officer