Lander make a traditional Dorset Lobster pot (Saturday only) or try your hand at knotting with Ken and the team from the
Weymouth
Old Harbour
6th - 7th September
2014 SATURDAY TIME
EVENT
11.00am
Maria from Wessex FM will open the festival from their outside broadcast base on the quayside
11.15am
Weymouth Gig Rowing Club - the first stage race up the harbour
12.30 - 12.45pm 1.00pm
The first ever fly boarding display in Weymouth harbour by instructors from Aquatic Jetpacks of Poole Weymouth & Portland Sea Cadets stage a dinghy sail rigging competition
2.00 - 2.30pm
Island Voices - Portland Community Choir on the music stage in Trinity Road
2.30 - 2.45pm
Second fly boarding display by Aquatic Jetpacks
3.15pm
Weymouth Gig Rowing Club - the second stage race up the harbour
2.45 - 4.00pm
The Exmouth Shanty Men perform traditional shanty songs on the music stage
4.00 - 5.00pm
The Preventymen with Finn McGirk on the music stage
SUNDAY TIME
EVENT
11.00am
Maria and Darren from Wessex FM open the second day of the festival
11.15am
Weymouth Gig Rowing Club hold their first stage race of the day - see their static gig on the harbourside
12.30 - 12.45pm
The first fly boarding display of the day by instructors from Aquatic Jetpacks of Poole
1.00 - 2.00pm
'Dorset Wrecks’ perform shanty & folk music on the music stage
2.00 - 3.00pm
The team from Aquatic Jetpacks perform their last fly boarding display of the festival
2.30 - 2.45pm
Paul Openshaw with his own brand of folk music is on the music stage
3.15pm
Weymouth Gig Rowing Club hold their last race of the day
3.30pm
Weymouth & Portland Sea Cadets are the nominated charity and stage their last sail rigging competition
3.00 - 4.00pm
Kadia Contemporary Folk Trio finish the festival with foot stomping modern folk music
EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND "Come aboard” - the Le Marité tall ship - the famous Gipsy Moth IV - the high tech P2000 Navy Training vessels - the underwater survey vessel "Coastal Guardian” Book up for a taster session or sunset cruise on board Gipsy Moth IV in the days following the festival Take advantage of special festival discounts on taster sessions at the National Sailing Academy Enjoy the Sea Cadets Band in various locations around the harbour Try your hand at steam bending or copper stitching at the Boat Building Academy - watch Alan Lander make a traditional Dorset Lobster pot (Saturday only) or try your hand at knotting with Ken and the team from the International Guild of Knot Tyers See the only Dorset Lobster pot maker at work Book up for windsurfing/sailing taster sessions at the Sailing Academy stand
FOR THE YOUNGER VISITORS ‘Dress Like a Pirate' and be judged by Captain Jack Sparrow himself as he roams the festival site Have your face painted by ‘Diamond Faces‘ to complete your ‘Pirate‘ look Enter the crabbing competition, run by Weymouth Angling Centre, in the Cove on Trinity Road from 2.00 to 4.00pm each day with prizes for the most crabs - the biggest crab - the smallest crab and the one with most barnacle
