Clacton Airshow Rally – 28^th – 31^st August

Date                H/W Harwich  L/W Mersea    H/W Mersea   L/W Mersea    L/W Harwich

28.8.26            1251 (3.94m)  1920 (0.49m)

29.8.26                                    0724 (0.76m)  1400 (4.04m)  1953 (0.41m)

30.8.26                                    0800 (0.69m)  1432 (4.10m)                          1956 (0.37m)

31.8.26            1437 (4.11m)                                                                          0801 (0.38m)

You can dip into and out of the rally at any time.

Friday 28^th – Sail to join the Clacton Airshow – exact timings yet to be published but generally about 1300. This year we will aim to meet up at the southern end of the designated area as we will be sailing on to the Blackwater after the show. As usual this will be very weather dependent.

After the show we will have to buck the tide (and possibly the wind!) to reach Mersea, where we have booked in for spaces on moorings. There is a ferry service ashore and we aim to have an evening get together in the Mersea Yacht Club.

Saturday 29^th – A day of using the tides to sail up the Blackwater to Maldon on the rise and returning to Bradwell on the fall. We are booked into Bradwell marina for the night and should aim to enter about half tide. Meal in the Green Man.

Sunday 30^th – Depending on whether you are aiming to sail north or south, leave to take the tide either in the morning or afternoon. For those planning on sailing north we will probably go for a walk to St Peter’s chapel in the morning with a view to leaving at high water and take the ebb back north. Overnight at anchor in the Walton Backwaters.

Monday 31^st – leave as appropriate to take the tide in either direction.

Contact Anne and Dennis Kell (Arenaria Parker 235) 07484697443, or by email – ankle27519@gmail.com or via the WhatsApp group.