WMYC

• 93120 - Activities of sport clubs

Founded in 1899, the West Mersea Yacht Club has become one of the prominent racing venues on the East Coast of England. Located some 25 minutes from Colchester on Mersea Island, it provides a pleasant sheltered anchorage with immediate access to the ideal racing area and extensive sailing waters of the River Blackwater, Thames Estuary and North Sea for all types of boat... Besides its own Club Yacht Racing Programme, Mersea has been the venue for major Youth, National and International events for dinghy, sportsboats and keel boats. We are also a major supporter of the EAORA and RORC, starting off-shore races to various Thames Estuary and North Sea European ports. The extensive local waters in the Blackwater estuary, enable the Race teams to set all types of courses, from Windward/Leewards through Round the Cans or to up to three Trapezoids side by side. The Estuary and the prevailing wind direction align and during the summer months on fine days a constant sea breeze, enables..

Also known as: The WMYC, West Mersea Yacht Club, WEST MERSEA YACHT CLUB LIMITED, West Mersea Yacht Club Ltd

Registration numbers: 00300433 (CH)

Primary location: COLCHESTER