Welcome

Welcome to a website that takes a fresh look at exploring the coasts of Essex and Suffolk by boat. Over the next few months we will be adding pages of information and photographs about towns and villages on the East coast rivers from Southend to Southwold and beyond.

Written by yachtsmen with years of experience of sailing into the rivers and creeks the online guides will include information about marinas, pubs, breweries, restaurants, shops, interesting walks and local attractions.

There will be extensive photo galleries, historical notes as well as lighthearted yarns and seafaring stories both old and new.

We have also added a report about the crane mishap at Felixstowe (see pictures in the Gallery section) and pictures of : the legendary East Coast yachtsman and author Charles Stock and his lovely little Shoal Waters .

We have also added a page on radio-controlled model yacht racing , with pictures from two clubs in Essex. Will add more pages when time allows.

March update We recently had another fact-finding mission to Bradwell. But on this occasion we made time fo a very pleasant circular stroll, six miles in all, taking in the inland village of Bradwell on Sea, the Chapel of St Peter-on-the Wall and back along the coast path, past the power station to Bradwell Waterside and into the legendary Green Man public house. Our beer-testers were torn between the wonderful Woodforde's Wherry and the adorable Adnams bitter.