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Organisation Racing is organised, on behalf of the Dabchicks Sailing Club (DSC) and the West Mersea Yacht Club (WMYC), by a Committee comprising of members from both Clubs.
Race Office: This is located in the Long Room on the first floor of the WMYC and will be open from 08.30 every day. Late entries (along with the relevant late entry fee) will be accepted there up to 09.00.
Information Packs: Competitor information packs including lists of all competitors in your class, SI’s, laminated course card and pennant will be available at the Race Office from 17.30 until 19.00 on Saturday 17th August and from 08.30 on Sunday 18th August. Dinghy & MFOB’s will need to print off Sailing Instructions and Course Cards.
Club Facilities: All competitors are welcome to use the facilities of both Clubs throughout the week. Changing and shower facilities are available together with bar service and catering.
Race Results: Limited copies of the results will be available at the DSC and WMYC following each prize-giving. Results may be posted at each club and will be available daily via www.merseaweek.org
Merchandise : Mersea Week T-shirts, Hoodies & Caps will be available to pre-order online or from the Race Office and at selected events prior to the week; please visit http://www.merseaweek.org/clothing or Mersea Week’s Facebook page for more details.
Social Events: Events are organised throughout the week; please see the DSC and WMYC Social Programmes on this website for details.
Car Parking: Parking is limited on the waterfront so if you can arrange car sharing please do. Car parks are Pay & Display.
Shopping: There are several food shops on the Island; they are about a 20 minute walk from the WMYC/DSC. Directions can be obtained from the Race Office.
THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW – WATERSIDE
Organisation: Racing is organised on behalf of West Mersea Yacht Club (WMYC) and Dabchicks Sailing Club (DSC) by a committee comprising of members of both clubs.
Race Officers / Committee Boats: Smacks, Cruisers and Keelboats: Brian Bolton / Blue Horizon (Dufour 38) MFOBs and Dinghies: Paul Jackson / Centenary (Mitchell 31)
Signals made ashore: For the MFOB and dinghy classes, signals made ashore will be displayed from the flag mast at the West Mersea Yacht Club Lawn.
Launches: The launch service, call sign YC1 on Ch. 37 (M), Tel: 07752309435, is provided by the WMYC, DSC and Peter Clarke’s Boatyard, and will run from 08.30 each day. To comply with their licences, the launches carry a maximum of 12 passengers – to help in peak periods, please allow plenty of time to get to your boats and gather all crew members together to minimise the need for return journeys.
For full details of the launch service hours please visit www.wmyc.org.uk/launch-service
Pennants: Mersea Week 2024 pennants are essential for all those taking part in the Smack, Cruiser & MFOB events. These can be collected from the Race Office from 17.30 until 19.00 on Saturday 17th August and from 08.30 on Sunday 18th August.
Moorings: Free moorings, for competitors, are very kindly provided by Mersea Moorings Association for the duration of the week. Contact WMYC launch (call sign YC1 on Ch. 37) on arrival to be allocated a mooring.
Please display your Mersea Week Pennant to show you are entitled to these services .
We look forward to seeing everyone on the water and, of course, in the bar.
PLEASE BE SAFE AND HAVE FUN!
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NOR 2024 NOR Keelboats 2024 Joint racing 2024.pdf
Sailing Instructions 2024 are here SIs Keelboats 2024 Final.docx
SI Appendix for Dabchicks Friday Night Race Series (missing upload )
SI Appendix for Dabchicks Commodore Regatta (missing upload )
Course Card for 2024 is here Cruiser Racing Courses List 2024.doc
Local Handicap rating as issued by the handicap committee 20240415 LH RATINGS (1).docx
Race Mark Locations here 20240416 Mark Locations 2024 (1).docx
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Long Distance Race Series Sailing Instruction Appendix APP_May Regatta_2024.docx
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Wallet Cup Sailing Instruction Appendix APP_May Regatta_2024.docx
125th Regatta Appendix (missing upload )
RNLI Pennant Notice of Race
RNLI Pennant Sailing Instructions here
The Jury board is located here . There you will find Protest information and a number of on line forms
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Other information significant for competitors and guests will be shown here.
For the benefit of everyone we have published the Risk Assessment we will be using as a guide to our operating procedures.
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West Mersea Yacht Club
Welcome to the West Mersea Yacht Club, established in 1899 and one of the premier Yacht Clubs on the East Coast.
We run a full racing and cruising programme throughout the season, and our bar and restaurant service is open to members and visiting yachtspeople seven days a week. Members are conveyed to their boats by two Club launches that serve the Mersea moorings, with the launch service again being seven days a week in the season.
West Mersea Yacht Club 116 Coast Road West Mersea Colchester Essex CO5 8PB United Kingdom
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West Mersea Yacht Club has its clubhouse in Coast Road, West Mersea , Mersea Island , Essex . It is on the estuary of the River Blackwater , 20 minutes by road from Colchester . The Blackwater estuary is a major sailing centre on the English east coast.
Founded in 1899, the club has sponsored national (United Kingdom) and international yacht racing meetings. The club has competitive offshore racing fleets and run racing throughout the UK sailing season, a cadet week and an annual regatta during 'Mersea Week'. Of its many famous members, the most notable was probably Maurice Griffiths , the yacht designer and author.
A club launch runs from Tuesdays to Sundays during the season; callsign on VHF Channel 37: YC1 (Why - See - One).
The WMYC ensign is the Red Ensign defaced with the Essex symbol (3 seaxes).
External links
- Aerial photo of West Mersea Yacht Club. Other map and aerial photo sources .
West mersea Yacht club also holds an event called cadet week, this ivoles children to sail for a whole week and by the end of the week they get their results.
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We are excited to say that the Club Sonatas Parody and Scherzo are now open for booking. There are a few rules so please click the link below where it explains how to book, when the boats are available, and how you become an affiliated skipper. Our objective over the coming months is to pathway all ages into sailing keelboats. Whether you have transitioned from dinghies, want to try crewing in More »
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I am very pleased to have been elected and therefore trusted to represent and manage our members interests with their moorings, launch service and associated shoreside facilities. At the 4th February AGM, a resolution was passed that I will endeavour to fufill. That was to ensure that the M&B Committee are transparent in its business plan, administration of and allocation of moorings, services including launch service, winter storage, dinghy park and all the latter waiting lists.
Alan Jones – Rear Commodore Moorings & Boatyards
Members with commercial vehicles that extend beyond the white painted boxes are asked to park in City Road car park.
The City Road car park is restricted to members’ and their guests’ cars during the summer season. To ensure parking for as many members as possible, no vessels or trailers are to be parked in the City Road car park without the permission of the Moorings and Boatyard Committee.
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Who's Who - West Mersea Yacht Club. [email protected]. Office: 01206 382947. Restaurant: 01206 384463. Launch: 07752 309435. Weather & Tides. Find Us. Launch Service. The committee can be reached via the WMYC office on 01206 382947 or by email at [email protected].
Welcome to West Mersea Yacht Club Founded in 1899, the West Mersea Yacht Club has become one of the prominent racing venues on the East Coast of England. Located 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.
News from our AGM. The resolution to increase membership subscriptions was not passed, so subscriptions remain the same for the 2023-24 year. The 'member's resolution' concerning the pontoon and RIB docks, that was sent with your Meeting Agenda, was passed. These matters will now be addressed by the new Committee.
Sailing News We are excited to say that the Club Sonatas Parody and Scherzo are now open for booking. There are a few rules so please click the link below where it explains how to book, when the boats are available, and how you become an affiliated skipper. Our objective over the coming months is to pathway all ages into sailing keelboats.
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West Mersea Yacht Club Ltd, company limited by guarantee. Registered in England no 00300433. Registered office 116 Coast Road, West Mersea, Colchester, Essex CO5 8PB.
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THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW - SHORESIDE Organisation Racing is organised, on behalf of the Dabchicks Sailing Club (DSC) and the West Mersea Yacht Club (WMYC), by a Committee comprising of members from both Clubs. Race Office: This is located in the Long Room on the first floor of the WMYC and will be open from 08.30 every day.
The West Mersea Yacht Club page on YachtsandYachting.com - the first place to stop for reports, results, fixtures & photographs from racing sailing
The West Mersea Yacht Club thanks all our sponsors for their ongoing generous support. Whether you have sponsored our Racing Marks, Committee Boat Mooring Buoy, Sailing Instructions or a particular event we sincerely appreciate your contributions.
In accordance with the sailing instructions all vessels should have completed the safety declaration form before racing in the first race. You can respond through the link below. 2024 Safety Declaration. Race Documents. NOR 2024 NOR Keelboats 2024 Joint racing 2024.pdf. Sailing Instructions 2024 are here SIs Keelboats 2024 Final.docx.
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West Mersea Yacht Club has its clubhouse in Coast Road, West Mersea, Mersea Island, Essex.It is on the estuary of the River Blackwater, 20 minutes by road from Colchester.The Blackwater estuary is a major sailing centre on the English east coast. Founded in 1899, the club has sponsored national (United Kingdom) and international yacht racing meetings.
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