Sailing the River Colne
- Vessel: Sailing the River Colne
- Where: Essex
- Duration: 3 days
- Embark: Maldon - 16 May 2025, 10:00
- Disembark: Maldon - 18 May 2025, 14:30
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Explore historic estuaries, creeks and the picturesque quay of Wivenhoe on this relaxed sailing weekend.
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Join Reminder in her home port of Maldon. A delightful market town based on the East Coast of England tucked up in River Blackwater. This part of England is full intricate waterways, tranquil creeks and pretty estuaries, perfect to explore under sail.
Meet Reminder on Friday evening and meet your fellow guests over supper. After an early start to catch the tide and a hearty breakfast on Saturday, it’s time to sail away past Bradwell and Mersea Island into the mouth of the River Colne. This area is full of mudflats and salt marshes and is rife with birdlife so make sure you have your binoculars ready as we sail past the Fingringhoe Wick Bird Reserve.
Once into the River Colne, Reminder will sail past the waterside town of Brightlingsea and take the flood tide up to picturesque Wivenhoe Quay. There may be time for a brief shore visit here to explore its fascinating waterfront before heading to our overnight anchorage of Pyefleet Creek. These creeks estuaries have been harvested for Oysters for over a thousand years and there are still remains of fish weirs from the Anglo Saxon era so Reminder is right at home here.
On Sunday Reminder will sail out of the Colne and back into the River Blackwater for a good sail on the flood tide, returning to Maldon after a good lunch on board.
There are currently no voyages scheduled. Please get in touch with the VentureSail team to find out what’s available, or if other upcoming voyages might be suitable.
Call us in the Office on 01872 487288 or email [email protected], and we will be happy to help you find your next adventure!
Travel insurance notes
As this is an active adventure holiday, we advise that everyone has the appropriate personal accident travel insurance whilst onboard in addition to standard travel insurance, which would cover you in the time between making your booking and departing for your adventure. These policies can sometimes be combined, so please check with your travel insurance provider.
Please read more information on our Insurance guidelines page.
This voyage will not be more than 12 miles offshore.
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From: Maldon
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