West Mersea Yacht Club

West Mersea Yacht Club is a yacht club that has its clubhouse in Coast Road, West Mersea, Mersea Island, Essex. [1] [2] [3] 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.

West Mersea Yacht Club
Short nameWMYC
Founded1899
Location Coast Road, West Mersea. Mersea Island (Essex)
Websitewww.wmyc.org.uk

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).

References
  1. Leather, John (1979). The salty shore : the story of the River Blackwater. Lavenham, England: T. Dalton. ISBN 0900963522. OCLC 6379881.
  2. Harber, Janet (1 November 2016). East Coast Rivers Cruising Companion: A Yachtsman's Pilot and Cruising Guide to the Waters from Lowestoft to Ramsgate. Fernhurst Books Limited. ISBN 9781909911871.
  3. Revell, Roger. Yacht and Rowing Club Buttons. ISBN 9781445225593.


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