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Our home marina is Shotley where we keep our beautiful 38’ yacht at the fork of the Rivers Orwell and Stour. She is well equipped with chart plotter, radar and life jackets are available on board.
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We provide anything from a day sails to passages across the North Sea or English channel and more. Training is an important part of our programme. We offer a full range of RYA practical courses, Start Yachting, Competent Crew, Day Skipper, Coastal Skipper right up to preparation for Yachtmaster Coastal and Yachtmaster offshore examinations. (links here) We also have informal Boat Handling and passage planning opportunities
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Sail in our interesting home waters and you can visit the Walton Back Waters the setting for the Swallows and Amazon books. Stay in the shelter of the unspoilt river Stour or the historic river Orwell and stay over night in Ipswich marina where a ten minute walk takes you to the centre of town. The river Blackwater is a short sail away.
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The north sea is the gateway to the picturesque canals of the Netherlands where you can moor in the centre of Amsterdam only a sort ferry ride away from the heart of the city. Explore the Dutch and German Frisian Islands and move into the river Elbe and pass through the Kiel Canal into the sheltered tide less waters of the Baltic. From here we can explore the Danish islands and sail as far north as Norway and Sweden. We’ve done it all.
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Going south we have the challenging crossing across the Thames estuary and on to Normandy, the Channel Islands, and southern Brittany. Interesting, exciting or restful with plenty of time to visit places, eat and drink. Whether it is a Bar B Q on a deserted island or a meal in a gourmet restaurant you will find it with the ECYD.
Contact
John Miller for crew opportunities or Hilary Tyrrell if you want to charter.
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