Jul 14, 2015 | Race reports
Pin Mill was the venue for a perfect day’s sailing on July 11 – the day of the annual PMSC Smacks and Working Boats Race. Paul, Sally and Joe had sailed Maria round from Brightlingsea the day before and race day saw David, Crispin, Tom, Floss, Pete and Drew join...
Jun 21, 2015 | Race reports
Light and shifty winds greeted the crew who assembled for Rowhedge Regatta at the civilised start time of 10am at Brightlingea’s Bateman’s Tower. We opted for the middle of the river on the reaching start, aiming to creep up the Point Clear shore on the...
Jun 17, 2015 | Race reports
Spruced up with a shiny new coat of paint and smoothed seams for 2015, Maria was ready for the Wivenhoe Regatta race on June 6. With her on the Bateman’s Tower line were the big smacks Sunbeam, Alberta, and My Alice, all of whom beat Maria to the reaching start....
Sep 15, 2014 | Race reports
A light breeze greeted the crew of Maria as they mustered for a 7.30am start at the Colne Smack and Barge match on September 13. There was enough wind to blow the fleet out of the river under full sail, but not enough – or so it seemed – to break the course record...
Sep 2, 2014 | Race reports
It was an early start for Maria’s crew on the last Saturday in August – the sun had yet to rise when the crew assembled on the jetty for the sail round to West Mersea for the annual regatta. Despite a stiff breeze on the nose, we were round in plenty of...
Jul 14, 2014 | Race reports
July 12 saw Maria in foreign waters – the Orwell – for the annual Pin Mill match. Paul, Andy and Pete sailed the boat round from Brightlingsea the day before, and spent the night on a convenient mooring in sight of Pin Mill hard. Crispin, David and Drew joined the...
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