May Day Cruise Weekend - Burnham on Crouch
Saturday 2 May - Monday 4 May
Burnham Yacht Harbour, Foundry Lane, Burnham-On-Crouch, Essex CM0 8BL.
Ahoy, sailors!
We are excited to invite you to our upcoming cruise! Whether you’re a seasoned skipper or eager to volunteer as crew, this event promises to be a fantastic adventure. We’ll set off on Saturday, 19th April and head to Burnham Marina. Upon arrival, we’ll enjoy a dinner at 7pm at the harbour restaurant or nearby restaurant or Royal Burnham Yacht Club. Pre-dinner drinks hosted on one of our boats.
On Sunday, we could visit Mangapps Historic Railway Museum where you can ride a steam train, or enjoy a walk in the local scenery.
This is a wonderful opportunity to connect with fellow sailing enthusiasts, share stories, and create lasting memories.
- Saturday 2nd May: Boats to head to Burnham Yacht Harbour where we will take a pontoon mooring. We’ll have a dinner at one of the local restaurants (further details follow) together at 7:00pm.
- Sunday 3rd May: Enjoy a walk in the local scenery, or visit the Steam Railway Museum, followed by an evening BBQ (please bring your favourite BBQ food).
- Monday 4th May: Head for home ports.
Notes for Skippers
Your host will be Jonathan Harbourne
Any questions, please email eastcoast@gaysailing.org.uk
Itinerary is flexible—members will have time to make suggestions and changes.
Voyage Briefing
Monday 27 April, 8–9 PM
Get all your questions answered before we set sail.
Notes for Skippers
Your host: Jonathan Harbourne
Questions? Email: eastcoast@gaysailing.org.uk
This is a fantastic opportunity to connect with fellow sailors, share stories, and make lasting memories. Don’t miss it!
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GETTING HELP TO JOIN US
Skippers seeking crew, and crew seeking boats/berths are initially advised to use our WhatsApp channels. If you are unsuccessful contact the event host eastcoast@gaysailing.org.uk.
Land based participants are as always welcome to join for the evening meals.
WHAT DO I NEED TO DO?
- Register your attendance via the S&CA website by 1 March 2026.
- We have at least a couple of boats already that will require crew – please register or email us, or use the WhatsApp channels so we allocate space.
- Upon approach, skippers will be required to contact the harbour/marina by VHF for specific berthing instructions (please state you are part of the Sailing & Cruising Association (S&CA) Rally.
- You can bring along friends, but remember to ‘add guest’ at the point of your registration. Guests can only be added at the time of registration. If you later want to add a guest and the event did not require payment please cancel your registration and re-register adding your guest. If your registration did require payment please contact the event host.
EVENT SAFETY AND ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
We are very much a social club, but participants must please be mindful of the inherent dangers of alcohol consumption and proximity to water. There have been incidents in past events of participants consuming excessive alcohol and falling from pontoons into the water. Each of these events could, but for luck, have resulted in tragic consequences. Please be mindful of your alcohol consumption on club events, and take particular care to ensure that you can get yourself safely back on board at the end of a social evening. We need to look after each other, so if you notice that another participant is showing effects of intoxication, please make other members of their crew aware, and ensure that they are not returning to the boats or pontoons alone.
Please also be aware of the additional risks when using dinghies/tenders, which has also resulted in event participants being unintentionally in the water.
Please use the links below for safety advice from the RYA and RNLI.
CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS
The club will endeavour to provide full refunds for event charges when cancellations are made by you through the Website and made in good time. Normally, a week before the event is due to take place will be sufficient.
If the club has made third party bookings, paid deposits or made other commitments, it may be that only a partial refund or no refund is offered.
Where a refund is requested due to dissatisfaction with third party goods or services, a refund will only be offered if such refund is also made to the club by the third-party.
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