Took my mate Matt sailing & I got a bit wet.

After a night sail to the Buxey Sand, I return into the mouth of the River Blackwater at 4.00am.

Essex smacks in the OGA East Coast Race 2026. (Clips courtesy of @phil_polden on Instagram)

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Came across some striking colours of the sky and water, sailing on the River Blackwater - going past Stone & Ramsey Island. (Yes, it really looked like this - I didn't add any fancy filters).

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Gusty day, practising reefing by going hove-to, in my 20' Norfolk Gypsy.

I get my 20' Norfolk Gypsy stuck on the bank of a creek at high water.

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My first trip out to sea, sailing 5 miles out from the mouth of the River Blackwater, Essex.

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An excerpt from Joseph Conrad’s novel, “Chance”, which most likely describes Havengore Creek on the Essex coast, close to the mouth of the Thames.

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