Blackwater Barge Match – Plus Bonus Match weekend (Centaur)
£180.00
A nautical spectacle not to be missed. Always well attended, with lots of barges and fishing smacks racing on the River Blackwater. Boarding Friday evening from 19:00. Back to Maldon Quay for the Saturday night prize-giving event. Sunday will be “Re-Match” Sunday. Pudge and Centaur will go head to head again for another full day of sailing and racing in company. Meals included from Saturday. Boarding Back at the quay on Sunday around 18:30.
- Start date: 10/06/2023
- End date: 11/06/2023
- Duration: 2 Nights
- Sailing from: Maldon to Maldon
Boarding details
Boarding will commence at Hythe Quay, Maldon on Friday 9th June at 7:00.
Please make sure that you bring warm and wet weather clothing with you.
You will also need to bring your own bedding, although a mattress is provided.
Parking is not available on the Quay. Parking is however available in the various Town Car Parks, the closest being High Street East CM9 5RU. You can book a weekends or longer parking via RINGO Location Code 21807
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