Band 4
Berth 4
Type: 31' Buchanan
Designer: Alan Buchanan
Builder: H King & Sons, Pinmill
Year: 1957

Marcita is very much at home in Pin Mill built there in 1957 she has spent all her life on the Orwell. She was in the same family for over 40 years until acquired by Classic Sailing Club.

From the board of Alan Buchanan during his most prolific and successful period, Marcita one of two built to this experimental racing design.
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Band 5
Berth 6
Type Prior 37 Buchanan
Designer: Alan Buchanan
Builder: RJ Prior and Sons, Burnham on Crouch
Year: 1966

Prior's yard worked very closely with Alan Buchanan in the 50's and 60's producing a succession of successful racing and cruising designs including Taitsing and Vashti. Their combined experience and knowledge was distilled into the Prior 37, 7 of which were built. Of these 7, six are still known and sailed regularly which says something for such a thoroughbred, enduring design

Wherever you go with Caressa you will turn heads and be the envy of all the owners of plastic yachts
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Band N/A
Berth 6
Type Oyster Smack
Designer: unknown
Builder: Harris Brothers, Rowhedge
Year: 1866

Restored to her original specifications and winner of the Classic Boat Restoration of the Year Award in 2008, she is now the fastest smack on the East Coast .

It was the Essex Smacks which produced the crews for the Big Boat racing of the early part of the 20th century, a day on Maria will show you why. See more about Maria

PS. Maria is pronounced in the same way as Maria Carey