SUFFOLK YACHT HARBOUR 51’59”43N 001’16”17W

Situated on a bend of the River Orwell, Suffolk Yacht Harbour enjoys almost total protection at the spiritual heart of east coast sailing. This is Arthur Ransome country, just a mile downstream of the famous Pin Mill which features in Secret Water and We Didn’t Mean to go to Sea.

There is a lively classic boating scene here, with several Thames barges moored at Pin Mill and many more wooden yachts around the Orwell and the intersecting River Stour. Suffolk Yacht Harbour is a major centre for traditional boatbuilding and shipwrighting skills, with