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Mersea Island Portal

The romantic lure of Island life is alive and well just off the coast of Essex. Mersea Island, nestled between the river Blackwater and Colne estuaries is approximately nine miles south-east of Colchester, and is without doubt one of the county's best kept secrets.

The island is approximately five miles by two miles, and has a perimeter of twelve miles encompassing the town of West Mersea and the village of East Mersea. The name is a derivation of the Anglo Saxon word ‘Meresig’, which dates from the early 10th Century and means 'island of the pool'.

 

  Mersea Island Regatta 2007

 

West Mersea Regatta 2008

Saturday 9th August Cobmarsh Island Marathon
Sunday 17th -22nd August Mersea Week - Dinghy, cruiser and Smack racing every day.
Tuesday 19th August Town Regatta, Coast road evening.
Wednesday 16th August West Mersea Town Council, Round the Island Race.
Friday 22nd August West Mersea Yacht Club Regatta
Saturday 23rd August West Mersea Town Regatta, Water sports commencing at 2:00PM
Monday 1st September Mersea Oyster Dredging Match
   

For further information see the West Mersea Regatta web site www.mersearegatta.org.uk