Fancy sailing away towards the sunny blue horizon with your family or friends by your side. Sound like just a pipe dream? Well in East Anglia it’s a dream come true even if you are currently without your own boat or have little or no sailing knowledge at all.

Blue Baker Yachts are now offering a great choice of yachting experiences from charter to sea school courses - the choice is yours and with the fantastic estuary and coastal waters of Suffolk to explore you can be assured of an experience to remember. Blue Baker offer simply great sailing, with plenty of places to tie up and sample good food and meet some friendly Suffolk folk.

Their experienced instructors have a wealth of local information and will take you to not only the best sailing locations but also the best places to get a well earned pint at the end of a rewarding day! If you have the knowledge and just require the vessel, they have a superb flotilla to tempt you with – check out their website for full spec’s on all their yachts www.bluebakeryachts.com or call Jenny on 01473 780111 for more details.

The weather in East Anglia is usually fantastic and even if the weather is less than good, there is always somewhere sheltered to practice your skills or moor up and enjoy some of Suffolk’s finest hospitality. Sailing on the East Coast can be as challenging as you like it but is always a rewarding past time suitable for the whole family, offering all that the South Coast has to offer and more.
Fancy dipping your toe in the water? Blue Baker Yachts are delighted to offer you the chance to sail on the rivers Stour and Orwell. Teaming up with the Pier Restaurant at Harwich they are able to offer you a days sailing and then lunch or dinner on board. With a variety of great yachts to choose from whether you prefer a gleaming 38ft state-of-the-art Bavaria or a traditional wooden Bawley they have the boat to suit. The Pier Restaurant is locally renowned for its fine cuisine and can provide a virtual on-board feast to tempt all pallets. Coffee is served at the Pier Restaurant in Harwich before you take a stroll across to the pontoon opposite and step aboard your waiting vessel and enjoy 5 hours on the water with an experienced skipper. For more information on the whole package for the days sailing, checkout the charter link on the Blue Baker web site www.bluebakeryachts.com

For anyone wishing to brush up on their sailing skills whether a sailing novice or instructor, Blue Baker run the full gambit of RYA Sailing courses. Groups can be as individual as you like and Blue Baker Yachts offer anything from ladies only courses, mile building weekends, trips abroad and a brand new course for this year - Suddenly Alone. This course has been designed for those who sail with their partners but don’t know what to do if something goes wrong, for example your partner falls ill. It consists of a one day theory course and one day on the water. Its aim is to inspire confidence and let you relax when out sailing with the knowledge that you can cope if something out of the ordinary happened. The RYA have introduced a Start Yachting course which Blue Baker can also offer. It gives individuals and groups the opportunity to have an exhilarating weekend out of the ordinary whilst developing new skills and meeting new people. Whatever your sailing needs, Blue Baker can accommodate you.

The Blue Baker sea school boat is a fabulous Halberg Rassey 352 with all the latest equipment so you can train in style. They also have two beautiful Bavarias as part of the flotilla. As well as teaching the Blue Baker sea school also offers own boat tuition. It gives you the opportunity to learn with an experienced instructor using your own boat and showing you how best to handle it. A morning practising berthing can give you the confidence you need to tackle any berth with confidence and style for the rest of the season. Or alternatively let them instruct you in the art of sail trim to get that extra bit of speed and grace. Tell the Blue Baker team your specific needs and let them you through to help you achieve them.

For more information on any of the Sea School courses, Yacht Charter or the Sailing Days with the Pier at Harwich or indeed any of the other services that Blue Baker Yachts provide please call Jenny or Iain Armstrong, owners and RYA Instructors, on 01473 780111 or visit the website at www.bluebakeryachts,com and take up their invitation to COME ON IN THE WATER’S LOVELY!