Thames Estuary Yacht Club (TEYC) is located at 3 The Leas, Westcliff-on-Sea

Westcliff-on-Sea

Westcliff-on-Sea is a suburb of Southend-on-Sea, a seaside resort in the East of England and unitary authority in Essex. It is situated on the northern bank of the Thames Estuary and about 34 miles east of London.-Geography:...

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Essex

Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...

, England

England

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, overlooking the Thames Estuary

Thames Estuary

The Thames Mouth is the estuary in which the River Thames meets the waters of the North Sea.It is not easy to define the limits of the estuary, although physically the head of Sea Reach, near Canvey Island on the Essex shore is probably the western boundary...

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The club was formed in 1947 by the amalgamation of Westcliff Yacht Club, which was formed in 1900, and Nore Yacht Club, formed in 1902 from the old Minima Yacht Club site.

TEYC offers social and sailing activities for members with interests in Yacht Cruising and Dinghy Sailing. Races are held on a handicap basis for dinghies and shoal draft cruisers. The club is a 'Volvo Champion Club' coaching its 'Cadet' members in dinghy racing. Members enjoy a full social scene in the clubhouse.