Orford Sailing Club

In 1924 the “Orford Dabchick Sailing Club” was formed by Charles Stoker, a fisherman from West Mersea, which also had a “Dabchick” club. He had family connections with Orford and worked on oyster laying in Butley Creek. As at West Mersea, the emphasis was very much on local men racing their boats under handicap on Saturday afternoons. There were no club premises but annual meetings and Suppers were held, usually in the Town Hall. With Charles Stoker as its first Commodore the club had... more