The counties of Suffolk and Essex combine to celebrate all aspects of the sea and shoreline.

A variety of activities each day, from paddleboards to sea shanties, fishing competitions to boat skills, and sea craft to seafood.

The highlight will be a parade of boats with flags and bunting, featuring vessels from the Royal Navy, Trinity House, the RNLI and many leisure craft.

A flotilla will muster at Ganges buoy, off Shotley Spit at 14.00, on Saturday 18 June, pass Harwich at 14.30, Felixstowe's Landguard Fort at 15.00, then Shotley marina at 15.30, before returning to Ha'penny Pier at 16.00.