More than 20 yachts were winched into the skies above the River Brue in Burnham-On-Sea on Saturday morning (October 18th) when the annual spectacle of the winter ‘crane-out’ took place.
Organisers from Burnham’s Yacht Club took advantage of the high tide and calm weather conditions to proceed with the delicate operation to move 23 vessels out of the river into the club’s boat yard, as pictured here.
The event happens each year at this time and marks the end of the summer sailing season.
The boats are moved into safe storage in the Sailing Club’s boat yard during the winter months and then craned-in during April at the start of the spring sailing season.
Two huge cranes towered over Burnham’s skyline during the work, which started early on Saturday morning and lasted until lunchtime.
