Visitors to the north Norfolk coast witnessed a flotilla of stunning vessels sailing along winding waterways and into Cley Harbour.

The Stiffkey Cockle Sailing Club once again took its Cockle sailing boats from Morston and Blakeney, up the River Glaven to Cley on Sunday (August 14).

Fakenham & Wells Times: Vessels from Stiffkey Cockle Sailing Club pictured during the sailing trip to Cley, near BlakeneyVessels from Stiffkey Cockle Sailing Club pictured during the sailing trip to Cley, near Blakeney (Image: Neil Foster Photography)

They were then moored by the village's famous windmill.

The trip has become something of an annual tradition for the club, which must journey east when the tide is on its way in.

Fakenham & Wells Times: The Stiffkey Cockle Sailing Club sailing into CleyThe Stiffkey Cockle Sailing Club sailing into Cley (Image: Lloyd Birch)

Members can then spend about 45 minutes at Cley before completing the return leg - or risk not being able to sail back.

The Cockles are 15-foot, clinker-styled sailing dinghies produced by George Hewitt Boat Builders at Stiffkey Marine.

Fakenham & Wells Times: Vessels from Stiffkey Cockle Sailing Club sailed to Cley Harbour, near BlakeneyVessels from Stiffkey Cockle Sailing Club sailed to Cley Harbour, near Blakeney (Image: Neil Foster Photography)

They can be sailed solo, or with a crew of up to five adults on board.

Morston is home to the largest fleet of Cockles in north Norfolk, while there is also a smaller fleet further along the coast at Brancaster Sailing Club.

Visit stiffkeycockle.co.uk to find out more.

Fakenham & Wells Times: Vessels from Stiffkey Cockle Sailing Club pictured during the sailing trip to Cley, near BlakeneyVessels from Stiffkey Cockle Sailing Club pictured during the sailing trip to Cley, near Blakeney (Image: Neil Foster Photography)

Fakenham & Wells Times: The Stiffkey Cockle Sailing Club taking its annual trip into CleyThe Stiffkey Cockle Sailing Club taking its annual trip into Cley (Image: Lloyd Birch)

Fakenham & Wells Times: Vessels from Stiffkey Cockle Sailing Club pictured after sailing to Cley HarbourVessels from Stiffkey Cockle Sailing Club pictured after sailing to Cley Harbour (Image: Neil Foster Photography)

Fakenham & Wells Times: The Stiffkey Cockle Sailing Club returned to Cley for its annual tripThe Stiffkey Cockle Sailing Club returned to Cley for its annual trip (Image: Lloyd Birch)

Fakenham & Wells Times: Members of Stiffkey Cockle Sailing Club sailed into Cley over the weekendMembers of Stiffkey Cockle Sailing Club sailed into Cley over the weekend (Image: Lloyd Birch)