A Thames sailing barge is a type of commercial sailing boat once common on the River Thames in London. The flat-bottomed barges, with a shallow draught and leeb...
Thames Sailing Barge Poster by Neil Fendell
Kathleen (1901); Cargo vessel; Barge; Thames sailing barge - National Maritime Museum
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Thames sailing barge lady daphne passing through westferry,canary wharf,heading down river.
thames sailing barge lady daphne with canary wharf in the background.
Thames sailing barge lady daphne about to pass through westferry,canary wharf,heading down river.
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The owner of the luxury floating home sailed it across the Channel for the Dunkirk film, starring in the movie alongside stars including Harry Styles and Sir Mark Rylance.
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Edith May rounds the outer mark at Thames Match 2019
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The Thames barge 'Hydrogen' joining in sailing down the Thames with the tall ships
Thames Sailing Barge 'Kitty' all set up for the Mersea Island Regatta festivities.
Built in 1922 by London & Rochester Trading Co., Pudge is a Thames sailing barge with a hull constructed of pitch pine on oak with a flush deck, with the steering wheel on a ‘short spindle’ without the usual raised cabin top. Originally spritsail rigged with a bowsprit she had an auxiliary oil engine made … Continued
SB Centaur is a wooden Thames sailing barge, built in Harwich, Essex, England in 1895. She was used to carry various cargoes, mainly grain, for the next 60 year...
What’s going on in boatyards and backyards in Britain and around the world. From February 2015 issue (CB320) To subscribe to CB, click here ST OSYTH, ESSEX Back to tiller steering for Thames Sailing Barge The long road back to life for the Thames Sailing Barge Dawn is almost over, and the […]
Maldon is known throughout the country and in many parts of the world as the foremost modern-day centre for Thames sailing barges. The badge of Maldon District itself is a Thames sailing barge. These are among the last cargo vessels in the world still operating under sail, albeit now used in the spheres of education and leisure. Some ten to fifteen of the surviving fleet count Maldon as their home port, and many others are regular visitors alongside at the Hythe quay. An annual sailing barge race ends with a parade of sail and prize-giving at the quay. The yard where barges were once built is still working at the end of Maldon quay.
THREE women based in Brightlingsea are hoping to raise £500,000 to restore the 1891 Thames Sailing Barge May. Jane Harman, Connie Gadd and Helen Swift reached their first goal of raising £4,000, in just four days in May – to hire a Heritage Specialist who can work with them to help raise awareness and
