GRAVESEND, England — One of the oldest sailing races in the world is the America’s Cup. Right behind is the Thames Sailing Barge Match. The America’s Cup competitors race $10 million space ...

Pudge, the wooden Thames sailing barge, was moored up in London at night in May 1940 when her unremarkable life as a cargo carrier was interrupted in spectacular fashion.

Squeezing a fine history of sailing barges and the people who built and traded in them into a 49-minute film was always going to be a challenge. But Red Sails, the new DVD from Countrywide ...

We began at Butterman’s Bay, where the old square-riggers used to offload grain from Australia on to the waiting Thames sailing barges. With 2,600 square feet of red ochre sail filled by a soft ...

Historic Thames sailing barge Melissa has headed from Ipswich to London dockland for the London Boat Show. The 80ft Victorian vessel, based at Ipswich and Pin Mill, joins hundreds of boats ...

The industrial past of the Thames was brought back to life as sailing barges raced along Southend seafront. The seven barges which took part were a spectacular sight as they unfurled their giant ...

On 3 June, more than 1,000 boats will celebrate the Queen's 60-year reign and Britain's maritime history by sailing down the River Thames. Use the navigation bar or drag your cursor around the ...

Sailing Barge May was built in Harwich in 1891 to carry grain and flour for the Ipswich millers Cranfields, and did so until 1964. She was then bought by Tate & Lyle for use as a charter and ...

The Shipowners’ P&I Club is sponsoring the Mark Boyle Memorial Thames Sailing Barge Match which takes place on July 13, 2013… Friday, October 4, 2024. SUBSCRIBE.

Squeezing a fine history of sailing barges and the people who built and traded in them into a 49-minute film was always going to be a challenge. But Red Sails, the new DVD from Countrywide ...

Officially, the 52nd Pin Mill barge match was a race: 12 Thames sailing barges passing down Suffolk’s River Orwell, out to sea for two miles, and back to finish the 17-mile course opposite the ...