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Thames Sailing Barge Match, Saturday 13th July – renamed in honour of Mark Boyle

  The annual race is renamed for its 150th anniversary year in honour of Mark Boyle, who revived the event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day in 1995. Mark went on to be the match’s driving force and … Continue reading

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Photos of Spider T’s trip to the Jubilee

  The Humber Keels and Sloops website has a nice photo record of the Humber sloop Spider T’s trip down to the Thames and back for the Jubilee last summer. I gather from owner and restorer Mal Nicholson that a DVD … Continue reading

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Henwood & Dean 30th anniversary book

Head, Heart, Hand – a Boatbuilder’s Story (the link goes to an impressive collection of sample pages) is a beautiful book documenting the work of Thames-side traditional boat building firm Henwood & Dean, with photographs and design by Michael English. The … Continue reading

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