
Swale Smack & Barge Match, 10th August 2019

Gavin Atkin's weblog for the sort of people who like looking inside boat sheds. It's about old boats, traditional boats, boat building, restoration, the sea and the North Kent Coast
Read about Cambria here, and about the Medway Barge Match here. Our new friend photographer Rob Powell was on board and I guess he may put some of his shots on his weblog, On the Thames.
Spot the Lady of the Lea stuck on an island. I hope she and her folks are all right…
PS – While we were racing, East Coast ditch crawling maven Nick Ardley was attending the launch of a new steel built Thames sailing barge, the Blue Dolphin. They do say with her smooth bottom, she’ll be quick and could be an interesting contender in barge racing in future years… See Nick’s weblog piece here.
A Youtube of the Medway Barge Match of 1951 – my thanks to Matt Care of the Sailing Barge Cambria Facebook group for spotting this one.