|
No. |
Publication
Date |
Description
Of Update |
| 51. |
Dec.
26 2007 |
An
image and account of the 12th Thames Match, in 1874, obtained from The
Illustrated London News of that year has been added here. |
| 50. |
July
21 2007 |
Select
images of the 77th. Match that took place on Sat. July 21, 2007 have
been placed on the front page, together with the results of the event in
terms of the winning barges. The Timekeeper's Report is available here. |
| 49. |
June
25 2007 |
Images of the poster promoting the Match
and the cover of the Match Programme for the forthcoming 77th. Match on July 21, 2007 have been
included on the front page. It was confirmation that
14 barges are expected to compete. Amended starting times were
provided in lieu of those provided in May.
|
| 48. |
May
22, 2007 |
Details of the various ways the public
can watch the forthcoming 77th. Match on July 21, 2007 have been provided on the front
page, together with the barges expected to compete.
A new page has been added - "Can you
help us promote the match?" here.
|
| 47. |
Aug.
08 2006 |
A
pictorial account of some of the highlights of the 76th. match that took
place on July 15, 2006 was made available here.
|
| 46. |
July 23 2006
|
A correction was issued and the
front page's contents changed. The Champion Barge of the Thames 2006 was
corrected to state that it was Decima.
|
| 45. |
July 16 2006
|
The results of the 76th. match that took place on July 15
2006 were provided, in terms of 1st., 2nd. & 3rd. places.
|
| 44. |
July
09 2006 |
An
announcement was made on the front page that the forthcoming match was receiving coverage in the BBC's Essex
Online. A thumbnail image of the page, which provided a link to that site
was provided. Visitors' information on car parking in Gravesend and
Tilbury, together with the cross river ferry service was also added here. |
| 43. |
June
29 2006 |
Further information on fares, embarkation time and
place for the MV X-Pilot which is available to follow the 2006
Match has been provided on the front page.
|
| 42. |
June
26 2006 |
Information
on using the MV Duchess M - the Gravesend - Tilbury ferry as an
ideal way to watch the barges preparing for the start of the 2006 Match
was provided. Also the Jolly Drayman, in Gravesend, was
suggested as a convenient local source of accommodation for people
travelling to watch the match. |
| 41. |
June
16 2006 |
A
provisional list of the barges with their Masters which are expected to
compete in the 2006 match was included on the front page, as provided by
the Hon. Secretary. Hyperlinks
were included in those barges' names that are available to charter by
the public. |
| 40. |
June
05 2006 |
An
invitation to join the Match Patrons' scheme [the details of which are here]
and support the 76th. Match in 2006, was included on the front
page. |
| 39. |
|
There
was no update associated with this number - a webmaster's error occurred. Apologies. |
| 38. |
|
There
was no update associated with this number - a webmaster's error
occurred. Apologies. |
| 37. |
March
19 2006 |
A
notice was placed explaining that additional information was available regarding the
arrangements for the public to view the Match on July 15 2006. In
addition to SB Cabby and MV X-Pilot following it the PS Kingswear
Castle would be coming out of the River Medway and her passengers
were likely to be able to observe the middle part of the Match activity.
|
| 36. |
March
12 2006 |
A
notice was placed highlighting the fact that information was available regarding the arrangements for the public to
follow the Match on July 15 2006. They are the SB Cabby and the
MV X-Pilot. See here. |
| 35. |
Dec.
14 2005
|
The
Hon. Secretary announces that the date of the next match will be Sat.
July 15 2006, also that MV Princess Pocahontas will not be able
to follow the match, as in the past, due to the 2006 match date
clashing with a long standing annual event on the Upper Thames.
|
| 34. |
Oct.
21, 2005 |
Capt. Julian Cass, the Officer Of
the Day
for the 75th. Match 2005 has kindly provided a copy of his report. It is now available here.
|
| 33. |
Sep.
11, 2005 |
A notice was placed highlighting the fact that
a three quarter column overview of the 2005 Match written by Graeme Ewens,
has been published in the Oct. edition of Ships Monthly. See here.
|
| 32. |
Aug. 22,
2005
|
A notice was placed highlighting the fact that an account of the Match written by Dan Houston, who
presented the prizes, has been published in the Sept. edition of Classic
Boat magazine for which he is the Editor. See here.
|
| 31. |
Aug.
19 2005 |
The
points awarded by the Sailing Barge Association [as part of the
SBA Champion Barge Of The Year competition] to the participants
in the 75th. Thames Match as a result of the outcome of the Match have
been included on the front page, here.
|
| 30. |
July
27 2005 |
A
pictorial account of the 75th. Match which took place on Sat. July 16
2005 is provided here.
It
consists of over 70 photographs, many of which were taken from on board
a competing barge - the SB Lady Daphne (1923), thanks to a
kind invitation from Elisabeth Mainelli, the owner. The
photographic contributions of Julian Cass, John Hargreaves, Barry
Lawrance, Heather Rooke, and Ann
Wignall are gratefully acknowledged. The list of Patrons who provided
financial support for the Match and the list of companies and
individuals who provided good and services for the event have also been
included in the pictorial account. |
| 29. |
July
21 2005 |
A
photo of SB Xylonite (1926) which came 1st. in the Bowsprit Class
during the 2005 Match and thus became Champion Barge of the Thames was
placed on the front page. A copy
of the Timekeeper's Report created by John Hargreaves, the 2005 Match
Timekeeper, which includes individual barge times and their time related
prizes for all three classes of entrant in the 75th. match that took
place on July 16, 2005 has been included here. |
| 28. |
July
10 2005 |
Details
of this year's Race Committee as published in the 2005 Match
Programme and the announcement of the prize giver have been added to the front page. The
list of the all-important Patrons, also published in the Match Programme have
been added here. The
graphic entitled "SB Gladys in the Lower Hope, 1996 Thames Match",
on the same page has been replaced by one entitled "SB Edme
(1898) in Sea Reach, heading downriver towards the Outer Mark, during
the 74th. Thames Match in 2004. The skill of her master, A. Harman and
crew enabled her to win the Bowsprit Class and thus become the Thames
Champion Barge for 2004". |
| 27. |
July
02, 2005
|
This year's Match Poster
has been included on the front page, together with information on
exhibitions at the Three Daws pub, Gravesend, on the day of the match - here.
The Hon. Secretary's summary of the 2004 Match, together with the 2005 Match
Programme cover, has been added to
the Poster - Programme Gallery page, here. |
| 26. |
June
28, 2005
|
Notification
of a special offer being made by the Overcliffe Hotel, Gravesend,
for anyone needing to stay in Gravesend to watch the Match on Saturday
July 16, 2005 was included on the front page, here.
The full details continue to be provided here. |
| 25. |
June
19, 2005
|
The start times of the Match on Saturday
July 16, 2005 have been included on the front page here,
plus suggestions for watching it.
|
| 24. |
May
31, 2005 |
The Poster
page has been completely re-designed with the incorporation of the
hitherto missing posters, plus the addition of all the Match
Programme covers. It now provides a fascinating 10 year history here. |
| 23. |
March
23, 2005 |
The
ticket prices for following and watching the 2005 Match on July 16 from
onboard the MV Princess Pocahontas have been added here.
|
| 22. |
Dec.
07, 2004 |
The
results of the Match 1995-2004 have been converted from Microsoft
Word® format to Adobe Acrobat Reader® format - PDF here., 2004
|
| 21. |
Sept.
01, 2004 |
A
link to another site which contains a photographic account of the 73rd.
Match in 2003 has been made from the "Following the Match, in the
MV Princess Pocahontas" page here. |
| 20. |
Aug.
24, 2004 |
The page
on the unique Thames & Medway Canal, at Gravesend, and
its modern day and historic links with the sailing barges that
frequented the basin has been
updated with illustrations here. |
| 19. |
Aug.
15, 2004 |
A new
page has been added here which
introduces the unique Thames & Medway Canal, at Gravesend, and its
modern day and historic links with the sailing barges. |
| 18. |
Aug.
07, 2004 |
The
pages detailing "Press Coverage" here
and the "Bibliography" of books on the Match here
have been rationalised. Also the layout of the page explaining how to
become a Patron of the Match here
has been revised, and an application form provided here.
The front page of a past Newsletter for Patrons has been
added here. |
| 17. |
July
29, 2004 |
The
page relating to "Following The Match" from ashore has been
updated here and the
equivalent page for the Princess Pocahontas has also been updated
here. |
| 16. |
July
25, 2004 |
The historical results table 1995-2004 has been updated here. Selected
photos of the 2004 Match have been placed on the front page here. |
| 15. |
July
18, 2004 |
Full
details of each barges' match timings for the 74th. Match on July 10th.
2004 were made available in a Microsoft Word file here.
The historical results table 1995-2004 has been brought up to date
with this year's results here.
|
| 14. |
July
14, 2004 |
Information
on the Yearbook has been updated here,
and a mail-order form has been added here. |
| 13. |
July
02, 2004 |
Updates
have been made to the details of the marquee, that is being organised for the
public to view exhibitions relating to the London River and sailing
barges, on the day of the Match, July 10, 2004, is here.
The page on the Yearbook has also been updated here. |
| 12. |
June
06, 2004 |
The
MV Princess Pocahontas passenger fare prices have been updated
for this year's Match. See here.
The graphics of the electronic charts which were extremely busy with
excessive information that had nothing to do with the Match have been
replaced with two simple top level views of the course, here.
A new page has been added to provide details of a marquee that is being
organised for the public to view exhibitions relating to London River
and the sailing barges, on the day of the Match - July 10, 2004. See here. |
| 11. |
May
28, 2004 |
Information on a
major new initiative by the Committee for this year - the production of
a Yearbook, which is close to publication,
has been added here. |
| 10. |
March 25, 2004 |
A
correction has been made to the Henry
Dodd, Bi-Centenary 1801 – 2001 page here.
It was Dickens's eldest son that wrote the Dictionary of the Thames,
not Dickens himself. |
| 9. |
Jan. 15, 2004 |
10
new entries have been made in the Bibliography page here,
as a result of back copies of magazines and newspapers being supplied by
the Hon. Secretary.
|
| 8. |
Nov. 23, 2003 |
Quotations from
Capt. F. S. Cooper's Racing Sailormen have been included in the
"Following the match from the MV Princess Pocahontas"
page, here and in the
"Posters" page, here.
A graphic of the front cover of Charles Dickens' Our Mutual Friend,
1864, has been added to the "History of the match" page, here.
A graphic of the front cover of Charles Dickens' Dictionary Of The
Thames, 1887, and one of Dickens himself, has been added to the
"Henry Dodd" page, here.
The Hon. Secretary's Official Summary of the 72nd. Match (2002)
has been added to the Posters page, here. |
| 7. |
Nov. 14, 2003 |
A brief history of the Match, an overview of the form
it takes and a quotation from the late Bob Roberts' autobiography Coasting
Bargemaster have been included in the front page, here.
A new page 'Site Info' has also been added, here. |
| 6. |
Nov.
09, 2003 |
Extracts
from Charles Dickens' novel Our Mutual Friend, published 1865,
two years after Henry Dodd inaugurated the 1st. Thames Barge Match, have
been incorporated in the 'Henry Dodd, Bi-centenary 1801-2001', page
here.
|
| 5. |
Nov.
07, 2003 |
Facilities
for accessing on-line maps of the various locations on the Essex and
Kent coasts suggested as places for watching the Match from ashore have been included
in
the 'Viewing The Match From Land' section, here. |
| 4. |
Nov.
04, 2003 |
The Official
Summary of the 67th. through to the 70th. Matches (1997 - 2000
respectively), as provided by the Hon. Sec.
at the time, have been included in the Posters section, here.
|
| 3. |
Nov.
02, 2003 |
The entries in
the Bibliography have been updated, here. |
| 2. |
Oct. 30,
2003 |
The Back
History facility i.e. the page that you are looking at now, has been included. |
| 1. |
Oct. 29,
2003 |
The Official
Summary of the 65th. and 66th. Matches (1995 and 1996 respectively),
as provided by the Hon. Secretary at the time, have been included in the Posters section,
here.
Match Results for each of the 65th. through to
the 73rd. Matches (1995 - 2003 respectively) which include the Time keepers' Reports and the prizes awarded, have
been added to the Results section here. |