The Thames Sailing Barge Match committee and community are deeply saddened by the passing of Richard Walsh on 10 August 2026. Richard was a towering figure in the maritime heritage community, serving as the vice chairman of the Society for…
The summer of 2026 will long be remembered for its succession of grilling heatwaves, so when the 94th Thames Sailing Barge Match took place on Saturday 18 July on a day of light cloud and a cool northerly wind it…
The 93rd Thames Sailing Barge Match took take place on Saturday, 19 July 2025. Following a month of hot sunny weather, the Saturday morning dawned in heavy rain with a leaden sky and no wind. This year’s entry for the…
The 92nd Thames Sailing Barge Match was due to take place on Saturday, 15 June. An increased entry of twelve barges was encouraging after a few rather lean years but during the week three withdrew for various reasons and of…
“Thames, Dover: wind cyclonic force 3 or less; sea state slight; weather showers perhaps thundery for a time; visibility good occasionally poor”. The forecast for the 91st (Coronation) Thames Sailing Barge Match on Saturday 8 July was not particularly encouraging. …
The 90th Thames Sailing Barge Match was sailed on Saturday, 18 June, at the end of a week of increasingly hot sunny weather and light southerly winds, culminating on Friday in the hottest day (and warmest night) of the year.…
The 89th Thames Sailing Barge Match was sailed on Saturdaym 14 August, rather later in the year than usual and with a year missed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In view of the continuing difficulties due to the virus a…
Due to the covid-19 pandemic, the Committee had to cancel the Match scheduled for Saturday, 11 July 2020.
Thames Match Report 2019 The 88th Thames Sailing Barge Match was sailed on Saturday, 22 June. A fortnight previously the Blackwater Match had been called off due to atrocious conditions but our day dawned calm and sunny with only a…
