Thames Sailing Barge Stuff

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi All,

Well our Thames Sailing Barge gathering went well last Sunday , the home team fielded 10 barges and we had some wind at times 🙂

But unfortunately the British weather took a hand a 11.30am the heavens opened and we called it a day 🙁

We will arrange it earlier in the season next year with luck 🙂

Best Ray

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi All,

Today at my club the Chantry MBC  Bluewater in Kent , first sail of the year for my Veronica and we didn’t wear coats and no rain 🙂 we were all whistling for a wind most of the time rather like a Mill Pond. We are in the process of arranging 3 dates during the summer for barge meetings & maybe some races, I will keep you all posted.

Veronica was built by Peter Simmonds of the Isle of Wight, my pride and joy now in her 9th season sailing, I prefer her to anything I’ve built 🙂

Regards Ray 

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi All,

Chantry Model Boat Club at Bluewater Shopping Centre Kent will be hosting 3 Sailing barge days this season :-

21st April

7th July

15th September

All barge owners welcome for free sailing and maybe some light hearted races.

Plenty of parking & facilities (and a few shops close by)

10.00 am start

Come and look me up with my vintage fleet 🙂

Regards  Ray

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hello All,

The Chantry MBC is hosting a Thames Sailing Barge day this coming Sunday 7th July at the Bluewater shopping centre lake, everybody welcome especially if you would bring some wind and sun with you 🙂

We say 10.00am start but some folk are earlier.

If anyone needs directions just ask please

Regards Ray

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Evening All,

I imagine most of us recall Dixon of Dock Green on a black and white television 🙂

We had a good turn out of sailing barges from the home fleet 9 in all, a decent breeze at times, but no visitors as far as I could tell, all well till 11.45am when the heavens opened and we were all soaked an went home !!

The next date is the 15th September all welcome.

Regards Ray

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi All,

With luck this weekend was the start of it feeling like spring, yesterday it took a while for the wind to fill in !! Veronica was waiting for it for a while but eventually it arrived before lunch 🙂

Today we all assembled for our Victoria and DF65 racing but it didn’t oblige 🙁

We will be holding 3 Thames Barge sailing meetings this year, I will post the dates when our calendar is available.

Happy Sailing Folks

Regards Ray

[Richard SimpsonParticipant @richardsimpson88330]

Lovely shots of a beautiful model.

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