alant
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Anyone Know?
What about books on the subject, any recommendations?
What about books on the subject, any recommendations?
Where can you learn to sail Thames Barges
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Gavi
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I might know someone (well, I do!), but am still working on getting them interested in the forum.
pheran
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Poignard
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What about books on the subject, any recommendations?
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"The Thames Sailing Barge - a practical guide to the development, construction, rigging and handling of the spritsail rigged barge." by Roger Beckett
Published 1994 by:
Roger Beckett
49 Fambridge Road
Maldon
Essex
Roger Beckett was then the owner of "Reminder". I'm not sure but I think a company was formed to organise charters and trips called Topsail Charters.
I once did a Easter weekend trip on Reminder about 12 years ago. She was skippered by Roger Beckett. Those of us who had chartered her were allowed to have a go at sailing her although the skipper and mate could have handled her perfectly without our help [hindrance?].
Other good reads are "The Sailing Barge" by Frank Carr and "Spritsail Barges of Thames & Medway" by Edgar March [expensive!]
What about books on the subject, any recommendations?
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"The Thames Sailing Barge - a practical guide to the development, construction, rigging and handling of the spritsail rigged barge." by Roger Beckett
Published 1994 by:
Roger Beckett
49 Fambridge Road
Maldon
Essex
Roger Beckett was then the owner of "Reminder". I'm not sure but I think a company was formed to organise charters and trips called Topsail Charters.
I once did a Easter weekend trip on Reminder about 12 years ago. She was skippered by Roger Beckett. Those of us who had chartered her were allowed to have a go at sailing her although the skipper and mate could have handled her perfectly without our help [hindrance?].
Other good reads are "The Sailing Barge" by Frank Carr and "Spritsail Barges of Thames & Medway" by Edgar March [expensive!]
Keith 66
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The Sailing Barge Hydrogen is based at Maldon & does day charters and longer trips there are others and the thames sailinhg barge club is i beleive still going. i dont have any contacy details though.
