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Tamesis Club Annual Regatta 7th September 2025
Tamesis Club Annual Regatta The club had a great turnout of members and visitors alike for the Annual Regatta. The National 18 Inlands which had been scheduled to run concurrently were postponed to a later date. The conditions were warm, sunny and breezy with the wind starting roughly SSE and working its way round to SW by the end of the day. Race Officer Richard Harris set More »
10 Sep 2025
Kingston River Festival 2025
Kingston River Cultures Festival Saturday 6th September This turned out to be a very popular and dramatic event. The sailing part was organised jointly by Tamesis Club with Minima YC and Thames Sailing Club. The fun is best summed up through photos. The day started with a procession of assorted manually and motor powered craft. This was observed from the Minima YC balcony by HRH the Duke More »
10 Sep 2025
Tamesis House Manager
Tamesis Club is seeking to appoint a House Manager who is able to provide services in a self-employed capacity to oversee and co-ordinate an interesting portfolio of tasks. Tamesis Club is a dinghy sailing club situated on a beautiful, private, riverside stretch of the Thames at Teddington, with a large and friendly membership of all ages. We have an excellent chef, and we require someone to assist with all the administration, liaison and communication that More »
2 Sep 2025
9th and final G W Smith Race Trophy Race, Thursday 28th August
Image by Jonathan Key Sadly the last race of the summer evening series has been sailed. This was a key race with two helms, David Baker in a Merlin Rocket and Tom Bull in an ILCA7, at the head of the table with equal points. A first for either would clinch the series, or a 2 nd if the other finished behind them. We had a good turnout of 16 More »
30 Aug 2025
National 18 Championships at Brightlingsea SC 22-25th August 2025
Over the bank holiday weekend, the Optimus Prime crew of Matt PJ, Kaan Yargici and Matt Valentine headed over to Essex to race in the National 18 UK & Ireland Championships at Brightlingsea SC. More »
30 Aug 2025
8th GW Smith Race Trophy Race, Thursday 21st August
Image by Jonathan Key On this the penultimate Thursday evening race for 2025, we again had a good entry of 17 boats, a mix of classes, juniors and seniors. With a light wind that was predominantly from the north northeast but with the usual Tamesis variations within that, OOD Jim Hamilton set a simple sausage course, starting downstream. The start however was not simple. With so much at stake in this More »
25 Aug 2025
7th GW Smith Race Trophy Race, Thursday 14th August
Image by Jonathan Key Once again we had a bumper entry for the GW Smith Trophy race on 14 th August, with 19 entries in total, including a good number of juniors and trainers. The entry included 6 ILCA7s, 3 each of Merlin Rockets and Solos, 2 each of N18s and Toppers and single RS Feva, Wayfarer and 2000. With a light west south westerly wind, OOD Peter Mason set More »
16 Aug 2025
6th GW Smith Race Trophy Race, Thursday 7th August and series catchup
6 th GW Smith Race Trophy Race, Thursday 7 th August and series catchup The GW Smith Trophy is now over half completed, but there is still time to influence the final results. The 6 th race of the series, sailed on 7 th August was notable for the number of entrants,19 including a large number of juniors and trainers, thanks to the efforts of Tim Medcalf in persuading More »
13 Aug 2025
Upcoming events
| Sep 20 |
14:00 - Open event » THAMES 'A'-RATERS - BRAGANCA B…Annual visit of Thames A Raters to Tamesis. Two |
| Sep 20 |
14:30 - Junior Sailing » Junior SailingJunior sailing. For more details see the link below. |
| Sep 21 |
Open event » THAMES 'A'-RATERS - BRAGANCA B…Second day of Braganca Bowl. Three races wrapped around |
| Sep 21 |
11:30 - Summer Series 2025 » Summer Series 20White race series only to allow for early A Rater |
| Sep 27 |
14:30 - Junior Sailing » Junior SailingJunior sailing. For more details see the link below. |
| Sep 28 |
MINIMA YC LONG DISTANCE KINGST…Long distance race organised by Minima YC |
| Sep 28 |
10:30 - Summer Series 2025 » Summer Series 21 plus CLAUDE…Long distance race for National 18s starting at 1040 and |
| Oct 4 |
Open event » Laser Barometer - ILCA Open Me… |
| Oct 5 |
Royal Outrigger Canoe ClubHampton Court Challenge - UK League event for Outrigger Canoes. |
| Oct 5 |
14:30 - Junior Sailing » Junior SailingJunior sailing. NB; RESTRICTION ON MIDDLESEX BANK FOR KINGSTON |
| Oct 7 |
20:00 - MAN COMMMan Comm |
| Oct 11 |
10:00 - Royal Canoe Club Paddling Chal…Paddling challenge on Middlesex bank. River Restriction. |
| Oct 11 |
14:30 - Junior Sailing » Junior SailingJunior sailing. For more details see the link below. |
| Oct 12 |
11:00 - Open event » Trowlock Trophy - Open Handica… |
| Oct 18 |
14:30 - Junior Sailing » Junior SailingJunior sailing. For more details see the link below. |
| Oct 18 |
19:15 - CLUB QUIZ NIGHTAnnual Quiz Night - open to all members and friends. |
| Oct 19 |
11:00 - Trafalgar Trophy |
| Oct 25 |
14:30 - Junior Sailing » Junior SailingJunior sailing. Final session and the annual Bake Off competition. |
| Oct 26 |
10:30 - Winter Series 2025-26 » Winter Series 1 and RNLI DaySunday racing followed by lunch in the clubhouse. Bar open. |
| Nov 2 |
10:30 - Winter Series 2025-26 » Winter Series 2Sunday racing followed by lunch in the clubhouse. Bar open. |