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Centenary Cup 2026
Centenary Cup 2026 - report by OOD Peter I. The Centenary Cup was donated by Louis Derham, Commodore of the club in 1885, the club's Centenary Year. Richard Harris was second in the race that year and returned to win it in 1986. The question was who would win in 2026. Over the years the Centenary Cup has been won by Fireflies, Solos, Lasers (ILCAs), Merlins and more. Originally comprised of two, two hour More »
7 Jun 2026
National 18 English Championships at Blackwater SC 30-31st May 2026
The Optimus Prime crew of Matt PJ, Alison Cooper and Kaan Yargici travelled all the way to Blackwater Sailing Club in Essex over the weekend . . . More »
1 Jun 2026
L&SE Regional Topper Championships, Itchenor SC, 16-17th May 2026
On the 16th of May, five juniors from the Tammy Seals Race Team travelled down to Itchenor for the two-day London & Southeast Regional Championships. More »
25 May 2026
Race management training - session one
Sign up for training by emailing RCS@tamesisclub.co.uk Tamesis Club relies on volunteers. We offer sailing racing under the Club Season Notice of Race, and host Open events. Juniors are already successfully starting to learn about Racing and shore-side Race Management. Today we started training some adults as well! Each event relies on an Officer of the Day who acts as Race Officer, and is supported shoreside by More »
9 May 2026
Firefly Open, Saturday 25 April 2026
The sun shone, and there was a little wind. Perfect conditions for the Firefly Junior Cup, but a little on the flukey side for the Elizabeth Cup races. But all four of the planned races were held and the fleet was glorious on the Thames. Jono Pank & Chloe Harding won the Elizabeth Cup with three wins from three, with the remaining podium places hard fought over. Veronica Bickford More »
30 Apr 2026
Busy Junior Shakedown Session Saturday 18th April
Junior Sailing - Juniors and parents met for a well-attended 'shakedown' session, welcoming 22 children and families on Saturday that was presented by Joe McLaughlin and the team. The afternoon included lawn games, rigging session, safe landing/recovery practice and a fun relay race with the challenge of retrieving yellow ducks from the water, surprisingly good skills were on show after the winter. The afternoon was finished off with More »
24 Apr 2026
Supper and Talk Thursday 16th April
Last Thursday Andrew Hill-Smith gave a fascinating talk relating stories of his summer sailing around Britain anticlockwise in his Laser. Having done no prior sea sailing, he broke his daggerboard on the first beach landing. We now all know what the fender is for on the bow of his Laser. Some of the video footage near Cape Wrath showed a fortunate choice of weather window. Portland Bill was not so calm. Andrew has published More »
24 Apr 2026
Easter Eggs at Tamesis on Easter Sunday
Easter Egg Pursuit Race - reporting from Peter Bide On Easter Sunday the fleet preparing for the Easter Egg Pursuit Race was faced with a strong westerly wind with challenging gusts of over 30mph, swinging from southwest to northwest. Race Officer Peter Bide set a long L course from just below Kingston Bridge to Hawkers slip just above Lensbury and rostered three patrol boats. Several crews decided that More »
7 Apr 2026
Upcoming events
| Jun 9 |
20:00 - Private Event Provisional |
| Jun 11 |
19:15 - Saga Trophy 2026 » Saga Trophy 6Evening General Handicap racing - starts at 19.15 and 19.17. |
| Jun 13 |
14:30 - Junior Sailing 2026 » Junior SailingJunior Sailing is a fun, family-friendly Saturday afternoon programme |
| Jun 13 |
19:00 - SUMMER PARTY |
| Jun 14 |
14:00 - Club Season Racing 2026-27 » Summer Series 9Sunday racing from 1030 to approx 1230 followed by lunch |
| Jun 18 |
19:15 - Saga Trophy 2026 » Saga Trophy 7Evening General Handicap racing - starts at 19.15 and 19.17. |
| Jun 20 |
RANELAGH SC - TIDEWAY DINGHY D…Tideway Race run by Ranelagh to celebrate the opening of |
| Jun 20 |
14:30 - Junior Sailing 2026 » Junior SailingJunior Sailing is a fun, family-friendly Saturday afternoon programme |
| Jun 21 |
Open 2026 » SONDOWN CUP - MERLIN OPEN - SI… |
| Jun 21 |
10:30 - Open 2026 » PORTEOUS CUP - VINTAGE MERLIN… |
| Jun 23 |
10:30 - Private Party |
| Jun 25 |
19:15 - Saga Trophy 2026 » Saga Trophy 8Evening General Handicap racing - starts at 19.15 and 19.17. |
| Jun 27 |
14:30 - Junior Sailing 2026 » Junior SailingJunior Sailing is a fun, family-friendly Saturday afternoon programme |
| Jun 27 |
15:00 - Private Party |
| Jun 28 |
11:00 - CUTTY SARK BOLT AND KEMPTON NU…Handicap Pursuit race for the Cutty Sark Bolt and the |
| Jun 28 |
14:00 - Social Sailing » Social SailingA fun time on the water together, building skills and |
| Jul 2 |
19:15 - GW Smith Trophy 1Evening General Handicap racing - starts at 19.15 and 19.17. |
| Jul 4 |
14:30 - Junior Sailing 2026 » Junior SailingJunior Sailing is a fun, family-friendly Saturday afternoon programme |
| Jul 4 |
18:00 - Skiff Club Summer Party |
| July 5-10 |
Merlin Rocket Salcombe Week |