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Supper and Talk Thursday 4th November - Rob Hatley on his time on the Maria Asumpta
The first supper and talk of the season was a great success. 47 people attended. Rob Hatley delivered a fascinating and engaging record of his time as first mate on Maria Asumpta with a sad and emotional end to a beautiful ship. Many thanks, Rob, for all your hard work in putting the anecdotes together. Jean Michel provided an excellent supper, enjoyed by all. Photo
Published 14:04 on 14 Nov 2025
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Laser Barometer - ILCA Open Meeting Saturday 1st November 2025
Laser Barometer Saturday 1 st November 2025, Report: Carolyne Vines This year the ILCA open had to be postponed from 4 th October because of high winds. It was still pretty gusty from the West when the twelve ILCAs took to the water, and there were a few capsizes. Race Officer Rob Hatley set a course upstream beyond Stevens Ait
Published 12:19 on 7 Nov 2025
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Trowlock Trophy Open Handicap Pursuit 12th October 2025
The day dawned lovely and sunny, but the wind seemed to have disappeared overnight. Nevertheless fourteen boats took to the water to compete in the annual Trowlock Trophy Pursuit Race. We were delighted to welcome visitors from Lensbury SC and Minima YC three Enterprises and one ILCA7/Laser. Race Officer Garrie Mallen set a starboard hand loop, starting downstream against the slight wind with the upstream mark just short of the
Published 11:27 on 25 Oct 2025
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Trafalgar Trophy 19th October 2025
Trafalgar Trophy 19th October 2025 There was a lot of trepidation around the weather forecast during the week leading up to Sunday. When would it start raining, and would we get any wind? In the event there was quite enough wind, Merlins carrying their spinnakers and the rain didn't really start until later. Thirteen boats turned out for the annual Trafalgar Trophy Handicap Pursuit. The light southerly
Published 11:20 on 25 Oct 2025
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Tammy Topper Team travels to Papercourt SC for Topper open meeting on Saturday 18th October 2025
Tammy Topper Team travels to Papercourt SC for Topper open meeting on Saturday 18th October 2025
Published 07:45 on 20 Oct 2025
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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
Published 14:31 on 10 Sep 2025
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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
Published 14:27 on 10 Sep 2025
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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
Published 09:07 on 2 Sep 2025
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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
Published 14:00 on 30 Aug 2025
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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.
Published 11:19 on 30 Aug 2025
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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
Published 19:02 on 25 Aug 2025
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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
Published 18:06 on 16 Aug 2025