Richard Harris is Club Champion for RYA
Tamesis Club selects Club Champion to compete in the RYA’s Winter Virtual Club Championship A select but competitive group of racers convened on the simulated
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Welcome If you aren’t into navigation last weeks quiz answer might not make much sense so I asked Howard for an explanation as follows The
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Welcome I gave myself a bit of a holiday over Christmas but had found an article on avoidance of entrapment which with news of a
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Lockdown Christmas It’s hard to know what’s best to do about Christmas but here is one safe option “ I had everything from a miniature
Cobweb blowing session Sunday 13th December
Thanks to Jonathan Key for the following photos of what may be the last racing at Tamesis this year. It didn’t look that promising, but
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Welcome Still looking for positive items in these dark times I learned that an old friend Alan Woodford had been recognised for outstanding service to
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I was looking for an upbeat theme this week when news of the Vendee Globe rescue broke . Apparently Escoffier was lying 3rd when he
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Welcome Last week we looked at wind against tide which isn’t very relevant at Tammy but can be significant when sea sailing . This got
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Welcome I started re-reading a book I first came across in the early 70s called The Worm Ouroboros which was pitched as a competitor to
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Welcome Last week we talked about life rafts, although this is a last resort it is often only the start in a fight for survival
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Welcome Last week we talked about radio mayday calls . I have done the course so knew enough to switch the set on and even
Farewell to the Smithy
The Smithy has been an integral part of Tamesis Club since 1935. 85 is a goodly age for a person let alone a modified wooden
Halloween Junior Bake Off 31st October
The annual junior cake competition was held last Saturday. The Halloween theme produced some stunning designs and great tasting cakes. The overall winner for creativity
Breezy Trowlock(down) Trophy 1 November 2020
A mostly southwesterly wind was whistling through the rigging as 16 boats prepared to take on the annual Trowlock Trophy Open handicap pursuit race. OOD
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Welcome You probably heard about the oil tanker that sent out a Mayday message while moored near the Isle of Wight requesting help to deal
Winter Series 2 Sunday 25 October
Sunday dawned grey and soggy with the river swelled by recent rains. The increased stream, coupled with a much lighter wind than forecast was to
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Several “boats” things cropped up in the news this week. For example I read that the Neanderthals had boats probably dug out canoes. As many
Trafalgar Trophy 18 October 2020
A timid two miles per hour northwesterly promised a dour morning’s racing as 13 boats rigged for the annual Trafalgar Trophy pursuit race. However, river
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Talking about lee shores last week I was reminded of an exhibit in the Salcome Maritime museum The old time square riggers could only just
2020 Laser Barometer Open Meeting
Report by John Edmondson Windy, gusty, soggy conditions as well as a strong stream following recent and current rain greeted this year’s Barometer sailors. 13
Winter Series race 1, Sunday 11 October 2020
The 2020/2021 Winter Series kicked off on a sunny Sunday morning with a comparatively steady NNW breeze and a stream that had moderated a little