{"id":168,"date":"2015-08-23T14:03:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-23T13:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thamesmatchblog.wordpress.com\/?page_id=168"},"modified":"2022-06-26T18:37:32","modified_gmt":"2022-06-26T17:37:32","slug":"thames-match-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thamesmatch.co.uk\/?p=168","title":{"rendered":"Thames Match 2015 – 22 August"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Thames<\/p>\n

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Start from Mucking No. 3 buoy, Lower Hope Reach, River Thames to South West Barrow buoy, returning to the finish off Gravesend.<\/p>\n

Thames Match Report 2015<\/a><\/p>\n

RESULTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Coasting Class:<\/strong><\/h5>\n

1st: LADY OF THE LEA<\/p>\n

2nd: LADY DAPHNE (corrected time due to time penalty for crossing
\nthe start line early)<\/p>\n

3rd: CAMBRIA<\/p>\n

4th: CENTAUR<\/p>\n

Champion Staysail Class<\/strong><\/p>\n

1st: NIAGARA (by 2 seconds!)<\/p>\n

2nd: REMINDER<\/p>\n

3rd: EDITH MAY<\/p>\n

4th: REPERTOR<\/p>\n

Champion Bowsprit Class<\/strong><\/p>\n

1st: ADIEU<\/p>\n

2nd: MARJORIE<\/p>\n

Additional awards:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Master making Fastest Start : Iolo Brooks, ADIEU<\/p>\n

Master of the Fastest Barge to the Mark: Richard Titchener, REMINDER<\/p>\n

Master of the Fastest Barge over the Course: Iolo Brooks, ADIEU<\/p>\n

Master of the First Barge Home: Robert Deards, NIAGARA<\/p>\n

Master exhibiting the Best Seamanship during the Match: Geoff Gransden,
\nEDITH MAY<\/p>\n

Master exhibiting the Best Seamanship in rounding the Mark: Robert
\nDeards, NIAGARA<\/p>\n

Best Performing Mainsheetman: Ray Payne, REMINDER<\/p>\n

Most valued Crewmember: Steve Burgess, MARJORIE<\/p>\n

For Achievement of a Young Crewmember (under 16): twins Jack and Peter
\nDevonshire, MARJORIE<\/p>\n

The course sailed was shortened to Sea Reach No.3 North Buoy as the
\nouter mark<\/p>\n

Date of next Thames Barge Match Saturday 25th June 2016<\/p>\n

How was it for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

This year has been a new experience for many of the organising committee,
\nand we would like to learn from this year’s match and make as many
\nimprovemnts we can for next year’s Thames Barge Match.<\/p>\n

If you have any comments or suggestions, please feel free to send
\nthem to Brian Pain at brian.pain@yahoo.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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