The Sailing Barge Show

Not to be missed is the event coming soon organized by the Blackwater Sailing Barge Match Association.

Called the Sailing Barge Show, it features a new talk by Jim Lawrence, one of the last surviving sailing barge skippers from the days of trade.   There will also be a short film of the 2015 match, films from the Association’s archive and a model boat exhibition.

What promises to be a very interesting evening will take place on Saturday 6th February, at 7.30 pm, at Maldon Town Hall.   Tickets are £3 each, and there will be refreshments and a quiz in the interval.                                   

Here’s a link to the poster about the event.  BSBMA Poster              

 

Good field for the Blackwater Match

Plenty of wind for the Blackwater Match on Saturday, and it attracted a good field in all classes.

The Match was well advertised on the Quay and Promenade at Maldon, but it was disappointing that so few people were at either place for when the barges returned.   Probably the time, the last one arrived at about 5.30pm, and the very cold wind by then put them off.   Certainly, apart from The Barge Blog, there were only two people at the far end of the Promenade by the statue who knew what was happening.

Here’s Hythe Quay as the barges returned afterwards, and some adjustment as Pudge is put away for the night.

Click here for the Results, courtesy of the Sailing Barge Association.