All about Alice

Because she lives at Gun Wharf, Portsmouth, where she is the only Thames sailing barge, we tend not to hear much about sb Alice.

But My Classic Boat has a lovely film showing the mast being re-hoisted for the winter after the sails had been removed, with owner Alan Gick telling us about Alice’s history, the work done on her, and how he uses her now.

This is the link to the film.

 

Alice welcomes HMS Queen Elizabeth

The biggest warship built by Britain sailed into her home base of Portsmouth today, and, of course, there had to be a Thames sailing barge there to welcome her.   Here are some pictures of HMS Queen Elizabeth, bigger than a whole street of houses, with Alice.