Sailing on the River Thames explained
Sailing on the River Thames is practised on both the tidal and non-tidal reaches of the river. The highest club upstream is at Oxford. The most popular sailing craft used on the Thames are lasers, GP14s, Wayfarers and Enterprises. One sailing boat unique to the Thames is the Thames Rater, which is sailed around Raven's Ait.
Clubs in the Lower Thames (Thames Estuary) include:
Clubs in and near the London section of the Thames include:
Clubs on the non-tidal Thames include:
- Tamesis Club in Teddington, London
- Lensbury Sailing Club at The Lensbury in Teddington, London
- Albany Park Canoe & Sailing Centre in Kingston-upon-Thames, London
- Thames Young Mariners in Ham, London
- Minima Yacht Club in Kingston-upon-Thames, London
- Thames Sailing Club in Surbiton, London
- BMYC Riverclub in Thames Ditton, London
- Hampton Sailing Club at Benn's Island in Hampton, London
- Desborough Sailing Club in Shepperton, Surrey
- Aquarius Sailing Club in Lower Sunbury Road in Hampton, London
- Staines Sailing Club in Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey
- Upper Thames Sailing Club in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
- Goring Thames Sailing Club in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
- Dorchester Sailing Clubnear Dorchester-on-Thames, in Abingdon, Oxfordshire
- Medley Sailing Club in Oxford, Oxfordshire
See also:
- The Thames Sailing Barge Trust
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