SB Centaur, originally from the Medway, is owned and operated by the Thames Sailing Barge Trust, which is a member of the MSBA. The barge will be berthed at Lower Upnor (GPS yard), for a 2 day overnight cruise of the Medway and Swale area, with boarding at 7.30 pm on 14th August and returning by 3.00 pm on the 16th, costing £120 per head for 12 persons. Contact Chris Martin 07810 586318 for booking and other information. Please mention this website!
This local cruise by Centaur from TSBT’s recently acquired visiting berth at Lower Upnor is a first attempt to promote the Trust’s objectives again on the Medway, and the surrounding waterways of the local Thames Estuary, after a long absence.
The Centaur is an entrant for the Medway Barge Match on Saturday too…
Currently there are 11 entrants. This is the 50 th event since the matshes were restarted in 1965 following the final ‘commercial’ match in 1963.
I was at both as a youngster aboard the May Flower!
She was not originally from the Medway, built at Harwich, owned at Mistley originally…