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Sailing-barge on the Thames: rounding the Nore Light-ship, 1865. Creator: Unknown
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Sailing-barge on the Thames: rounding the Nore Light-ship, 1865. Creator: Unknown
Sailing-barge on the Thames: rounding the Nore Light-ship, 1865. 'The third annual sailing-barge match took place under the management of...the Thames and Medway General Craft-owner's Association...the course being from Erith to the Nore Lightship and back. Three prizes, the highest being a cup of the value of £18, with ten guineas divided among the crew, were offered for the topsail barges; and three prizes, of rather less value, for the stump-rigged barges...The barges started from Erith a few minutes before eleven...with a spanking breeze from the south, and a little rain; the wind, therefore, was abaft and abeam nearly all the way to the Nore. They got down in something less than two hours; and when they rounded the lightship, the topsail barge Agnes, 100 tons, belonging to Mr. Parker, had the lead well; next came the Surprise, 90 tons, Mr. West; the Francis, 88 tons, Mr. Burley; the Matilda and Amy, 90 tons, Mr. Willet; the Henry, 100 tons, Mr. Hill; and the Robert Stone, 85 tons, Mr. Stone; the stump barges coming round ten minutes later. The wind had now strengthened considerably; and, as the topsail barges rounded in the squalls, they struck their topsails...The Perseverance, 100 tons, Mr. Bromley, rounded much the best of the lot'. From "Illustrated London News", 1865
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**A Glimpse into Maritime History: Sailing-Barge on Thames Rounds Nore Light-Ship, 1865**
This photograph print captures a moment in time when sailing-barges dominated the waters of the River Thames. In June 1865, three prizes were offered for the topsail barges and three for stump-rigged barges to compete in an annual match organized by the Thames and Medway General Craft-owners' Association. The course took them from Erith to Nore Lightship and back.
As seen here, the Agnes, a 100-tonne barge belonging to Mr. Parker, leads the pack as they round the lightship with a "spanking breeze" blowing in from the south. Other notable competitors include Surprise, Francis, Matilda and Amy, Henry, Robert Stone, and Perseverance - each vying for top honors.
This historic moment was immortalized by an unknown photographer and published in the Illustrated London News of 1865. The image offers a fascinating glimpse into the world of sailing-barges on the Thames during this era.
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