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A WEEKEND ON SAILING BARGE CENTAUR

October 1986

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This was a Thames Barge Sailing Club members' weekend, out of Maldon. I don't remember who most of my fellow crew-members were.

Maldon Hythe
Maldon Hythe
Crew working forrard
Crew working in the bows
At the hounds
Mate working at the hounds
Up the ratlines
Two crew at the ratlines
Mainsail & topsail
Mainsail & topsail

sb Pudge seen from sb Centaur
Bows of Pudge   Stern of Pudge   PUDGE under sail   PUDGE under sail

View forward
View forward
Bradwell Power Station
Bradwel P S
Around the wheel
Crew round the wheel
Essex smack
Essex smack
Rob Dudley
Rob Dudley
Mainsail brailed-up
Mainsail brailed up
Brail winch
Brail winch
Crew at rest
Crew at rest
Off Osea Island
Smack at anchor
Heading back
Two barges running ahead of us

sb Ardwina at Cook's Yard, Maldon
sb ARdwina on the blocks   Cook's Yard   sb ARDWINA on the blocks

Maldon Hythe
BArges mooredat Maldon   Sterns of barges   Barges moored at Maldon   Sterns of barges

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