Southend Barge Match 2025
Results
We sailed an inshore course involving a race mark positioned off Jubilee Beach as last year.
Taking part - Edith May, Marjorie, Niagara, Lady Daphne.
All classes of barges started at the same time (12.30).
Order of finishing:
1. Niagara
2. Marjorie
3. Edith May
4. Lady Daphne
Fastest start Marjorie
First round outer mark Niagara
Fastest round the course Niagara
Seamanship Edith May.
Many thanks to Thorpe Bay Yacht Club for hosting the event, to Dick Durham, Officer Of The Day and to those who contributed to Match funds.
The date for the 2026 Southend Barge Match will be Saturday 30th May.
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This year's Southend Barge Match will take place on Saturday July 26th.
High water at Southend will be 1430 BST, so we plan to start the race around 1230 from a start line off Thorpe Bay Yacht Club.
, subject to weather conditions. The course will be decided nearer the date, based on the weather forecast.
There will be a prizegiving ashore in the evening at the Thorpe Bay Yacht Club.
Barges are likely to arrive the previous day (High water 1347), or on the morning of the match.
Barges expecting to attend:
Edith May
Marjorie
Niagara
Lady Daphne
The match can be viewed from the shore at Southend, between Thorpe Bay and The Pier, and also from the pierhead
Supporters can help by making a donation on our JustGiving page
Note for barges:
We are dependent on barges returning their trophies the year after they win them.
However, this is not always the case, where barges do not attend, and this leads to last minute substitutions which are not always documented, when cups are not returned for a race.
Since COVID we have found that most of our trophies have not been returned.
Missing trophies are:
Alexandra Yacht Club Perpetual Trophy
Southend-non-Sea County Borough Perpetual Trophy
Southend-on-Sea Yachting Week
Scholfield Perpetual Trophy
Silvertown Services Literage Ltd., Perpetual Trophy
Southend Barge Match Perpetual Trophy
Geoff Dawson Perpetual Trophy
We would ask that owners and crew check whether they have still got any of these trophies in their possession, so we can return to having a complete set of trophies for our matches.
David Renouf
Chairman, Southend Barge Match Committee
info@southendbargematch.co.uk
Downloadable documents:
Invitation Letter 2025
Entry Form 2025
Risk Assessment 2025
Major Incident Plan 2025
Local Regulations 2025
Guidance for OOD 2025
Barge Match Racing Rules 2025
2024 Results
Saturday 8th June.
RESULTS
Bowsprit Class
1st EDME 2h 18m 52s
2nd Marjorie 2h 48m 55s
Fastest start EDME 53s (and fastest start overall)
First round outer mark in class EDME
Staysail Class
1st Niagara 2h 31m 15s
2nd Ironsides 2h 59m 05s
Fastest start Niagara 1m 57s
First round outer mark in class Niagara
Seamanship award Ironsides
Many thanks to the members and staff at Thorpe Bay Yacht Club for their keen support in hosting this event.
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This year's Southend Barge Match will take place on Saturday June 8th.
Racing will start at 1230, with an option to postpone it if needed.
The start line will be between two orange buoys positioned off Thorpe Bay Yacht Club, Start signals (sound and flags) will be operated from the Committee Boat Seasafe2 afloat.
An inshore buoy has been positioned off Jubilee Beach.
The course will be:
Barges cross the start line east to west
Pass the inshore buoy to port
Pass the pierhead to starboard
Pass the Leigh Low Way buoy to port
Pass the pierhead to port
Pass the West Shoebury buoy to port
Recross the start line east to west
Pass the inshore buoy to port
Pass the pierhead to starboard
Pass the Leigh Low Way buoy to port
Pass the pierhead to port
Pass the inshore buoy to starboard
Cross the start/finish line west to east
Barges currently in attendance:
Edme
Ironsides
Marjorie
Niagara
There will be a crew supper and prizegiving afterwards at the TBYC.
Supporters can help by making a donation on our JustGiving page
David Renouf
Chairman, Southend Barge Match Committee
info@southendbargematch.co.uk
Downloadable documents:
Invitation Letter 2025
Entry Form 2025
Risk Assessment 2025
Major Incident Plan 2025
Local Regulations 2025
Guidance for OOD 2025
Barge Match Racing Rules 2025