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Holiday 2026
Day 8 Strong Winds
Day 7 – Bob Goes MOB
Day 6 The Vineyard
Day 5 Learning to Steer
Day 4 Start the Course
Day 3 Meeting Sailing Fair Isle
Day 2 Visit to Agana
Day 1 The Arrival
Holiday Preparation
The Captains Log
Champagnes first Win
Sprinting
Bourne End to Marlow Race
Moving in an A-Rater
Towing
Two Rookie Wins
Windy Rookie Race
Bourne End Week 2026
Water Test
Northerly Wednesday
First Rookie Race
Out in a Wayfarer
Two Electric Boats
Cold Start
The Dinghy Show
New Years Day 2026
No Wind then Plenty
Soton Boat Show
A-Rater Boats
My A-Rater Champagne
Mending the Cassette
Champagne in the Queens Cup
Water Test
Meeting Champagne
Arrival of Champagne
Buying an A-Rater
Vanessa The B-Rater
Rater Boat Info
Rater History1
Rater History2
Rater History3
Rater History4
Rater History5
Rater History6
Rater History7
Rater History8
Rater History9
The Lost A-Raters
The B-Raters
Vanessa B-Rater
Adventurer
Atlantis
Bonito
Caprice IV
Carina
Champagne
Dainty Too
Estelle
Kingfisher
Lady Iona
Lady Jane
My Lady Dainty
Osprey
Saucy Sally
Scamp II
Spindrift
Straight Dealer
Surf
Tara
Ulva
Vagabond
Vanessa
Viva
Wings
Sailing Lessons
Sailing Terms
Land Drill
balancing the boat
The Jib and Tacking
taking the Helm
Capsizing
Gybing
Practice
Knots
Splicing
Going Faster
Learning Racing
The Start Line
Mark Rounding
Tacking and Gybing under pressure
Reading the Wind
Recovery Drills
Buddy System
Mooring Mayhem
Reading Telltails
The cost of Sailing
Reefing the Sails
Moving up: The sailing Progression
The A-Rater Problem
Power Boating
Episode 1 Start Powerboating
Episode 2: Learning Power Boating, Propellers
Episode 3: Planning Your Day on the River
Episode 4: Launching and Recovering a Powerboat Safely
Episode 5: Mastering Basic Boat Handling
Episode 6: Mastering Docking and Undocking Techniques
Episode 7:Practical Exercises
Episode 8: Introduction to Basic Navigation with Charts
Episode 9: Electronic Navigation Aids – Bridging Traditional and Modern Techniques
Technical Pages
GPS Setup
Handicap
Filming
Toura Cameras
All Electric
elite Review
Amateur Yacht Research Society
Electronic Burgee
Camera Boat
Drop Front Wonder
Whaly Camera Boat
Boat configuration
Fitting out the Whaly
The Queens Cup Winners
There is a book at Upper Thames Sailing Club that lists all the winners of the Queens Cup since 1893
Year
Boat
Number
Helm
Midhand
Jibhand
1893
Mona
a
T Foster Knowles
1894
Folly
b
G W Marsden
1895
Tiger Cat
c
W Watney
1896
Caprice II
g