Thames Barge Driving

Some more images from yesterday's #Thames Barge Race - more from @BenFitzpatrick in #TidalThamesNews next week. @WatermensCompan #Greenwich

Well done to everyone who participated in the 45th @ThamesBargeD race on Saturday! It was great seeing so many people out on the river. Congratulations to the winners @WatermensCompan 🍾 Here are some photos of our barge and crew – including our CEO Sean Collins!

Another great day at this years Barge driving race. 7 barges under oars @ThamesBargeD

Correction: Steve Bil & Charlie Bil provided Ensign, sincerest apologies to Steve, who is not called Nick.

@Charlie_Bil It was an honour to have you join us, see you at the next race!

@ThamesBargeD Was a honour and a pleasure to take part and thank you for having us 😄👍

Special thanks are also in order for Nick Bil & Charlie Bil who not only provided the tug Ensign but travelled for two days from Windsor to support the Barge Race.

Many thanks to Ken Dwan for providing the passenger boat Windrush 46 as the Umpire Boat, Crown River Cruises for providing Salient as the official following boat & the many other passenger boat operators who showed their support for the Barge Race.

We would also like to thank Northern Exposure Rescue for providing three high speed RIBS to safeguard our barge crews.

The Trust would like to thank Bill Robinson, Collins Waterage & Lighterage, GPS Marine & S. Walsh for providing tugs to assist moving the barges & watching over the crews during the race.

From the start at #Greenwich through to the end at #Westminster, the 45th @ThamesBargeD race was a golden day for the river - good to see it busy with visitors again today.

All of the barges have now completed the race, the crews are now headed to Greenwich for the Presentation of Awards at the Globe Rowing Club. #BargeRace #PlatinumJubilee #QueensPlatinumJubileeRace

Heading up river from Greenwich in the annual Thames Barge Race @ThamesBargeD

Barge Race passing Isle of Dogs

The leading barge in @ThamesBargeD #platinumjubileebargerace passing HMS Belfast en route from Greenwich to Westminster a little while ago.

All of the barges have now passed #TowerBridge & are driving through the bridges. They will have to pass beneath a total of nine bridges before they reach the finish. #BargeRace #PlatinumJubilee #QueensPlatinumJubileeRace

Benjamin is the final barge to collect a pennant from Lower Gun Wharves. #BargeRace #PlatinumJubilee #QueensPlatinumJubileeRace

Navy is the third barge to retrieve a pennant from Lower Gun Wharves. #BargeRace #PlatinumJubilee #QueensPlatinumJubileeRace

Balfour has also retrieved a pennant from Lower Gun Wharves. #BargeRace #PlatinumJubilee #QueensPlatinumJubileeRace

Blackwall have collected a pendant from the mooring barge at Lower Gun Wharves. #BargeRace #PlatinumJubilee #QueensPlatinumJubileeRace

Apprentice Lighterman & Alex Hickman have skipped the flag barge at Lower Gun Wharves & continue driving upriver towards #TowerBridge. #BargeRace #PlatinumJubilee #QueensPlatinumJubileeRace