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The

Association of Model Barge Owners

(AMBO)

Incorporating

The Model Thames Sailing Barge Championships

Barge Match Results

   The Championship final was held at Mote Park, Maidstone on Sunday 28^th September 2007 on a fine sunny day with a fair to blustery wind which tended towards rather too strong in the late afternoon and blew several barges off their stands or skittered them around on the ground if they had been lain down for safety. Several suffered minor damage but fortunately it was the end of day!

   The racing was generally close and enjoyable with the Ladies races resorting to 1/24^th scale boats as the conditions were not exactly suitable for the 30” class as originally planned.

   The Lady Deputy Mayor and her husband arrived in mid afternoon and watched the racing with a hands on experience of Barge Sailing courtesy of Colin Barrett of the Chantry Club.

   She presented the trophies to the winning skippers and was given a barge picture and nautical themed coffee mug to remember the day by.

   Thanks to the Cygnets MBC as hosts for their hospitality.

          Champion Bowsprit               GIRALDA                     Peter Fisher

          Champion Staysail                 PATSY                          Colin Sharp

          Ladies Champion                   WILL                            Maggie Shaw

          30” Champion                        INDULGENCE             Peter Fisher

Best presented model at the event

                                                          GREYHOUND 2          John Jeffery