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LATEST CLUB NEWS

Annual Membership Fees are due in January of each year (which is now!) and are payable by cheque sent to the Treasurer or by a Standing Order. Fees are £20 for Associate Members (who do not own a qualifying vintage boat) and £30 for Full Members. Standing Order forms are available for download here and here, and will commence next year (15th Jan 2013) if sent off now, so you will still need to send a cheque for this year.

Our Xmas Party was enjoyed by all with a mouth-watering spread, a visit from Santa, and a present for all who attended! 

Once again the Annual TVBC Dinner at the Leander club was an outstanding success with some great feedback from some of our attendees. Photos and report to follow.

Go to "Club News" page for a full report on the 2011 TVBC Rallies and Photo Galleries.

The Members Only web site at ThamesVintageBoatClub.org is being rebuilt from scratch after our hosting service, 1 & 1 Ltd., managed to totally lose it due to hardware failure. Work is going well.


ABOUT THE CLUB

The Thames Vintage Boat Club was founded at Old Windsor in March 1983 to provide a club and forum for all types of traditionally built craft; to seek to encourage their restoration, maintenance, and above all, their use, and also to produce an historical record of all craft in the organisation. If you love boats such as those shown below, you should be a member!

Now in our fourth decade, we can look back on a remarkable success in our aims over the past years. We have around 580 members and our boat membership is around 250, amongst which will be found the finest builds and restorations anywhere (some of our boats are shown below). Our members include most of the reputable boat builders of the Thames, noted experts on engines, design, boat types and history, and many gifted amateurs.

 Windsor TVBC Rally

We provide a very lively social calendar both on and off the water, and a friendly environment for all, from the interested to the enthusiast and from individuals to families.  Our club burgee, boaters, sweatshirts and badges are distinctive and a familiar sight on the river Thames. We also have one of the lowest annual subscriptions of any boating club. If you have a real interest in traditional boats, or just like being around them, you will find a welcome with the TVBC. Speak to any of our members flying the TVBC burgee (buff and brown with our logo), and they will be pleased to meet and inform you.  

The "Boater" Magazine

Our magazine "The Boater" , mailed free to members four times yearly, keeps us all in touch and is much admired, with club news, technical and historic articles, colour photos and much more
  Every member of the club is encouraged to contribute articles or other content for "The Boater", so bearing in mind the wealth of talent and experience in both boat building and restoration, and also cruising both rivers and seas that exists within the membership, "The Boater" magazine is a very good read. A selection of articles is on this site for you to enjoy - click here to view.

The Thames Traditional Boat Rally

Each year in mid July, large numbers of our boats gather at the  Thames Traditional Boat Rally for a magnificent club display in the sail-pasts. Those interested in the club should visit our stand near the Registration tent, and relax whilst learning more about us, and view the large photographic display of our activities and our members' craft. If you wish, you can apply for membership there and then.   We also have a large presence at the Beale Park Boat Show held at Pangborne each May, and you can visit us there at our display stand. In addition we hold two full Club Rallies each year; the first at Boveney Lock Island at the beginning of August, the second at Cookham Lock Island at the end of August.

To Join the TVBC

 To join the club phone our Membership Secretary, Sean Wiles on Tel: 01487 823 618, or email him at
fishpot2@gmail.com   and you will be sent a Membership Pack. If you do not own a vintage or traditional boat you are still welcome to join as an Associate Member, receive the magazine, and attend all club functions.. We look forward to your enquiries and interest, and if you wish to join, then you will be WELCOMED ABOARD !

 
 

Mailing List for Trad Boats

Ian Clarke has set up a mailing list on the internet devoted to the interests of the Thames Vintage Boat Club, the Traditional Boat Rally, and similar. This includes various photo albums, on which you can place your own photos if you wish. If you are interested in joining, send him an e-mail at: ianc@binnacle-design.co.uk


 
 

TVBC Boats at Beale Boat Show
TVBC Boats at the Beale Park Boat Show


The Thames Vintage Boat Club: 
Flag Officers and Officers.

 
 

President
Robin Newlands   Tel: 01932 563048
Email robin@thenewlands.co.uk

Commodore
Adam Toop  Tel: 0208 742 0101 
Email adam.toop@adamphones.com

Vice Commodore
David Lister Tel: 01628 669 600
Email: david@johnlister.ltd.uk

Rear Commodore
Jane Percival  Tel: 01753 284 563
Email: colinmimosa@fsmail.net

Hon. Secretary
TBA

Hon. Treasurer
Peter Scrutton  Tel: 01932 560 981
Email  peter.scrutton@btinternet.com

Membership Secretary
Sean Wiles   Tel: 01487 823 618
Email  fishpot2@gmail.com
7 School Road, Warboys,
Cambridgeshire, PE28 2SX

"Boater" Magazine Editor
John Llewellyn    Tel: 020 8997 1936
Email jej.llewellyn@virgin.net

Committee Members
Grant Kinnaird  Tel: 020 8542 1669
Email g.kinnaird@blueyonder.co.uk
Mike Phillips  Tel: 01342 325 445
Email: mike@phillipsweb.co.uk
Lynda Kinnaird   Tel: 020 8542 1669
Helga Currie   Tel: 01628 634911
Patrick Prince  Tel: 01932 342729
Jim Jackson  Tel: 01628 526943
Email jim@samsonwindows.fsnet.co.uk

Webmasters
Mike Phillips 
Grant Kinnaird
(see above for phone/email)

 
 

We Welcome New Members!   
Phone our Membership Secretary, Sean Wiles on Tel: 01487 823 618, or email him at
fishpot2@gmail.com   and you will be sent a Membership Pack

Please enjoy the rest of the site and pass our site address on to any boating friends.


 
 

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