Thames Sailing Barge Posters and Art Prints

The River Thames sailing barge is a type of commercial sailing boat once common on the River Thames in London. The flat-bottomed barges with a shallow draught and leeboards, were perfectly adapted to the Thames Estuary, with its shallow waters and narrow tributary rivers. Please take a look at our one-design sailboat designs which include: Optimist, Sunfish, Cotuit Skiff, Wiano Senior, Flying Dutchman, Thistle, Flying Fifteen, International 420, J24,Flying Scot,Snipe, Star and more. New designs are added every week. Great for awards and trophies. Please let your sailing friends know about our designs. Thank you.

I PAINTED MANY THAMES SAILING BARGES, THIS IS 'MAY' AT SEA

A Thames sailing barge of the type once common around the Thames estuary and England's East Coast. Being flat bottomed with a shallow draft of only two and a half feet they could sail into the creeks and inlets around the Thames estuary to carry goods. The collapsible main mast allowed them to sail under bridges.They were also very stable and possessed cargo space above and below deck.

LIVING AND WORKING IN WAPPING, LONDON I LOOKED ACCROSS TO ST MAY'S CHURCH ROTHERHITHE WHERE SOME OF THE CREW AND CAPTAIN OF THE MAYFLOWER ARE BURRIED, I PAINTED VARIOUS SUN RISES AND THIS IS ONE OF MANY

LIVING AND WORKING IN WAPPING, LONDON I LOOKED ACCROSS TO ST MAY'S CHURCH ROTHERHITHE WHERE SOME OF THE CREW AND CAPTAIN OF THE MAYFLOWER ARE BURRIED, I PAINTED VARIOUS SUN RISES AND THIS IS ONE OF MANY

I PAINTED MANY THAMES SAILING BARGES, THIS SHOWS THE BARGES TRYING TO BEAT THE STEAM TUG IN GALLEONS REACH, RIVER THAMES. OIL ON CANVAS

LIVING AND WORKING IN WAPPING, LONDON I LOOKED ACCROSS TO ST MAY'S CHURCH ROTHERHITHE WHERE SOME OF THE CREW AND CAPTAIN OF THE MAYFLOWER ARE BURRIED, I PAINTED VARIOUS SUN RISES AND THIS IS ONE OF MANY

The River Thames sailing barge is a type of commercial sailing boat once common on the River Thames in London. The flat-bottomed barges with a shallow draught and leeboards, were perfectly adapted to the Thames Estuary, with its shallow waters and narrow tributary rivers.

The Thames sailing barge Dannebrog sails towards Tower bridge as the sun goes down. Oil on canvas

THIS PAINTING SHOWS THE RIVER WHEN WEST INDIA DOCK, NOW CANARY WHARF WAS A WORKING DOCK, THE OLD BLUE SWING BRIDGE THAT STADDLES BLACKWALL AND THE ISLE OF DOGS, THE GUN PUBLIC HOUSE AND BLACKWALL THAMES POLICE STATION