Thames sailing barge Edme in the Colne Barge Match, 14th September 2014.
Sailing Barge. Edme has never had an engine. She is rigged and sailed by her crew in the same way as when she was built in 1898. In 2002 Edme decided to take on the challenge of loading aboard a cargo of 60 tons of variegated stone, making her te first barge to carry a cargo for over 30 Most barges today have been converted into living quarters below deck, but Edme still has her original hatches (and open hold), which can be removed for loading. The Colne Barge Match, was the eighth and final match of the 2014 season, took place out of Brightlingsea on September 14th when eight barges contested a course from Bateman's Tower to the Colne Bar, Clacton Pier, the Spitways and back.
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