

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Medway Barge Match
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 21 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Mon, 25 May, 2026 at 08:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: Sail With Us - Medway Barge Match – 21st May – Pudge

£430.00 including all meals from Friday morning, the end of race awards ceremony and dinner, for 4 Nights.

Join us for the famous Medway Barge Match. Join Pudge at Maldon on Thursday evening and make sail early Friday for the river Medway on Friday.

This is the first race of the 2026 Thames sailing barge racing season. The Medway Barge Match traditionally runs from Gillingham Pier to Medway Bell Buoy and return, a course distance of 29 miles.

Along with the Thames, the Medway Barge Match is one of the most historic races in the world. Officially, the Medway Barge Match was established in 1880 and has been held almost every year since, only temporarily being halted for the World Wars.

Check details, availability and booking online
https://bargetrust.org/product/medway-barge-match-21st-may/
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/maldon/medway-barge-match/200029719831105
- **Event Categories**: sports, workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 21

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://bargetrust.org/product/medway-barge-match-21st-may/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=maldon-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Maldon
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: The Hythe, Maldon
- **lat**: 51.729
- **long**: 0.68816
- **full address**: The Hythe, Maldon, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Thames Sailing Barge Trust (TSBT) (https://allevents.in/org/thames-sailing-barge-trust-tsbt/12262718)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 21 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The Hythe, Maldon, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Thames Sailing Barge Trust (TSBT)
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** sports, workshops
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Medway Barge Match ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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