Key details
- Current boat name
- Tara
- Boat class
- 7576
- Function
- Sports and Leisure
- Type
Dimensions and specifications
- Length (m / ft)
- 7.62 / 25ft
Design and build
- Designer
- n/k
- Date of build
- 1904
- Place of build
- Reading
Current status
- Present use
- Sailing
History
Built in1904 by Adams and Gyngall of Reading. The early history of this Thames skiff is unknown but in 1924 she came into the ownership of the Winsor/Harding/Hope family. It was used actively until about 1948, having participated in many pre-war regattas, and was kept on Ham Island by Old Windsor lock. TARA was then left under cover until 1998 when she was moved to Woottens at Cookham Dean for a major restoration. Re-launched in 2001, she is now in regular use. Won Chaplin Trophy at Thames Traditional Boat Rally. January 2008