Tiller & Wheel
Welcome to Tiller & Wheel.
We're Ed & Heather, operational managers for two historic vessels – Thames Sailing Barge Edith May and Whitstable Oyster Smack Thistle F86.
We’re a small family business, dedicated to promoting the historic East Coast fleet of smacks and barges and providing high quality experiences and events aboard these historic vessels.
If you like want we're doing please support us by becoming a patron, from £3 a month - www.patreon.com/tillerandwheel
BIG REVEAL - A new project and a new barge!
Sailing to London - fetching Thames barge Ardwina to her new home in Kent
Getting underway - an in depth analysis of sailing off a pontoon with the wind on - no engine!
Thames sailing barge Blue Mermaid delivers timber stack under sail for Ardwina restoration
Introducing Ardwina
Rot and Repair - fixing a rotten plank on our Thames barge and learning to sail with our new Skipper
Dressing The Sails
Who is Tiller & Wheel? Intro video for Elmley Nature Reserve
A Close Race Until Misfortune Strikes! 113th Medway Barge Sailing Match - 21st May 2022 -
Rigging Out A Thames Sailing Barge For The New Season
Hulked - Veronica and Sirdar - Great Thames barge rivals now racing to be the first to disappear...
Skipper Update - Surviving The Storm
Shackleton’s Endurance vs Eastwood’s Surrey - a comparison of wrecks
Skipper Update - Stuck In The Mud
Down Sea Reach - A voyage from Gravesend to The Medway aboard Thames sailing barge Edith May
Skipper's Update - January 22
Skipper Update - 2021 Review
2021 Thames Sailing Barge Match - Broken Bobstays!
Swale Sailing Barge Match 2021 - A decent breeze and dodgy wind shifts...
112th Medway Barge Match - Fastest Race Ever!? 28 August 2021
Thames Sailing Barge Racing - Passage Match 2021
Building a new rudder for Thames sailing barge Edith May
Swale Sailing Barge Match 2020 - The race that wasn't!
First Sail of the Year 2020 aboard Thames sailing barge Edith May - Testing the New Jib!
Laying up for winter - de-rigging the Thames sailing barge 'Edith May'
ROT! A deck repair from start to finish on the Thames Sailing Barge Edith May
#BeThe200 - Our first 200 patrons campaign! (subtitled)
BOAT LIFE - An early morning visit to Whitstable smack Thistle