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Port of London - River ThamesNOTICE TO MARINERSM25 of 2017CROSS DEEP TO WOOLWICH REACH(UPPER)TRADITIONAL ROWING EVENTS INLONDON 2017A number of traditional rowing events will be taking place between Greenwich andTeddington, from April until October, which are listed below:DateRace/EventTimingsLocationSunday 23rd AprilTudor Pull13:30 – 17:00Saturday 6th MayRoyal GreenwichChallengeAdmiral of the Port’sChallengeAll Party ParliamentaryRowing Group Boat RaceThames Historic BargeDriving Race11:30 – 14:00Wednesday 19th JulyPort of London Challenge17:00 – 19:30Tuesday 25th JulyDoggett Coat and BadgeWagerSteve Faldo & Dave PopeBarge RacesThames Apprentice BargeDriving Race11:15 – 12:30Teddington Lock toTower of LondonGlobe Racing Club toGreenwich Yacht ClubWestminster Bridge toWestminster Boating BaseLambeth Bridge toWestminster BridgeGreenwich Pier toWestminster BridgeHQS Wellington toChelsea Harbour PierLondon Bridge to AlbertBridgeWestminster Bridge toTower BridgeGreenwich Pier toWestminster BridgeMonday 19th JuneMonday 10th JulySaturday 15th JulySunday 10th SeptemberSaturday 21st October17:00 – 19:0015:30 – 17:0013:00 – 16:0013:00 – 16:0011:00 – 13:30Some of these events will require either local traffic control or river closures, and full detailsof each are given below.Vessels should maintain a watch on VHF Channel 14 for any instructions from theattending Harbour Service Launches and should navigate at a safe speed payingparticular attention to their wash.Further information regarding each event will be broadcast by London VTS on VHFChannel 14.
Tudor Pull – Sunday 23rd AprilTeddington Lock to Tower of LondonA number of traditional rowing cutters; including the Queen’s Row Barge GLORIANA will berowed from Hampton Court Palace to the Tower of London. The vessels will be transitingTeddington Lock at approximately 13:30 and will be navigating downriver to the Tower ofLondon on the starboard hand side of the channel, expecting to arrive at approximately17:00.Cutters will disperse to both Tower Pier and St. Katherine’s Pier on arrival at Tower Bridge.There will be a number of safety vessels accompanying this marathon row.Throughout this event navigation will be subject to Local Traffic Control, when necessary, byan attending Harbour Service Launch, Call Sign prefix “THAMES PATROL” particularly inthe Pool of London.Royal Greenwich Challenge – Saturday 6th MayGlobe Rowing Club to Greenwich Yacht ClubRace Start 12:00A number of traditional rowing cutters will race in a time trial series from a start positionabreast of Globe Rowing Club to Greenwich Yacht Club in Woolwich Reach (Upper).Cutters are expected to muster on the south shore behind the Trafalgar Mooring Bargesbetween the Trafalgar Tavern and the Trinity Hospital from 11:30. Vessels will be called tothe start line in numbered order between 12:00 until 12:30. It is anticipated that all Cutterswill have completed racing by 14:00. After completing the race, cutters will berth atGreenwich Yacht Club.Throughout this event navigation will be subject to Local Traffic Control, when necessary, byan attending Harbour Service Launch, Call Sign prefix “THAMES PATROL” particularly inthe start area.Admiral of the Port’s Challenge – Monday 19th JuneWestminster Bridge to Westminster Boating BaseRace Start 18:00A number of traditional rowing cutters will race from a start position just upriver ofWestminster Bridge to Westminster Boating Base in Nine Elms Reach. The cutters areexpected to arrive at the South Bank from 17:00 and will be afloat in the start area from17:30. The race will be started at 18:00 and all cutters are expected to have completedracing by 19:00. After completing the race, the vessels will then berth at WestminsterBoating Base.Throughout this event navigation will be subject to Local Traffic Control, when necessary, byattending Harbour Service Launches, Call Sign prefix “THAMES PATROL” particularly inthe start and finish areas.
All Party Parliamentary Rowing Group Boat Race – Monday 10th JulyLambeth Bridge to Westminster BridgeFour rowing races, each with two boats racing side by side, will take place between aposition off Millbank Pier and Westminster Bridge on Monday 10th July. Races will takeplace between 15:30 and 17:00.Competitors will be launched and marshalled in the Vauxhall Bridge/Lambeth Bridge areaprior to the start and on completion between 1500 and 1700.Competitors will pass under the centre span/arch 3 of Lambeth Bridge then proceed to theWestminster shore into the Exclusion Zone with a finish line upstream of WestminsterBridge. The competitors will turn in the vicinity of arches 2 and 3 and then return upstream.Throughout this event navigation will be subject to Local Traffic Control, when necessary, byan attending Harbour Service Launch, Call Sign prefix “THAMES PATROL”.Thames Historic Barge Driving Race – Saturday 15th JulyGreenwich to Westminster BridgeRace Starts 13:30Approximately twelve Thames Barges will be raced, under oars, from Greenwich toWestminster Bridge on Saturday 15th July. The race will start at Greenwich at 13:30 at three5-minute intervals from a start line off Greenwich Pier, with the final rank released by 13:45.The race is expected to finish at Westminster Bridge between 15:15 and 15:45. Oncompletion, all competing barges will assemble upriver of Westminster Bridge before beingtowed back to Greenwich.Throughout this event navigation will be subject to Local Traffic Control, when necessary, byattending Harbour Service Launches, Call Sign prefix “THAMES PATROL”.Masters of vessels navigating throughout this area should be aware of the limitedmaneuverability of the barges and of the large number of support and following craftwhich will be on the river.Spectator vessels are instructed to navigate in an anti-clockwise circulation patternaround the competitors and avoid navigating through the barges or maintaining aconsistent speed alongside barges.
Port of London Challenge Trophy Race – Wednesday 19th JulyHQS Wellington to Chelsea Harbour PierRace Start 18:00A number of traditional rowing cutters will race from a start position off HQS Wellington tofinish at Chelsea Harbour Pier. The cutters are expected to arrive at the South Bank from17:00 and will be afloat in the start area from 17:30, with the race started at 18:00. It isanticipated that all boats will have completed racing by 18:50 and after completing the race,cutters will berth at Chelsea Harbour Pier.Throughout this event navigation will be subject to Local Traffic Control, when necessary, byattending Harbour Service Launches, Call Sign prefix “THAMES PATROL”.Doggett Coat and Badge Wager – Tuesday 25th JulyLondon Bridge to Albert BridgeRace Starts 11:30The Doggett’s Coat and Badge Race will take place on Tuesday 25th July. It is expected thatfour to six single sculls will race from London Bridge to the finish line, in the vicinity ofCadogan Pier. The race will commence at 11:30 and is expected to conclude byapproximately 12:00.The race will be controlled by an Umpires’ launch and at least three safety RIBs. It isexpected that three passenger vessels and a press launch will also follow the race.The river will be Closed to Navigation between Tower Pier and Albert Bridge from11:15 until completion of the race. The River Closure will be indicated by HarbourService Launches, Call Sign prefix “Thames Patrol”, stationed above, midway alongand below the course, displaying flashing blue lights.Vessels will not be permitted to navigate downriver within the closure area for the duration ofthe race but, once the race is underway, the river will be progressively reopened to up rivertraffic behind the participating sculls and following boats, as directed by the attendingHarbour Service Launch.Steve Faldo and Dave Pope Barge Races – Sunday 10th SeptemberWestminster Bridge to Tower BridgeAs part of the Thames Festival the Steve Faldo and David Pope Barge Races will involve anumber of Thames barges being raced under oars on the river between Westminster Bridgeand Tower Bridge.11:3012;1514:3016:00Dave Pope Challenge, starting from Waterloo BridgeRace finishes at Tower BridgeSteve Faldo Memorial Race, starting downriver of Tower BridgeRace finishes at Westminster Bridge
Throughout these events navigation will be subject to Local Traffic Control, when necessary,by attending Harbour Service Launches, Call Sign prefix “THAMES PATROL”.There will be a number of safety boats in attendance and vessels transiting the area duringthis time should be aware of barges forming up and dispersing for this event.Masters of vessels navigating throughout this area should be aware of the limitedmaneuverability of the barges and of the large number of support and following craftwhich will be on the river.Thames Apprentice Barge Driving Race – Saturday 21st OctoberGreenwich to Westminster BridgeRace Starts 11:00Approximately four Thames Barges will be raced under oar from Greenwich Pier toWestminster Bridge with a number of support craft and the PRINCESS POCAHONTAS inattendance throughout. The race will start from the upriver end of Greenwich Pier at 11:00.The race is expected to finish at Westminster Bridge between 12:45 and 13:15. Oncompletion, all competing barges will assemble upriver of Westminster Bridge before beingtowed back to Greenwich.Throughout these events navigation will be subject to Local Traffic Control, when necessary,by attending Harbour Service Launches, Call Sign prefix “THAMES PATROL”.Masters of vessels navigating throughout this area should be aware of the limitedmaneuverability of the barges and other craft which will be on the river.10 March 2017Port of London AuthorityLondon River House, Royal Pier Road,Gravesend, Kent DA12 2BGndEXPIRY DATE: 22 October 2017TO RECEIVE FUTURE NOTICES TO MARINERS BY E-MAIL,PLEASE REGISTER VIA OUR WEBSITE www.pla.co.ukTelephone calls, VHF radio traffic, CCTV and radar traffic images maybe recorded in the VTS Centres at Gravesend and WoolwichBOB BAKERCHIEF HARBOUR MASTER
an attending Harbour Service Launch, Call Sign prefix “THAMES PATROL” particularly in the start area. Admiral of the Port’s Challenge – Monday 19th June Westminster Bridge to Westminster Boating Base Race
