⛵ Sailboat

Thames Marine (UK)

Active: 1959 – 1981

Founded by Ray Walsh and Len Wakefield as Thames Structural Plastics, originally to build fiberglass components for a number of industries. The emphasis turned to the manufacture of boats early on. The first sailing yacht was the 23' SNAPDRAGON (1962). Expansion came in a number of stages and the company started to build it's own factory at Canvey Island, Essex. (1965)

As TSP Ltd., the company began doing the moldings for other boat builders; Thames Marine became the name for selling their own models.

There was also a branch that built power boats and another to build the Prout line of catamarans.

No longer in business.

Boats (21)

Name LOA (ft) First Built Last Built Rig
BANDIT 18 18 1980 — Fractional Sloop
DIAMOND 27 27 1963 1966 Masthead Sloop
GP14 14.01 1949 — Fractional Sloop
INVADER 22 22 1975 — Masthead Sloop
MIRAGE 26 (UK) 25.82 1978 — Masthead Sloop
MIRAGE 2700 (UK) 25.42 1979 — Masthead Sloop
MIRAGE 28 (FELTHAM) 28.33 1977 — Masthead Sloop
MIRAGE 29 (UK) 28.83 1983 — Masthead Sloop
MIRAGE 37 (FELTHAM) 36.17 1974 — Masthead Ketch
ROBBER 3E 24.75 1977 — Masthead Sloop
SNAPDRAGON 21 21 1970 — Masthead Sloop
SNAPDRAGON 23 23 1962 — Masthead Sloop
SNAPDRAGON 24 24.5 1962 — Masthead Sloop
SNAPDRAGON 26 26 1966 1969 Masthead Sloop
SNAPDRAGON 27 MK II 27.18 1974 — Masthead Sloop
SNAPDRAGON 29 29 1971 — Masthead Sloop
SNAPDRAGON 600 19.67 1970 — Masthead Sloop
SNAPDRAGON 670 22 1963 — Masthead Sloop
SNAPDRAGON 747 24.5 1964 — Masthead Sloop
SNAPDRAGON 890 29 1971 — Masthead Sloop
THOMPSON 24 24 1968 — Masthead Sloop