RYA-affiliated offshore club and training centre for Reading and the surrounding area
Talk: Naida’s Story by Iain Tolhurst MBE
Mon 01 Dec
|Upper Thames Motor Yacht Clubhouse
This is the striking story of Iain's beautifully crafted wooden yacht, Nadia, built from trees that fell in the 1987 storm. Iain will tell us about the 12-year build of this unique ketch on the Hardwick Estate, and the celebrations when the yacht was finally launched into the River Thames.
Time & Location
01 Dec 2025, 19:00
Upper Thames Motor Yacht Clubhouse, Club Ho/Mill Island, Reading RG4 6TW, UK
About the event
Photos by Iain Tolhurst MBE
Iain Tolhurst MBE, a local, award-winning organic farmer, will present the striking story of his beautifully crafted wooden yacht, Naida. The 11 metre (36 foot) wooden yacht was built on the lines of a New England fishing boat from locally sourced wood, including trees that fell in the 1987 storm. Iain will tell us about the building of this unique ketch, with all its ups and downs, starting with the great storm, the locally-sourced oak, cedar and pine timber used to build the craft, the 12-year build on the Hardwick Estate and the eventual celebrations when the ketch was finally launched into the River Thames at Pangbourne.
This event will start half an hour earlier than our usual meetings. Please be there at 7 for 7.30pm
Note: Any new members will need to make contact in advance of coming along to any events as there…