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S.B.May - Blackwater Barge Match, 1992
(Photo - D.Renouf)

MAY of Ipswich.

Official No. 97680.

57 tons, built of wood at Harwich in 1891 by Cann for Cranfield Bros. Ltd. of Ipswich.
Sold in 1964 to Silvertown Services Ltd. (Tate & Lyle) for occasional trade under sail and company charter barge based at St. Katherines Yacht Haven.

Transported to Canadian Lakes for the Olympic Games.

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S.B.May - Blackwater Barge Match, 1992
(Photo - D.Renouf)
Successful racing barge under Dave Copsey 1972-1993.
Chartered through Topsail Charters.
More about S.B.May - http://www.tate-lyle.co.uk/may.html
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