Weybridge Mariners Club

Welcome to the New Weybridge Mariners' Website

The centre picture of our heading features HRH Prince Michael of Kent with Wendy Hurrell our Commodore in 2009 when he visited our club with the Dunkirk Little Ships.  The Little Ships visit every year bringing the Veterans from Kingston to our clubhouse for lunch and entertainment.

The  Mariners' site now includes the latest Down River Cruises.  Over the years, our often small boats, have visited many places where other Thames boaters have not been.  Read about some of our more recent adventures under Articles. See our History which has been amended to cover previous omissions.  We are indebted to Vic and Joyce for this write up which took over a year liaising with Len Outtrim and Terry Tappin.  Watch out for a further update to cover the events post the fire.  

Visit our Gallery to see pictures of the 2010 Dunkirk Vets visit to our clubhouse with the Little Ships.  See the video to watch part of the entertainment.

Our aim is to make this the most popular club on this part of the Thames.  If you want to have company on a first trip down to St. Kats, Queenborough or further - this is the club for you to join.    

Weybridge Mariners Club was formed in 1960. It’s first home was part of a Wey Wheat Barge called Greywell.  In 1973 the ‘club’ moved to its site on Shepperton Lock Island .  Through the years 'The Mariners' joined the Association of Thames Yacht Clubs (ATYC), the Royal Yachting Association (RYA), the Inland Waterways Association (IWA) and the RNLI. They have exerted their influence in all manner of things boating and are members of various working groups, such as the Parliamentary Waterways Group (PWG), River Users Group 8 (RUG8).

The club has had a close connection with the Association of Dunkirk Little Ships and each Autumn the Club pays host to the Dunkirk Veterans. They arrive in a fitting fashion on a river trip provided by the Dunkirk Little Ships based on the Thames . We have an undertaking that we will continue this event until the last Dunkirk survivor is fit enough to make the trip and wants to do so.(See pictures in the Photo Gallery)The Mariners' boats travel up and down the River Thames and visit France , Belgium , Holland & canals and the South and East Coasts of England.

Sadly on March 2nd 2006 disaster struck and a fire broke out in the clubhouse. The clubhouse was completely destroyed along with all of its memorabilia.  Building Regulations, Planning requirements, Health and Safety commitments and standards for the utilities are all to a far more stringent levels from when the clubhouse was first renovated in 1972.  This resulted in a considerable shortfall on our Insurance cover. Fortunately, we had an architect within our membership plus many building skills. Members rallied together and we now have one of the finest clubhouses on the Thames.