News from the Barge
New Tour Video
15/11/2025
Take a look around Blue Mermaid While we’ve been busy getting Blue Mermaid ready for winter, we took the opportunity to film a new video with Diggory to show you around the barge, and give… Read More
News from our office
30/06/2025
Yacht Carbon Offset
Certificate (6390001A): Sea-Change Sailing Trust 2024 & 2025 Yacht Carbon Offset is delighted to offer Seachange Sailing Trust, free of charge, the carbon offset of S.V. Blue Mermaid’s estimated fuel consumption for 2024 & 2025. Read More
News from our office
13/06/2025
Executive Officer Richard Titchener Awarded MBE by King Charles
Birthday Honours 2025 We are delighted and pleased to report that our Executive Officer and Bargemaster Richard has been awarded the MBE in today’s Birthday Honours List. The citation reads: Richard Donald Titchener. Chief Executive… Read More
News from our office
21/03/2025
Tudwick Foundation Grant
Insurance Grant Thanks to the trustees of the Tudwick Foundation for their generous grant towards our annual insurance. The Tudwick Foundation is a grant-giving body founded in 2019 by members of… Read More
News from our office
24/02/2025
About the Wind, Tide & Oar film tour
Evaluation film of Wind, Tide & Oar tour – just-in-time delivery eleven times As part of evaluation for the National Lottery Heritage Fund, who kindly funded the tour, we made this short film with the… Read More
News from our office
24/09/2024
The Lord Mayor of London visits Blue Mermaid!
Sailors with disabilities from the RYA Sailability group ‘The Woolverstone Project’ have enjoyed an exciting trip on our Thames sailing barge Blue Mermaid this September. Joining the barge in her home port on the River… Read More
News from our office
31/07/2024
Blue Mermaid’s east coast tour – 11 ports visited!
Blue Mermaid is back on her home mooring after a very busy start to the year. She visited 11 ports between Lowestoft and Ramsgate to a timetable on her ‘Skipper’s of the Future?’ tour, supported… Read More
News from our office
20/03/2024
Our Skippers of the Future Tour:
Our National Heritage Lottery funded ‘Skippers of the Future’ sailing tour is about to begin! Blue Mermaid will be sailing to ten ports, each voyage crewed by young people and vulnerable adults taking part in… Read More
News from our office
06/12/2023
Skippers of the Future?
We are delighted to announce a very exciting project for Blue Mermaid in 2024. Thanks to the support of the Lottery Heritage Fund we will be taking Blue Mermaid on tour next year to ten… Read More
