61st Medway Marathon
Sunday 3rd August 2025
INVITATION TO DINGHY AND KEELBOAT SAILORS
The Medway Marathon has provided a yearly endurance challenge for over half a century. The race is open to all classes of monohull dinghies and day keelboats with a RYA PY number.
The course runs between Upnor in the west and Queenborough spit to the east and is in a tidal area, setting the competitor strategic problems and high levels of boat handling. The 26 miles takes competitors through the sweeping main estuary reaches of the Medway River and its creeks with abundant birdlife. The course tests every part of the angles of sail, which doesn’t give a huge advantage to any particular boat. It is a great tactical challenge as the tide plays a big part in getting the best out of the course. Once you have tried it you will keep on coming back year after year.
Online entries are now closed. You can still enter on tomorrow in the library between 8-9.30am paying by cash (please bring exact fee) or card.
2025 Entries
| Boat Name | Class / Model | Owner’s Name |
| ILCA 4 | Sophie Wantling | |
| Alto | Ian Parris | |
| – | solo | mick greenland |
| Blaze of Glory | Blaze | Martin Jones |
| Breagha | Byte CI | Isabelle Hill |
| Buffalo Gal | Musto | Richard Smith |
| Fish Alive | GP14 | David Harrison |
| Gisele | Hawk 20 | Paul Studart |
| Hercules Hound | Wayfarer | Brian McKenzie |
| Knot Rushin’ | Wayfarer | Philip Clarabut |
| leg end | squib | Roger Gibbs |
| Melody | Hunter Horizon 27.2 | Christine Godber |
| Mistral | Wayfarer | Nigel Pye |
| Monkey Business | Squib | Gerry Amies |
| Moonshine | Wayfarer | Jon Moon |
| Nimbus | 2000 | Stuart Bailey |
| No name | Wayfarer | John Clementson |
| Pickle | Wayfarfer | Chris Scott |
| Sigma | Laser 2000 | Alun Ames |
| Taniwha | Dragon | Bill Baker |
| Weekend Warrior | 2000 | Kacper Gunia |
This is a long distance handicap race for monohull dinghies, International Dragons, National Sonatas and National Squibs on the tidal River Medway.
No entries will be accepted from kiteboards, sailboards, multihulls or foiling boats.
If you are under 23 years of age on 1st January 2025 you can take part in the half marathon.
Download the race documents below.
