Mucking Essex, UK. 8th July, 2023. Competitors set off for the 2023 River Thames barge race, Originating in 1863 it is now the longest running, regularly organised, national racing event for traditional sail in the world. Based on Gravesend, Kent, it takes place annually on the lower River Thames, in association with the Port of London Authority. Vessels set off on a course that takes them from a marker buoy near Gravesend to Southend-on-Sea and back. The race is run in craft virtually unchanged since the first race in 1894. Credit: MARTIN DALTON/Alamy Live News

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