We are pleased to announce the TBA committee for 2025 is as follows –
Dean Boswell-Hyde – Chairman 2025-
Vessel: Hyde Aweigh – Replica Dutch Barge
My family have owned boats since I was 14 years of age a 36′ Clinker built lifeboat converted to a cruiser and a 36′ 4 berth cabin cruiser a pacific 650 with twin 60hp archimedes penta outboards (boy was that a river rocket), which were moored on the ‘River Thames Estuary” at Canvey Island, Essex.
I now I live on a replica Dutch Barge “Hyde Aweigh” with my wife moored at Staniland, Notts 8 years living aboard and counting……
Owen Moody – Vice Chairman
Andy Jee – Strategy Development Officer
Lisa Wass – Assistant Association Secretary
Vessel: Destiny Entwined – Widebeam
Jon Skinner – Commodore
Vessel: Tarka – Norwegian Wikingboat
Chairman of The Boating Association from 2017-2025.
As outgoing Chairman Jon becomes a lifelong Ambassador for the Association.
I grew up boating, my family was based on the River Soar at Soar Boating Club.
We started with day boats, converted an old Boston fishing boat and my father then built his own boat! I’m based at Farndon these days and love to cruise up and down the Trent and Ouse. The trip across The Wash to Wells is always great fun too.
Out Boat ‘Tarka’ is the only one of its kind in the UK. She is a Norwegian Wikingboat built in 1980.
Give us a wave if you see us out there.
Andy Oliver – Association Secretary – Operations
Vessel: Calm Tide – Cruiser
Ray Rogers – Treasurer and BSSAC Officer
Jack Cowell – Facebook Manager
Vessel: Trojan Horse – Narrowboat
Tracey Templeton – Social Media Officer
Vessel: Temptation – Cruiser
Les Reid – Navigation Expert
Vessel: Ruffian – Tug / Leicester Trader – Barge
Robert Aspey – Moorings Co-Ordinator
Robert of ‘Visitor Moorings on the River Trent & Associated Waterways’ joins TBA committee to develop our visitor mooring portfolio.
Richard Burford
We are positive that you will continue to support the committee this year and together we can keep driving TBA forward.
