New Boats
If you are interested in purchasing a new Tideway please contact one of the licensed builders: For GRP Tideways: http://www.tidewaydinghies.co.uk or for Wooden Tideways: http://www.goodwoodboat.co.uk
Secondhand Boats For Sale
The boats listed are as described by the owners and the details have not been independently verified. Purchasers should satisfy themselves that boats are as described, that the boat is in class, that the Vendor has clear title to the boat and is entitled to offer it for sale. The TOA will take no responsibility for any errors in description or problems with title howsoever caused.
The TOA are happy to list any Tideway, Tideway 10’s and 14’s that are for sale and you do not need to be a member to advertise. Just use the ‘Other’ section on the Websites Contact Us Form and we will get back to you with more help on how to place your advert.
WARNING – BOATS ARE OFTEN DESCRIBED AS BEING TIDEWAY’S OR TIDEWAY ‘LIKE’ ON SITES SUCH AS EBAY, GUMTREE ETC WHEN THIS IS NOT THE CASE. IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS ABOUT THE AUTHENTICITY OF A BOAT THAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT THEN USE THE ENQUIRY FORM ON HERE TO CHECK THAT WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT IS ACTUALLY A TIDEWAY.
(See further guidance on this subject at the bottom of this page)
The TOA does not offer a Brokerage service. If you are interested in any of the boats listed please use the Boats for Sale enquiry form by clicking HERE and we will pass your details onto the relevant owner.
TW 496 ‘HALCYON’
Built by Tideway Dinghies, Maldon, 2007. White GRP hull, anti-fouled, very good condition. Covered bow and stern locker. Brand new (July 2026) boom-up cover; mast-down cover good condition. Two tan sails, v.g.c. All spars, floorboards, rudder, tiller, folding anchor, chain, rowlocks, oars (two pairs), buoyancy bags, removable outboard bracket. Combi launching trolley/road trailer, with jockey wheel. Spare road wheel. Photos available on request.
£3000 (offers). Lying Ogston Sailing Club, Alfreton, Derbyshire
If you are interested in this boat, to be put in touch with the owner please use the Boats for Sale enquiry form by clicking HERE
TW 547 ‘Teal’
Built in 2015 by Tideway Dinghies, A. Riva & Son Shipwrights Ltd of Maldon, Essex. A deluxe model with a cream GRP hull and mahogany trim, featuring a locker and foredeck. Included are one set of Jeckell gunter sails, oars, bronze rowlocks, fenders, buoyancy bags, an outboard motor mount, and a combination road trailer and launching trolley.
‘Teal’ is a lovely, well-equipped sailing dinghy that has given our family many happy days on the water. Please get in touch if you would like any further information or to arrange a viewing.
£4,000. Lying Roadford Lake, Devon.
If you are interested in this boat, to be put in touch with the owner please use the Boats for Sale enquiry form by clicking HERE
TW 543 "Shani"
Built 2013 by Tideways Dinghies Ltd of Malden in GRP with Mahogany trim
De-Luxe version with Foredeck and Locker. Bermudan & Gunter spars with 1 set of Jeckell sails. Overwintered indoors. Combo launching trolley with road trailer 10" wheels. Mast up and Flat boat covers. Oars and paddle. Outboard motor mount (but no engine included). Photos and more details available on request.
£4250 Lying Derwentwater , Keswick in the Lake District
If you are interested in this boat, to be put in touch with the owner please use the Boats for Sale enquiry form by clicking HERE
TW 540 “Gimble’.
Built by A. Riva, Maldon, Essex in 2012. The Tideway builder. Cream GRP Hull, varnished side seats and thwarts, covered bow and stern locker. Galvanised centre plate, varnished rudder and tiller. Gunter rig, varnished timber mast and spars. Tan mainsail and jib in good condition. Galvanised towing trolley, launching trolley with professionally repaired defect. Pair of oars, bronze rowlocks, outboard bracket, fenders, boathook, paddle, buoyancy bags. All over mast-up cover in fair condition. Galvanised folding anchor with chain, mud weight. Spare set of sails in fair condition. Photos available here.
£4000 ono. Lying Wivenhoe, Essex
If you are interested in this boat, to be put in touch with the owner please use the Boats for Sale enquiry form by clicking HERE
TW 515
Tideway 12 sailing dinghy, GRP hull, wooden deck and trim, Gunter rig, one of 2 models prepared by makers for the Boat Show, excellent condition. “Swallows and Amazon’ type. Beautifully maintained mahogany deck and seats. Launch trailer fits into combi-trailer for towing. Photos available here
£4000 Lying – Bosham Dinghy Park, Chichester harbour
If you are interested in this boat, to be put in touch with the owner please use the Boats for Sale enquiry form by clicking HERE
TW 95 ‘PELICAN’
Walker Tideway Super. Very well maintained, with varnished interior deck to outer top planks. Royal Blue hull. Gun metal fittings. Lightly used tan sails. Regularly sailed with all rigging and gear included. 4 Bouyancy bags, oars, fenders, row locks and outboard bracket. Wants for nothing. Sits on Haylings combo trailer with new suspension units and detachable extended jockey wheel. Full cover and boom up cover. Very interesting history.
Must sell…. £1950 Lying Woodbridge Suffolk.
If you are interested in this boat, to be put in touch with the owner please use the Boats for Sale enquiry form by clicking HERE
TW143 ‘Pickle’
Varnished wooden Tideway built by LH Walker, lovingly cared for and fully equipped dinghy, including both oars and paddle, anchor, chain and line, with canvas cover and purpose-built fully supportive Sovereign road trailer. Sails in good condition with additional storm jib. Stored under cover in boat shed. Sale reluctantly caused by owner's advancing years.
£1500 lying - Fishbourne, Isle of Wight.
If you are interested in this boat, to be put in touch with the owner please use the Boats for Sale enquiry form by clicking HERE
TW 99 ‘Roxy’.
Circa 1963 L H Walker Tideway Super. Mahogany on elm. Varnished inside and out. Buoyancy bags, rowlocks and oars. Red sails by Jeckells. Combi launching and road trailer. Stored in garage. Photos available on request.
£1400 ono Lying – Glasgow.
If you are interested in this boat, to be put in touch with the owner please use the Boats for Sale enquiry form by clicking HERE
TW167
Mahogany on oak, c1970, repainted and varnished 2019, oars, rowlocks, anchor and chain, combi road and launching trailer, buoyancy bags. Relatively new boom up cover by Rain and Sun, stern locker, foredeck, one set of sails (originals), stainless steel centre plate, ready to sail. Stored on a farm. Photos available here.
£1500 Lying – near Witney, Oxfordshire.
If you are interested in this boat, to be put in touch with the owner please use the Boats for Sale enquiry form by clicking HERE
TW 051 ‘Eaglewing’.
12 plank Tideway popular. Complete with road trailer. Reconstructed stern and some ribs doubled, but in good form for a 60+ year old boat. Extras include topping lift and gunmetal fittings. Original oars and gunmetal rowlocks, bottom boards and good sails. Anchor, chain and rope. Mast up cover. With LH Walker builders plate. Advancing years mean that I have to sell. Photos available.
£1500 – lying Nairn
If you are interested in this boat, to be put in touch with the owner please use the Boats for Sale enquiry form by clicking HERE
NOW SOLD
TW 383
TIDEWAY DELUXE – A rare chance to acquire one of only two Tideway’s built in plywood. This is the latest plug for the GRP version of glued ply construction with all the ease of maintenance that this offers. Finished in white gloss outside, a varnished interior, foredeck and spars and with bronze fittings. Built by Paul Gray the Tideway registered builder in 2002. Fitted out with white sails, Buoyancy bags, Oars, Anchor and bailer, on a combi trailer. It has a boom-up cover’ Pictures available here
Determination of a Tideway dinghy.
Q. Is my boat a Tideway?
A. Each year there are boats brought to our attention which, while very nice 12ft dinghies in their own right, and which owners or prospective owners have been told are Tideways, are not. Sometimes photographs are enough to establish the provenance, and sometimes an inspection of the boat is required. Essentially there are a few basic tests.
Tideways have only been built by a limited number of boat builders – L H Walker, Tepco, The Watershed, The Boatyard, Tideway Dinghies and Good Wood Boat Co.
Tideways will comply with the measurements laid down in the Class Rules and the certification measurement sheet for the purposes of registration of a sail number, and will be constructed either of mahogany planks on oak ribs, or GRP
Boats will have either 11 (typically) or 12 (earlier wooden Tideways) planks.
Tideways have a steel centreboard plate controlled by a lifting tackle – not a dagger board – and the casing does not extend beyond the aft of the centre thwart.
Tideways will have either a gunter or a bermudan rig with the mast stepped into the forward thwart – no other rigs are within the Class Rules. Sails are not loose fitted, but are on bolt ropes fed into grooves on both the gaff and the boom.
Tideways have a distinctive profile with a rising prow.
The aft edge of the foredeck (if fitted) is straight.
They always have a skeg