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.
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 Whitney, 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
TW62 ‘Dobbie’.
Walker built 1962/3. I have owned and sailed her for 40+ years. Varnished throughout. Gunmetal fittings. On a good galvanised road trailer with winch. Mini wheels on new tyres. Oars and rowlocks. Bottom boards and original boathook. 2 anchors, chain and rope. 2 sets of sails plus a genoa. 4 x 100lb under seat buoyancy bags. Boom up and road canvas covers. Fenders. Under foredeck shelf. A box of spares. Usual Walker extras. Dry stored and ready to sail. No repairs necessary - just find some water and sail away. Photos available here.
£19950 – lying Sheffield
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TW27
Mahogany on oak, varnished throughout, oars, rowlocks, anchor and chain, combi road and launching trailer, buoyancy bags, boom-up cover, stern locker, foredeck, two sets of sails - original and new, stainless steel centreplate, new standing rigging, all ready to sail, stored in garage.
£1500 – lying Surbiton, SW London
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TW 413
Overall good condition for its age with no hull damage or repairs. Hull number TW950651. Burgundy, simulated clinker, GRP hull, varnished hardwood side seats and thwarts and bow. Covered bow storage, Stern storage locker, Galvanised centre plate, Varnished lifting rudder with tiller extension. Gunter rig, varnished timber masts and spars, Mainsail and Jib (tan, fair condition). Galvanised combi towing trailer, launching trolley and steering jockey wheel. New spare wheel. Pair of oars, Bronze rowlocks, Outboard bracket, 3 fenders, Boathook. All over mast down cover and mast up cover, both in fair condition.
£2,500 – lying near Reading, Berkshire
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TW 409 ‘Buzzard’
Project - GRP hull (yellow) with wooden seats, mast (gunter) and tiller (wood needs re-varnish?) buoyancy bags. Still rigged with red sails (sails and rigging need renewing?) Rowlocks and oars, anchor, blue oil-skin style splash foredeck and cover on West Mersea combi trailer. Bracket for outboard (Honda 4 stroke engine available). Boom tent available (for camping aboard). Caranex available (tent extension for car camping). Last used 2016, stored in shipping container. Some damage to bow gelcoat, rowlocks and launch trailer corroded (centreboard not checked). Other items and photo available here. Buyer collect from Cullompton, Devon.
£1750 OVNO – lying 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
Tideway 14. Sail number 54
GRP Tideway 14. Built 2001. Boom up cover, bespoke laminated mahogany rudder with oak tiller. Compass. Galvanised anchor chain and warp. Grapnel anchor chain and warp. Fore and aft mooring lines. Dolphin mainsail, genoa and jib. Four RWO swivel jammers. Outboard motor bracket. Oars. Indespension Coaster swing roller trailer complete with winch and spare wheel. Photos available to genuinely interested parties. One owner from new.
£4995 – lying Shropshire
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TW 024
Tideway circa 1960. Taken back to bare wood, varnished, bilge painted, anti-fouled. All the usual kit – oars, rowlocks, anchor. New mast up cover. Nearly new launching trolley. Separate road trailer. A lovely example of this classic craft. Photos available here.
£1995 – lying Norfolk
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TW383
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
£3750 – lying near Chichester
3.5 Tohatsu outboard available separately.
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 223, ‘Dreamcatcher’
LH Walker Tideway Super. 1968 Mahogany on Oak ribs, Foredeck, Side decks, Slatted seats, Stern locker, Gunmetal fittings, Tan sails. Comes with 4 Bouncy Bags, Fenders, Oars, Small Anchor, Flat Cover. Included is a Canvas Boom Tent in very good condition. Photos available here. She sits on a Mersea Combi Trailer and Trolley with a Winch. Especially made for wooden boats and is only two years old.
£2,600 - lying Halesworth, Suffolk.
Also available is a Torqueedo Travel 1003, short shaft electric outboard, with mounting bracket. £650.
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
TW540 “Gimble”
Built by A Riva and Son, Tideway Dinghies at Malden, 2012. Cream GRP hull, varnished side seats and thwarts, covered bow and stern locker. Galvanised centre plate, varnished rudder and tiller. Gunter rigged with varnished timber mast and spars. Tan mainsail and jib in good condition. Galvanised road trailer and launching trolley. Oars, rowlocks, outboard bracket, fenders, boathook, paddle and buoyancy bags. Mast up cover in fair condition. Galvanised folding anchor with chain. Mud weight. Spare sails in fair condition. Photos available here
£4500 ono – lying Wivenhoe, Essex
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TW 413 “Pod”
Burgundy, simulated clinker, GRP hull, varnished hardwood side seats, thwarts, covered bow, stern locker. Galvanised centre plate, varnished rudder and tiller. Gunter rig, varnished timber masts and spars. Tan mainsail and jib in fair condition. Galvanised combi towing trailer, steering jockey wheel and launching trolley. New spare wheel. Pair of oars, bronze rowlocks, outboard bracket, fenders, boathook. All over mast down cover and mast up cover, in fair condition. New 2.5 Kg Danforth type anchor and 3m chain. Photos available here
£3,250 – Lying near Reading, Berkshire
Suzuki DF2.5S ,short shaft 4-Stroke outboard also available. Almost new (used only 3 times).£595
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
TW288 “Falcon”
1972. Tideway Super. Originally sail number TW288, but currently rigged as a balanced lug with tan sails. Walker plate on transom and some past history known. Oak and mahogany with blue painted bottom boards. Comes with Mersey combi launching trolley and road trailer, plus spare road wheel. Many extras, including recently purchased buoyancy bags. Lavished with TLC and sailed regularly. A much admired “Swallows and Amazons” dinghy that is ideal for taking younger family members sailing. Health issues necessitate sale. Photos available on request.
£1200 – lying near Cambridge
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TW 54 ‘Jolybods’
Built in 1962 by Walkers of mahogany on oak, a gunter rigged Tideway Super with foredeck and sidedecks. Owned by one family from new, she is regularly maintained to a very high standard by Ryan Kearley. Varnished throughout and always stored indoors, Jolybods is watertight and in superb condition. She has recently purchased white Batt sails with roller reefing and an additional genoa. She comes fully rigged with removeable outboard bracket, boat cover and mast up cover. The road trailer with launching trolley are from Mersea Trailers and there is a frame for a piggy back boat above, if required. Winner of the TOA Challenge Trophy and Best Kept Boat award. See photos here.
£3500 ono - Lying near Winchester
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TW 314 ‘Patch’
Here we have a Delux Mahogany on Oak Tideway as built by L.Walkers of Leigh-on-Sea. She comes with a Combi-trailer and recently purchased cover. New standing rigging this year accompanies colour coded lines and sheets. Re-decked in Mahogany faced marine ply, International 'Original' varnish outside and some coppercoat below, Le Tonkinois for inside. White Jeckells sails with associated reefing. Oddly the previous owner added a detachable bow sprit, although this item is definitely not in class for racing. Patch has been set-up to ease some of the issues faced by single handed sailing and when set, trips along at an unworried pace. Photos here.
£1500 – lying near Southend on Sea
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TW 111 ‘Gobbin’.
1964, L H Walker Tideway Super. Lovely boat, looking good for her age, in complete oak and mahogany finish. Comes with combi launching and road trailer and is fully rigged including sails, buoyancy bags, anchor, oars, fenders and mast up cover. Ready to sail and enjoy!
Photos available here
£2300 – Lying Leicestershire
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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
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NOW SOLD
TW100 ‘Kandy’.
Kandy was Lew Walkers family boat. A gunter rigged Tideway Super (ie fore and side decks, fitted stern seat locker, slatted seats and gun metal fittings). Very well maintained, Kandy had a major overhaul in 2018 (by Nick Gates, classic boat builder in Emsworth). Winner of the Bosham Sailing Club Classic Day Boat Slow Division series in 2021. Good Batt sails (in same red/white stripes used by Lew Walker). Sovereign Trailers combo (road trailer barely used and in excellent condition). Boom up cover. Complete with log book and measurement certificate. Photos available here.
NOW SOLD
TW034
Early 12 plank boat (believed to be around 1954) in beautiful condition having had a complete hull refinish over the last 12 months. The outside of the hull and deck have had 10 coats of Epifanes varnish. All her original bronze fittings are present and complete with all masts and spars and a good suit of sails. She has a new overall cover purchased in 2025. The boat sits on a Rapide R500C combi trailer and trolley. The road trailer has had new jockey wheel, hubs, bearings, wheels and tyres this year year. All in good condition and ready for the new season. See photos here. More photos available on request.
NOW SOLD
TW 298 ‘Lizzie’
LH Walker Tideway Super, built c1970. Foredeck, side decks, slatted seats, shelf under foredeck & aft seat locker. Mahogany on oak construction with gunmetal fittings. Good solid condition, with new stainless steel centreplate, outboard, sails, buoyancy bags and boom-up canvas cover. Also includes combi launch & road trailer. Owned by one family for over 30 years. Offers lots of ‘Swallow-and-Amazons’ fun for the coming summer! Pictures can be viewed on eBay here
NOW SOLD
Tideway 14 “Pickle”
Wooden Tideway 14 Deluxe, Mahogany on Oak. Built by L.Walker 1963. All spars, rigging, rudder, oars, anchor, floorboards and two sets of sails (one set quite new) etc. Good launch trolley. Combi road base although ugly does the job. Small leak at the bow and a few cracked frames (hence the low price). Can deliver subject to distance. See the TOA’s 50th Anniversary Challenge Race video on the ‘Tideways on Film’ section of the TOA website (the one with blue sails) Photos available here.
NOW SOLD
TW 521 Juno
2010 De-Luxe GRP model with gunter rig. Additional features include lockable forward locker, additional drainage hole in floor, topping lift/lazyjacks and furling large jib ideal for beaching or motoring. New wire rigging for 2025. Two sets of sails: traditional tan, and cream. Comes with Sovereign aluminium launching trolly 2022 . Matching lightly used 2022 road trailer available by separate agreement. Overboom and flat covers by Rain & Sun. Outboard fixing plate with removable bracket. Oars and anchor to Tideway specification.
Complete with log book and measurement certificate. Photos available here
NOW SOLD
TW 550 “Wendy”
Deluxe variant. Built in 2014 by Tideway Dingies of Maldon. Cream GRP hull, varnished wood gunwhales, foredeck, stern locker and seats. Very good condition and lightly sailed in Poole and Chichester since 2017. Dry stored in garage since 2022. All sails, spars, sheets and rigging. Extensive cruising gear including oars, paddle, two anchors, fenders and long warps. Padded rudder and tiller bag and outboard bracket. Combi trailer/trolley and jockey wheel, lighting board, flat and mast up covers. Photos 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