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.
Tideway 10
Early 2000’s, grp, tropical hardwood fit-out, side benches retro-fitted. Sole bords. Dagger board type, single standing lug. Oars, fenders, two rowing positions, foot-rest. Trailer, new tyres, bearings and bunks, winch, jockey wheel. Anchor, warps, no rodes. All-over canvas cover, boom cover. Folding trolley. Nice condition, but could do with a lick of varnish on the gunn’ls. Photos available on request.
£2500 – Lying Barton Turf, Norfolk
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 562. ‘Aspen’
Tideway 12, deluxe version. Built 2021 by Tideway Dinghies, Maldon, Essex. Launching trolley and road trailer. Photos available on request.
£7250 Lying – Keswick, Cumbria
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 201 ‘Nimrod’.
Classic wooden Tideway 12 sailing dinghy formerly owned by Chris Welland. Clinker built hull, mahogany on oak. Under seat buoyancy bags, bilge pump, sails in good condition, oars, cover, spare mast, boom and gunter yard. Dry stored in a garage. A charming traditional Tideway with plenty of potential for the next owner. Photos available here.
£1500 (open to sensible offers). Lying – Bosham, West Sussex.
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 492
Tideway 12 Deluxe built in 2006. This very clean boat has a green GRP hull and a Gunter rig with original tan sails. The boat comes with seat cushions, long oars, anchor, outboard bracket and 2 boats covers – 1 flat and 1 mast up. Included are a launching trolley and a road trailer with winch and 8 inch road wheels. A Honda 2.3 four stroke outboard from 2022 is available separately. The reason for sale is that owner has moved on to a cabin cruiser. Photos available on request.
£3250. Lying – Wakefield, West Yorkshire
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 537 ‘Fram’ (formerly TWisla)
Built in 2011 but like new. An opportunity to own a Tideway 12 constructed by a former builder of Tideways at L.H. Walker Boat Company and Co and the Goodwood Boat Company. Sapele mahogany and oak hull. Sapele marine ply foredeck. Gunmetal fittings. Arun tan sails, fenders, anchor and all usual extras included. Seagull outboard bracket fitted to transom. Trailer designed for Tideway boats included. Stored undercover. Photos available on request. A simply beautiful craft that deserves an owner that will value her.
£7000 Lying – Saltash, Plymouth
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 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 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
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.
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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
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.
NOW SOLD
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.
NOW SOLD
T10. Sail number 14
Balanced lugsail, built 2008. All woodwork, spars and mainsail in excellent condition. Mast down cover and combination trailer. Photos and more details available on request.
NOW SOLD
TW 27
12 plank Tideway 12. Complete with combi trailer, boom up cover (good condition), buoyancy bags, anchor, oars. Decent set of modern sails and a set of original cotton sails. I’ve replaced a lot of the ropes and blocks, but originals available (free). Change of plans means I need to find her a new home. I’d like her to go to someone who can look after her so I just want to recover what I’ve spent on parts since buying her. She’ll need a re-varnish/paint soon and the centreboard bolt sealing. Pictures available on request
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