Welcome
The sport of punt racing on the Thames developed in the late 1800s and is alive and well today. The Thames Punting Club oversees this racing and promotes punting in the UK
The enthusiastic punter knows no diviner rapture than that of hearing the water murmur, of seeing the wooded shores drift by, and the shining sheet of water wooing his or her advance... Newspaper, 1891
Latest News
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Punting Championships 2018
The 2018 Punting Championships will be on Sunday 12 August. For more information see here.
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Punting Championships 2017
Another year done. The 132nd Thames Punting Championships. The sun shone, the racing was fantastic. All in all a fabulous day at a beautiful course.
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Website updated
The TPC website has been updated with the 2017 Calendar and a list of places to go punting.
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Punting Championships 2016
The one hundred and thirty first Thames Punting Club Regatta took place on 7 August 2016. -
Punting guide online
With many thanks to Mark Vellacott there is now an electronic punting guidebook available. Click here to download.