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…
1891
Punting Championships
The Thames Punting Championships have been held since 1886 and next occur on Sunday 11 August 2019.