MEDWAY RACES GREENWICH BUILT BARGES IN THE MEDWAY RACES
18th event. Start 9.30 a.m. Wind very light. Champion Race
2. Giralda
4 Haughty Belle

1898 Start 11.5 a.m. Wind very light
Champion
1. Giralda
1899 Wind light East
2.Giralda
1900 Start 11.56 a.m. Wind Strong WSW,
1.Giralda
3. Surf
1901 Start 11.23 Wind Strong
3.Giralda
1903 Start 11.18 a.m.
1 Giralda
3 Genesta
1904 Start II. 15 a.m. Wind light N.E.
1. Giralda
2 Genesta
1905 Start 12.10 p.m. Wind East.
Giralda (Disqualified
1.Verona
2. Genesta
1906
Wind East.
Topsail
1 Veronica
2 Verona
4 Genesta
1929
3 Alderman
1930 Staysail
3 Haughty Belle
Really fascinating. I wanted to find out a bit more about Giralda …. elsewhere on this site is a great starting point
https://greenwichpeninsulahistory.wordpress.com/greenwich-marsh-by-mary-mills/chapter-15-sailing-barges/