Sophi Tranchell

2025 Medway Yacht Club Cruiser Spring Series - Race 4 by Joe Bolton & Sophi Tranchell 15 May 04:05 PDT A beautiful sunny day with an east wind blowing 10-15 knots greeted the two cruiser race fleets, Class 1 and Class 2. The start was from the Medway Yacht Club line and with a strong incoming tide, and a beating start against the tide meant competitors needed to make a choice on which side of the river to start.

My mother, Louanne Tranchell, who has died aged 87, was a passionate campaigner for community involvement in planning decisions. She recognised the importance of questioning authority and was committed to bringing people together to mark struggles and successes. Louanne’s work in mobilising the community began in London in 1977, campaigning against Norman Foster’s plan for Hammersmith Broadway and imagining an alternative vision for the site that won improvements for the area.