Woods' Silver Fleet, Silver Barracuda

The Silver Sturgeon is Woods’ Silver Fleet’s largest and most versatile venue. A 21st century, luxury river yacht with capacity for up to 550 guests. Designed by leading British architects, including lighting designer Sally Storey and flooring by Missoni. The Silver Sturgeon is a sight to behold with a main deck that includes a central bar and elegantly sculptured staircase, it host large events, receptions or theatre style conferencing.

Our vintage gem, the Silver Barracuda, has been entertaining celebrities and royalty onboard since the 1970s and still impresses guests to this day. Proudly displaying her Osbourne and Little interiors, the Silver Barracuda is a stylish art deco venue, complete with feature bar and chic 70s inspired decor. The Silver Barracuda has the capacity to accommodate up to 200 guests for a stylish cocktail reception, or 140 for an impressive seated lunch or dinner.

The Silver Barracuda offers great flexibility, with the upper deck providing a welcoming setting for an arrival reception, complete with a part-retracting roof to provide the most sensational views of London’s river bridges as she sails beneath. The lower deck is set with marble top, art deco dining tables, creating an elegant dining space for up to 140 guests, where guests can take in the impressive views from the panoramic windows as they cruise along the Thames.

As a sailing vessel, the Silver Barracuda can access many of the central London pier locations, picking your guests up and dropping them back off at a location convenient to you. Typically, the Silver Barracuda sails between the Houses of Parliament and the 02, guaranteeing the most impressive backdrop of riverside landmarks as you cruise, including Big Ben, the London Eye, Tower Bridge and Canary Wharf. There is also the option to keep the Silver Barracuda alongside a chosen pier for longer periods of time.

The Silver Barracuda is available to hire on a minimum event spend basis, varying between £8,000-£15,000 depending on time of the year/day of the week. We are proud to offer our own in house catering, and our costs will include our Charter fee, food and beverage costs, equipment hire charges, staffing costs and pier charges.