Medway Barge Match, Sat 23 May 2015
The course is from Gillingham Pier to the Medway Buoy and back. The first start is at 0730 for the Coasting Class, followed by the Restricted Staysail Class then the Bowsprit Class. The Committee...
MRCC Thames to close on 5 June
This letter from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency explains that our local coastguard station will close on 5 June and we will be covered by the National Maritime Operations Centre in Fareham. However we...
Police appeal for information following Scout boat theft
A 20ft blue Scorpio boat and a trailer, owned by the 4th Gillingham Scouts, were taken from the Scout compound at the Strand, Gillingham between 3 and 4 May If anyone has information, call PC...
Sail on Thames Barge Centaur
SB Centaur, originally from the Medway, is owned and operated by the Thames Sailing Barge Trust, which is a member of the MSBA. The barge will be berthed at Lower Upnor (GPS yard), for a...
Adopt a Plank at Queenborough Harbour
Queenborough Harbour Trust is inviting individuals and yacht clubs/associations to Adopt A Plank on the newly refurbished walkway. For £25 you get a silver plaque with a message of your choice for one end of...
Medway Queen goes to Ramsgate
At midday on Sunday 17 May the Medway Queen departed from her berth on Gillingham Pier for Ramsgate, towed by the tugs Christine and Nipashore. After anchoring for the night off Margate, she arrived...
Faversham Creek Basin Dredging Application
The proposed works are to restore the Basin as a working resource in the centre of Faversham, to enable traditional vessels such as Thames Barges to be berthed, restored and maintained there. This is...
Raid on the Medway
In June 2017 the Medway will see the commemoration of the 350th anniversary of the Dutch Raid, known to our Continental cousins as the Battle of Chatham. The biggest humiliation of the Royal Navy...
New cardinal buoy marks trawler wreck in Swale
Peel Ports Notice to Mariners No 3 Update NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a SUNKEN 50 foot converted fishing trawler is lying awash in the small craft moorings adjacent to the “Scrubbing Dock” in...
Flare Amnesty at Dover Marina, 16 May
Dover Marina as part of its open day on Saturday 16 May have arranged a “Flare Amnesty.” Private individuals can take flares along to Dover Marina between 11am and 2pm and dispose of them free...
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