Sheerness Lifeboat in dramatic rescue in Medway
From Vic Booth, RNLI Lifeboat Press Officer (Sheerness), 21 June 2015: Multi agency crews worked together to rescue three persons stranded off the Isle of Grain after escorting a complete novice sailor to safety. The...
Cruise liner docks at Chatham
Following Peel Ports’ refurbishment of the north lock at the entrance to Chatham Docks, Swan Hellenic’s Minerva is the first cruise liner to dock there for 5 years. In August the Hebridean Princess is...
New Marine Manager at Peel Ports
At Wednesday’s MSBA business meeting, held at Medway Cruising Club, we had an oportunity to meet Captain Ian Clark in his new role as Marine Manager. Ian is a master mariner with forty years...
Sun Pier open at last!
Hayley Taylor at Medway Council is responsible for Rochester, Sun and Gillingham Piers. She has advised us yesterday that the pontoon at Sun Pier is now fully operational. Though it should be fairly straight...
Paddleboarder provokes controversy
Paddleboarder Shane Skinner has provoked controversy by taking advantage of calm weather and a low tide to pose touching one of the masts of the WW2 munitions ship SS Richard Montgomery, which still contains thousands...
Topaz National Championships, 15-16 August
Saturday/Sunday 15th & 16th August 2015 For further information and an entry form visit Whitstable Yacht Club’s website: www.wyc.org.uk/site/Topaz_Nationals Whitstable Yacht Club, 3-4 Sea Wall, Whitstable, Kent CT51BX T: 01227 272942
Yachtsman rescued from waist-deep mud at Queenborough
A 74-year-old sailor was pulled from waist-deep mud in a dramatic late-night rescue yesterday. After his yacht had gone aground, the man had left his boat to set his anchor when the vessel started...
Yachts damaged on Medway at Gillingham Reach
Kent Police have recently been made aware of a number of yachts on moorings which have sustained damage to their hulls. From further enquiries including viewing CCTV it appears the most probable cause for...
Sputnik flies again
Hoo Ness Yacht Club is unusual on the Medway in having several multhulls in its racing fleet. The photo shows Telstar trimaran Sputnik, skippered by Bryan Wright, taking new club members for an introductory...
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