Aground in Style
On the East Coast they say if you don’t go aground you’re not trying hard enough. The crew of this yacht seen in Sharfleet on Saturday evening must have been trying very hard. They...
Clipper Fleet to call at Queenborough, 30 August
Twelve 70 foot Clipper yachts will arrive on Sunday evening for an overnight stay ahead of the start on Monday for the 2015 Round the World Clipper race. Queenborough Harbour Trust’s patron, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, will...
Buoyage changes in East Swin
Roger Gaspar’s Crossing the Thames Estuary website points out that if you take the popular route up the East Swin to Essex, via the South Whitaker buoy, there are some major chart corrections to make...
Tug Kent in dramatic helicopter rescue
A superb video by Ted Ingham A man who had become ill on the tug Kent was rescued by a Coastguard helicopter near the Montgomery wreck on Monday. The veteran 1948 tug was returning from a...
Thames Marine Mammal Survey surprises
Have you been reporting sightings of marine mammals to ZSL? This report shows there are surprising numbers in the Thames Estuary, which includes the Medway and Swale for these porpoises… If you see a...
Sailpast in memory of Roger Frankland Haile, 22 August
This Saturday, the Medway River Users Association, the MSBA’s partner for the non-tidal Medway, is organising a sailpast in memory of Roger Frankland Haile of Bow Bridge Marina. There will be a large number of...
Firearms seized near Cuxton Marina
Seven people have been charged after firearms and rounds of ammunition were seized near Cuxton Marina in Kent. Officers detained three men and a woman near the A228, while a further three men were...
Get On the Water at Gillingham Marina, Sun 16 August
This year’s On the Water Event will see the RIBs from Medway Watersports once again taking to the water showing the public what the sport has to offer and training available.
Boating on the Medway 1949-1995
Some fascinating old cine film from the Medway Archive and Local Studies Centre Rochester to Allington Motor Barge Flagon (Albert Rutland) Further upstream to Tonbridge These are large files (35-45MB) in Windows Movie format (.wmv)....
Lifeboat searches for lone sailor in Medway Estuary
The volunteer crew of the Sheerness inshore lifeboat ‘Eleanor’ were called at 4.15pm on Monday 3 August to the assistance of the 23 foot craft ‘Serendipity’ with one man on board, reportedly aground off Bartlett...
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