Admirals Cruise of the River Medway 2024 – Updated
In a centuries old tradition, the Admiral of the River (the Mayor of Medway) “beats the bounds” of the Rochester fishery from the Hawkwood Stone, near Snodland, to Sheerness. The event is run on...
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New wreck buoy in Rochester
Peel Ports have responded to a request from the MSBA for a buoy to mark a nasty looking wreck just upstream from Rochester Cruising Club, near Hathaway Court. The orange buoy is an interesting...
Early morning rescue at Rochester CC
Known to many on the river, Chris Murr spends time on his boat at Rochester Cruising Club. While on deck on Friday morning 25 August about 5am, he thought he saw a seal making...
Admiral’s Cruise, 1 & 2 July 2023
The Mayor of Medway (previously Rochester) has been officially the Admiral of the River since ancient times. After a couple of years’ break for Covid, the Admiral’s annual cruise organised by Rochester Cruising Club...
MSBA talk: Dick Holness, East Coast Pilot, Fri 10 March (Updated)
Rochester Cruising Club will be hosting the last of our winter series of evening talks. Dick Holness, co-author of the popular East Coast Pilot, will be intriguing us with the wrinkles of exploring and navigating...
Sustainable Boating, talk by Bowman Bradley, 26 Jan at Strood YC
Thursday 26th January 2023: 7.30 for 8.00pmStrood Yacht Club, Knight Road, Strood. ME2 2AHBowman Bradley, Chair of the Inland Waterway Association’s Sustainable Boating Group. Bowman will talk about the work of the group, their...
Bad news for EU VAT paid vessels
UK residents and the UK Marine Industry have been delivered devastating news by HMRC at a meeting recently held on 14 December 2022. The industry bodies that participated in this discussion included: the Association...
Delay in VAT changes on yachts returning from Europe
The Association of Yacht Brokers and Agents (ABYA) has been lobbying HMRC for the past eighteen months to make changes to the existing Return Goods Relief (RGR) scheme. The new changes would enable anyone...
Maidstone River Festival raft race, 30 July
EA Notice to Mariners – The Maidstone River Festival is taking place on Saturday 30 July 2022.As well as a high number of vessels in the Maidstone area. There will be a raft race...
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