This tidy Leisure 20 was found drifting unmanned in the Thames Estuary and was brought into Queenborough by the Southend lifeboat. Using social media the harbour staff were able to trace the owner within two days.
Yacht found adrift
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Category Archives: Queenborough
Queenborough Classic Boat Show, 11-12 Sept
Step aboard a variety of historic tugs, sailing barges and sailing yachts. Free entry.
Queenborough Harbour is conveniently situated in North Kent where the Swale, Medway & Thames meet and an ideal base for cruising. Queenborough Harbour Trust is a not-for-profit organisation representing the interests of the local community and maritime users both resident and from further afield. Trust members are drawn from local boating and civic interest groups such as the Queenborough Yacht Club, Queenborough Rowing Club and the Queenborough Society. Queenborough Harbour is the primary boating refuge on the Swale providing valuable mooring facilities for local yachtsmen, fishermen and visitors alike drawn by the exceptional natural beauty and wildlife of the area, its fascinating maritime history, the convenience of the all tide landing and its strategic positioning as a safe haven between London and Ramsgate.
Latest Heritage Harbour: Queenborough and Milton Creek
The historic Queenborough Harbour is to be linked with Milton Creek. At Queenborough, the harbour trust is improving mooring facilities for Thames sailing barges.
Lloyds Wharf, in Milton Creek, is home to the Raybel Charters project. There is also a magnificent new building which will house the reborn Dolphin Barge Museum. An inaugural meeting is to be held shortly.
Allington to Queenborough in 6 minutes
Video by Rod North. River Medway 25/02/2019. Allington to Queenborough via Rochester and Chatham by barge Viator. Set off in the dark and frost followed by fog and then pleasant sunshine on the estuary.
Fire at Queenborough Harbour
BREAKING NEWS: The blaze broke out this evening close to the walkway leading to the All Tide Landing.
Queenborough Harbour Update
Apprentice wanted at Queenborough Harbour
Queenborough Harbour Trust has a vacancy for a Level 2 Marina & Boat Operative Apprenticeship. Applicants need to be 18-21 years old, courteous with good Maths and English GCSEs.
This is an exciting opportunity to acquire the necessary experience and recognised qualifications for a career afloat with an emphasis upon the maritime leisure industry. The job entails water services for harbour operations, on the job learning and off site training courses, variable shift to cover harbour operations from 0900 to 2200 hrs during peak season and 0900 to 1800 hrs out of season, 9 hours per day. At peak times there may be additional periods to cover for leave and sickness as required. For more information download the job description below or email manager@queenborough-harbour.co.uk
Queenborough Harbour Open Day, Wed 9 Oct
Open Invitation to the Queenborough Harbour Trust CIC Open Day Wednesday 9 October 2019 from 1500hrs – 1900hrs, The Guildhall, High Street, Queenborough.
Queenborough Harbour Trust CIC took over the running of the harbour services in Queenborough from Swale Borough Council in 2012. We would like to invite you to an exhibition of the changes that have been made in the harbour during that time. Displays and presentations will include the renovation of the All Tide Landing, the piling of the walkway and the installation of sixty additional moorings including the finger pontoons made possible by the Coastal Community Fund as well as footage of the most recent Classic Boat Festival.
The Open Day will be on a drop-in basis so please come along at your convenience between 1500hrs and 1900hrs. QHT Directors and members of staff will be on hand to answer any queries you may have and will be actively seeking suggestions as to how the harbour might be further developed. Teas and coffee will be available.
Classic Boat Festival, Queenborough, 31 Aug & 1 Sept 2019
IOS Round the Island Race, 31 Aug & 1 Sept 2019
