Kingswear Castle has left the Medway
The iconic paddle steamer quietly departed under tow for her home port of Dartmouth. Reasons for the move…
Monthly Archive: December 2012
Buried warship identified at Chatham
Painstaking detective work has finally identified the 18th century ship found in pieces under the floor of the Wheelwrights’ Shop at the Chatham Historic Dockyard: Read more…
MSBA now on Facebook
Well it had to happen. In order to keep up with the youth of today, all posts on this site will now also appear on Facebook. Please go to www.facebook.com/MedwaySwaleBoatiing and “Like” us.
Cruising Association Winter Talks
Clifford Mickleburgh writes “It’s crisp, fresh, a gentle breeze and blue skies as I motor gently down the River Medway and think that this is what boating is all about…” The Kent section of...
Fresh start for MSBA
At the AGM on 4 December 2012, the Medway Yachting Association confirmed its change of name to the Medway and Swale Boating Association, with the single aim “to promote and protect boating (any waterborne...
Criminal powers for harbour authorities: have your say, quick!
The RYA is opposing the Marine Navigation (No.2) Bill, which is currently going through Parliament. Through the Bill the Government is proposing to extend harbour authorities’ power to create criminal offences without making that...
David Holden obituary
For those who didn’t get along to David’s packed and moving funeral in September, here (below) is his obituary which was published in the December issue of Cruising, kindly provided by Clifford Mickleburgh. ...
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