CA Kent Section: Talk by Jeremy Batch, Thu 12 March
Jeremy Batch is always good news. Next time you sail past the O2 “Dome” or fly over it on the cable-car, look to the opposite bank and you will see the site of the...
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Next MSBA Business Meeting, Tues 31 March – CANCELLED
The MSBA Business Meeting scheduled for 31 March has been cancelled.
The MSBA needs you!
The Medway & Swale Boating Association exists to support the local boating community. We are looking for new committee members, especially someone to take on the role of Secretary. We also need someone with...
Kethole Reach mooring buoys removed
Peel Ports have permanently removed mooring buoy numbers 22 and 24 in Kethole Reach. Number 23 remains but that’s two less nasty unlit hazards to avoid in the dark.
Royal Naval Sailing Association to be evicted from Chatham
Despite the Royal Navy’s proud 400-year association with Chatham, the RNSA has been given its marching orders from its modest base at the Historic Dockyard to make way for yet another housing development. The...
Kelly Tolhurst is new Maritime Minister
As part of the Cabinet reshuffle, the Prime Minister has appointed Kelly Tolhurst MP, a marine surveyor by trade, as the new Maritime Minister. Kelly is also the MP for Rochester and Strood. She...
Derelict yacht sinks on mooring
Following Storm Dennis last weekend, this derelict yacht that has been on the Peel Ports moorings at Borstal is believed to have sunk along with the two buoys to which it was attached. The...
Pirates Cave takeover of Mailspeed Marine
It may have escaped your notice last month but one of our two major local chandleries has acquired a major online retailer. Read more here…
Naked rower rescued from Medway
At 5pm on the wild afternoon of 15 February, during Storm Dennis, residents of St Mary’s Island spotted a naked man “sheltering in a tent” on a small rowing boat, anchored just a few...
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