Medway Barge Match, Sat 28 May
The spectacular annual barge match will start at Gillingham on Saturday morning, probably quite early as HW is at 0530. The barges race out to the Medway Approach Buoy and back up the river....
Category: Classic vessels
VIC 96 steams to Ostend
VIC 96, a WW2 Admiralty “puffer” was seen today under steam leaving Stangate Creek for Ramsgate, en route for the Ostend At Anchor classic boat event before going to Vlissingen. This year’s trip will...
Classic Yacht & Motor Boat Festival, Queenborough Harbour, 8 Oct 2016
Queenborough Harbour Trust are organising a number of events with the purpose of generating interest in boats, boating and our local waters. One of these events will be a classic yacht & motor boat...
Medway River Festival, 9 July 2016
As discussed at our last business meeting, Medway Council are keen for the MSBA and its members to be heavily involved with this year’s Medway River Festival on Saturday 9 July. Members can take...
Nick Ardley: A Barging Childhood and Beyond, Thurs 14 Jan
This month’s Winter Warmer is brought to you by the Cruising Association Kent Section is by Nick Ardley – A Barging Childhood and Beyond: The Story of an Essex Sailor. This talk will take...
Queenborough Harbour Open Day 25 October
The 1937 tug Charlight and 1962 tug Touchstone were star atttractions at the Queenborough Open Day.
Dutch barge towed to Queenborough by Sheerness lifeboat
On Saturday 12 September, the Sheerness all-weather lifeboat went to the aid of this 20 metre Dutch barge “Friso” that had broken down and was anchored south of the Kentish Flats wind farm. The barge, with...
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...
Swale Smack & Sailing Barge Match, Sat 8 August
For the 43rd year, the Kentish Sail Association (affiliated to the RYA) presents “probably the largest traditional boat gathering on the East Coast.” For more details visit www.kentishsail.org
Tug Touchstone hosts Hoo Ness YC raft-up
Some of the most enjoyable, interesting and satisfying boating events happen when one MSBA club or group helps another. For the third year running, the crew of the veteran tug Touchstone hosted a floating...
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