Medway Queen homecoming
On Thursday the veteran paddle steamer Medway Queen, was towed from Ramsgate to the Medway by the tug Christine. At night she was temporarily moored at the Bullnose Lock at Chatham Docks (see photo)...
Category: Classic vessels
Faversham Swing Bridge – Latest News
The MSBA supports Faversham Creek Trust in their campaign to restore the swing bridge, which would allow craft such as sailing barges to use the basin at the head of the creek. On Friday...
Raybel Christmas Event, 18 Dec
We are having a Festive Open Day on Saturday 18 December from 12 noon till 4pm. Social distancing and masks will be required but it will give you a chance to see how Raybel is...
Medway Queen looking magnificent
Medway Queen looks magnificent on the Ramsgate slipway (photo: David Stearne). News from MQPS: Unfortunately she is set to continue to look magnificent there for a little while yet. The plan was for her...
Swale Match changed to 25 June 2022
The Swale Smack and Sailing Barge Match, organised by the Kentish Sail Association, has been changed to Saturday 25 June 2022 (not as published on the KSA website) because of a clash of dates...
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...
Rochester Pier still closed but there’s hope
Adam Taylor of Medway Council advises that Rochester Pier remains closed to all river users, please do not attempt access via the brow (walkway between the pontoon and main pier). Medway Council are working...
Festival of Chatham Reach, 18-19 Sept
A country fayre atmosphere, with a focus on the heritage of the river and river vessels, we’ll be remembering the history of Sun Pier as a hub of river life coinciding with the second...
Morris Tolhurst
Today was the funeral of MSBA Treasurer Morris Tolhurst, who died on 18 July, aged 69. He owned Beacon Boatyard at Borstal, near Rochester, and was father of our Patron, Kelly Tolhurst MP. He...
The Swale Match: a Celebration of Traditional Sail
Report by Julian Mannering Last Saturday witnessed the 48th annual Swale Smack & Sailing Barge Match and the magnificent sight of some thirty traditional vessels racing in the River Swale off Faversham and Whitstable....
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