Medway River Festival, 16 June
Medway Council are pleased to be hosting the River Festival 2018 in conjunction with The Historic Dockyard Chatham. This year it will be taking place within the Historic Dockyard Chatham and all land based...
Medway Council are pleased to be hosting the River Festival 2018 in conjunction with The Historic Dockyard Chatham. This year it will be taking place within the Historic Dockyard Chatham and all land based...
Classic vessels / Dinghy sailing / Festival / History/archaeology / Medway Council / Open Day
by MSBA Webmaster · Published 17 May, 2018 · Last modified 18 May, 2018
This year the festival will take place at Chatham Historic Dockyard, which is celebrating its 400th anniversary by offering free access to everyone on 16 June. There will be “have-a-go” water activities on the Mast...
Classic motor vessels / History/archaeology / Medway Council / Motor cruising / Regatta
by MSBA Webmaster · Published 12 April, 2018 · Last modified 13 April, 2018
Once a year, rain or shine, a very mixed group of Medway leisure craft led by local fishing boats, accompanied by police RIBs and sometimes the Sheerness lifeboat, makes its way up and down the...
This old and neglected Westerly Centaur called “Lady Mine” has been moored on Sun Pier for some time without authorisation. If you know anything about the boat please contact info@msba.org.uk
Marion Phillips of Medway Council informs us that Rochester Pier will be temporarily closed from Monday 26 February 2018 for one week to allow for some electrical testing to be undertaken. An FB padlock...
This dilapidated motor cruiser was found drifting in the Medway above Rochester Bridge on 4 February and was rescued by the tug Speedwell. It is still tied up on Rochester Pier. If you have any...
Medway Council / Planning / Yacht cruising
by MSBA Webmaster · Published 17 December, 2017 · Last modified 18 December, 2017
Please add your response to the Chatham Interface Land proposal using this questionnaire. Please share it on social media too. PLEASE NOTE: For your views to count, you must send your response, ideally using the questionnaire, to Medway...
by MSBA Webmaster · Published 14 November, 2017 · Last modified 16 November, 2017
The windowless blue yacht, which displays no identification, has reappeared on Sun Pier, preventing its use by visiting vessels. It was previously evicted by Medway Council from Sun Pier and had been involved in more than...
Cruising Association / History/archaeology / Medway Council / Talk or lecture
by MSBA Webmaster · Published 4 October, 2017
Carl Madjitey will give a talk on the 1667 Raid on the Medway. The 350th anniversary was commemorated by Medway Council this year. In June 1667 the Dutch, under the command of Admiral Michiel...
Crime / Medway Council / Peel Ports / Police / PWCs
by MSBA Webmaster · Published 29 September, 2017
Here’s some terrifying video from the new CCTV camera sponsored by the MSBA and hosted at Medway Cruising Club, giving a good view of Commodore’s Hard and Gillingham Reach. The antisocial and dangerous behaviour...
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