Cabin cruiser collides with car carrier
Sheerness lifeboat crew assisted a cabin cruiser that had drifted and collided with a bulk car carrier moored at Sheerness docks. The crew of the Sheerness inshore lifeboat ‘Eleanor’ were called at 4 am...
Category: Motor cruising
Gathering of Boats at Maidstone, 25 July
The Gathering of Boats, which has replaced the Maidstone River Festival, will take place on Saturday, 25 July. Some 150 boats are expected to arrive in Maidstone town centre. Read more… The Medway River Users...
RYA responds to renewed Red Diesel concerns
The advice on the RYA’s website concerning going to Belgium with red diesel in your tank does not seem to have changed. However the latest Yachting Monthly states that the Belgian government has announced...
CA Kent Section Winter Warmer, 12 March 2015
Next Winter Warmer at the Dog and Bear, Lenham, will be on Thursday, 12th March 2015, 8pm. Members will be giving short presentations: Storms, engine failure and some tricky manoeuvres ! – David Long The...
Kentish Stour chartlet
If you cruise to Sandwich, as the Cruising Association recently did, you may find this chartlet by Robert Holden useful as the entrance from Pegwell Bay, near Ramsgate, can be tricky without such local information....
Boat sinks in Strood Yacht Club blaze
A 36ft Fairline motor cruiser has sunk and two neighbouring vessels and a pontoon were damaged on Sunday evening after a major fire at Strood YC. Club members used a workboat to tow the burning...
Is your club vibrant? Nominate it for Club of the Year!
The closing date for the RYA Club of the Year 2014 is 18 November. Make sure your club has completed the Expression of Interest form to be in with a chance of being selected...
Clarke & Carter opens brokerage at Swale Marina
Peter Norris has informed us that Clarke & Carter, long established at Gillingham Marina, has opened a new office at Swale Marina in Conyer Creek. For more information, see http://www.clarkeandcarter.co.uk/brokeragenews/announcing-our-new-swale-marina-brokerage-service
Boat and Chandlery Fair, Gillingham Marina, 6 and 7 July
Established in 2010, the Medway Boat & Chandlery Fair is the largest boat show on the Kent Coast. There will be over 60 sail and motor boats on display. There will be trade stands from...
Gillingham Marina “On the Water Weekend” brought out the sun and smiles
Gillingham Marina’s On The Water Weekend, run on the 27/28 April in association with Medway Watersports Centre, marked what seemed to be the start of the boating season in regard to the weather by getting...
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