Dick Holness speaks, 23 January
Dick Holness of East Coast Pilot will be speaking at Rochester Cruising Club on Friday, 23 January. The bar and bar menu will be open from 7pm. If you would like to come along please email...
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The Accidental Death of HMS Bulwark, 26 November 1914
Clifford Mickleburgh, Secretary of the Cruising Association Kent Section, writes: Many of you may be aware of the East and West Bulwark buoys marking the military wreck of HMS Bulwark at Kethole Reach on...
Thefts in Swale
Kent Police report a recent spate of thefts from boats in Faversham and Oare creeks.
Sheerness Port Master Plan
Peel Ports are holding consultations on Sheppey for their master plan which includes a marina at Sheerness. See http://peelports.com/sheerness-master-plan Option 1 of the Plan proposes “reclaiming 125 hectares of land directly off the existing shore...
Queenborough pontoon now in position
Dick Holness took this photo today. Yesterday the “harbour lookout” and container were taken by lorry to Sheerness then brought back again by sea. UPDATE: The pontoon is expected to be open for business...
John Kempton and Alastair Hand to throw themselves off building for the Medway Queen
Chatham Marina manager Alastair Hand and lock-keeper John Kempton will be abseiling down the side of the Premier Inn in Canterbury on Saturday to raise funds for the restoration of the Paddle Steamer Medway Queen....
Demolition started at Kingsnorth Power Station
Not the chimney, at least not yet! E.ON have not published dates for demolition of the two power station chimneys but Peel Ports Notice to Mariners No 31 defines an exclusion zone 250 metres from...
Support Medway Watersports Centre
Medway Watersports Centre, which provides youth training, is no longer run by Medway Council. Trevor Peen asks you to vote for the Trust’s application for a grant to refurbish their changing rooms. Instructions for voting for Medway...
PLA Public Meeting
Nick Ardley informs us that the autumn public meeting held by the PLA was held at the Island YC, Canvey Island, (his club) on Thursday. There were issues which Medway and Swale sailors may be...
Queenborough latest: pontoons now in place
News just in, as they say on CNN: the 60 metre x 9 metre pontoon (in 3 sections joined together) have now been installed and connected to the All Tide Landing hammerhead. However, the...
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