“Medway in Flames” Exclusion Zone, 17 June
On the evening of 17 June from 21.40 to 22.40, a Temporary Exclusion Zone will be established from a line drawn perpendicularly across the river from Upnor Jetty (51°24.56´N 000°31.80´E) to a line drawn...
Festival / History/archaeology / Medway Council / Navigation / Peel Ports / Safety
by MSBA Webmaster · Published 12 May, 2017
On the evening of 17 June from 21.40 to 22.40, a Temporary Exclusion Zone will be established from a line drawn perpendicularly across the river from Upnor Jetty (51°24.56´N 000°31.80´E) to a line drawn...
Festival / Medway Council / Navigation
by MSBA Webmaster · Published 10 May, 2017 · Last modified 5 June, 2017
The MSBA visitor charts (one for the Medway and one for the Swale) have been updated for 2017 and can be downloaded from our Navigation page or here. The charts show the locations of...
Environment / Motor cruising / Navigation / Wildlife
by MSBA Webmaster · Published 9 May, 2017 · Last modified 24 May, 2017
In addition to the delay in repairing the lock wall, a pair of Grey Wagtails have made a nest in a key part of the construction site. The contractors are unable to work near the nest...
Classic vessels / Dinghy sailing / Faversham / Navigation / Planning / Sailing barges / Yacht cruising
by MSBA Webmaster · Published 6 May, 2017 · Last modified 9 May, 2017
The people of Faversham have voted by a large majority for the Creek Neighbourhood Plan, which was a condition by Swale Borough Council for the release of £200,000 to restore the swing bridge at the...
Medway Bridge Marina invite you to their Motor Sport Themed Black Tie Charity Ball on Friday 6 October at Mercure Hotel, Brands Hatch. Enjoy the company of a mystery F1 driver from the 70s and a 3...
Classic vessels / History/archaeology
by MSBA Webmaster · Published 28 April, 2017 · Last modified 27 April, 2017
Beautiful aerial video of the Medway, Upnor, Chatham, Rochester and the Historic Dockyard. Well done MERRA, whoever you are!
Queenborough / RNLI / Safety
by MSBA Webmaster · Published 27 April, 2017 · Last modified 28 April, 2017
Sheppey’s new inshore lifeboat has been named Buster after a 99-year-old man who loved “messing about in boats”. The D-class rigid inflatable, with a top speed of 25 knots, was delivered to Sheerness on...
Our upstream partner organisation, the Medway River Users Association, has just announced that “due to complete incompetence of Maidstone Borough Council the towpath/footpath is closed from this week until late Aug 2017; this will...
Brian Corbett, MSBA Chairman, talks about sailing Winifred, his Herreshoff half-rater.
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