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Classic motor vessels / Classic vessels / Festival / Queenborough

22 August, 2016

Classic Yacht & Motor Boat Festival, Queenborough, Sat 8 Oct

Queenborough Harbour Trust are organising a classic yacht & motor boat event open to all boats built or designed before 1970. We are delighted to offer free berthing for up to 2 nights for...

Crime / Safety

10 August, 2016

Police Marine Unit on anti-terror patrols

Last weekend, PCs David Lavender and Ron Murray from the Kent Police Search and Marine Unit took BBC Radio Kent reporter Alex Bish out on their RIB “Seahorse” to show how they look out...

Dinghy racing / Dinghy sailing / Regatta / Sailing

20 July, 2016

Wayfarer Nationals 2016

At the Wayfarer Nationals in June, dinghies jostle for position at the MSBA race buoy. If your club wants to use one or both of the MSBA racing buoys please contact Gavin Parson at...

Chandlery / Marinas / Open Day / Safety

19 July, 2016

Gillingham Marina Customer Loyalty Weekend, 22-24 July

Planning / Swale

11 July, 2016

Swale Borough Council to meet boat clubs, 15 July

Swale Borough Council’s Scrutiny Committee’s “Task and Finish Group” is reviewing whether the Council is making the most of Swale’s Leisure and Tourism, including our coast and water-based leisure, to encourage more people to visit the borough....

Classic vessels / Queenborough / Sailing barges

5 July, 2016

Visit historic sailing barges at Queenborough, Friday 8 July

Five Thames sailing barges will be assembling at Queenborough on Friday afternoon in preparation for a race to Ipswich on Saturday. Members of the public are welcome to visit the pontoon Friday evening and admire...

Keelboat racing / Regatta / Sailing

1 July, 2016

Medway Keelboat Regatta, 8-10 July 2016

The Medway hosts one of the South East’s Premier Regattas incorporating the Sonata Eastern Championship, Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 July 2016. Medway Yacht Club is delighted to invite competitors to attend and participate in...

Chandlery

30 June, 2016

Pirates Cave Summer Event, 1-2 July

Dinghy racing / Keelboat racing / Multihulls / Regatta / Sailing / Sailing barges

29 June, 2016

Nore Race

The annual Nore Race was held on Sunday, organised by Benfleet Yacht Club. The 17 nautical mile course in the Thames Estuary attracted a hundred sailing dinghies and cruisers, including multihulls, many from the Medway and...

Dinghy racing / Keelboat racing / Navigation

28 June, 2016

The Blackstakes buoy is back!

The Blackstakes buoy on the south side of Saltpan Reach, near Deadman’s Island, mysteriously disappeared a week or so ago. This led to some creative real-time race management for clubs that use it as a racing...