Boat Jumble at Oare Creek, 28 April
Clubs are invited to run a stall for free at Hollowshore Cruising Club’s boat jumble sale on Sunday April 28 from 1030. The sale is beside the clubhouse at the Youngboats yard, by the...
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CA Winter Warmer: Dick Holness (East Coast Pilot), Thu 11 April
Dick is well known to many of us for being the co-author of the popular and innovative pilot book, which is regularly updated. This is the last of the 2018/19 Winter Warmer series organised...
Gillingham Marina training
Passage Planning Lecture (free, all welcome) Tuesday 26th March – start 18.30 VHF/ GMDSS courses (Price £90 plus £60 to the RYA including handbook and lunch, from 08.45 to approx 18.00 hrs) Tuesday 9...
Sun Pier re-opened at last!
We’ve just heard from Adam Taylor of Medway Council that Sun Pier is open again following some “enhanced engagement” with the electricity supplier. Note that overnight mooring is not currently allowed but we should...
Wind causes havoc at Lower Halstow YC
Very strong winds this last weekend knocked one boat off its stand, damaging another, knocked another over on its mooring leaving it partially sunk as it didn’t right, and dislodged another which was re-propped...
Dick Holness talk, Thurs 17 Jan
Dick will be talking about the popular and innovative pilot book East Coast Pilot at Strood Yacht Club on Thursday 17 January 2019, 7.30pm. All welcome. For directions see www.stroodyachtclub.uk
CA Winter Warmer: Des Crampton, trip to Svalbard, 10 Jan 2019
Des Crampton took his Ramsgate-based Cantilena of London on a 4,500 mile round trip to the Svalbard archipelago in the summer of 2014. Des will introduce his boat and her equipment and give some...
CA Winter Warmer Talk, 13 December
James Collier from RATS (Regulations and Technical Services) who work on behalf of Cruising Association members to advise and campaign on subjects affecting cruising. Their research and knowledge of technical and regulatory subjects is...
CA Winter Warmer talk: Medway Queen, Thu 11 Oct
Clifford Mickleburgh has announced the Cruising Association Kent Section’s 2018/19 programme of “Winter Warmer” talks: 11 October: Pam & Mark Bathurst, Medway Queen Preservation Society 8 November: Peter Norris, Clarke & Carter Kent 13 December: James Collier,...
Local ditch crawler “comes out”
Author Nick Ardley, often seen cruising the Medway with his wife Christobel in their classic Finesse 24 “Whimbrel” with sailing tender in tow, has revealed that he has prostate cancer. The diagnosis only happened...
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