Swale Match changed to 25 June 2022
The Swale Smack and Sailing Barge Match, organised by the Kentish Sail Association, has been changed to Saturday 25 June 2022 (not as published on the KSA website) because of a clash of dates...
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Boat Jumble, Hollowshore CC, 7 Nov
Hollowshore Cruising Club at Faversham are holding a boat jumble on Sunday November 7 from 11 a.m., to replace their usual one in May, cancelled this year because of Covid. “With boats being...
The Swale Match: a Celebration of Traditional Sail
Report by Julian Mannering Last Saturday witnessed the 48th annual Swale Smack & Sailing Barge Match and the magnificent sight of some thirty traditional vessels racing in the River Swale off Faversham and Whitstable....
Isle of Sheppey Round The Island Race, 5 Sept 2021
40-mile clockwise circumnavigation of the Isle Of Sheppeyin north Kent organised by IOS Sailing Club The UK’s longest annual dinghy, cat & board race! Established since 1959 as an endurance event Open to all...
Swale Regatta 2021 was great success
Nigel Stevens writes, “The Swale Regatta is a long standing local event traditionally held over three days, starting on a Friday in the Swale off Harty Ferry, and finishing in the Medway on the...
Swale Regatta, 25-27 June 2021
Nigel Stevens writes: The plan this year is very much a do what we can approach given the way Covid has dominated much of our lives for the past year or so. Despite the...
Swale Barge Match, Sat 31 July
David Pollock of the Kentish Sail Association writes: After 2 years’ cancellations, we’re hoping for a third time lucky and invite you to take part in the Match on 31 July 2021. The Swale...
SB Raybel is recruiting
Thames Sailing Barge Raybel, moored at Milton Creek in Sittingbourne, is recruiting: Assistant/Trainee Shipwright Full Time With restoration work now underway we are looking for someone to join the shipwright team. A rare opportunity to work...
New signage for PWCs
This is a sample of one of the new signs designed in partnership with the Personal Watercraft Partnership (PWP) and local authorities. The signs will be set up at known launching sites for jet...
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