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* The Flare Amnesty is free, but with a minimum spend of £25 in-store on the day. Up to a maximum of 10 flares per person. As we have a maximum overall capacity of...

The MSBA has received an invitation to compete on the popular BBC quiz show. If you are a knowledgeable person and would like to have a go, please let us know straight away because...

A pilot died this afternoon when his microlight hit a pylon near Stoke airfield next to the Medway Estuary. Read more…

Yesterday the massive boiler houses were demolished in a controlled explosion. Only the 254 metre tall chimney remains to be brought down later this year. See the video…

Clifford Mickleburgh invites us all to the Cruising Association Kent Section’s next Winter Warmer talk on Thursday, 10 December 2015, with Dick Holness (co-author of the East Coast Pilot) intriguing us with the wrinkles of...

Photographed by Wil Pretty in Sharfleet is a Christen A-1 Husky seaplane, believed to be based at Rochester airport. It floats, it has a rudder and an engine, and is probably used for recreation –...

Apparently, Peter Thurston, 81, made his “catamavan” because he could not afford a cabin cruiser. He owns some small yachts – but says they are too cramped to give him a comfortable view. So...

It is with great sadness that we announce that Tom Sims, a long-standing member of the MYA/MSBA committee, died on 24th March. A master mariner and member of Wilsonian SC, Tom was a driving...

At yesterday’s business meeting, held at the Kent Boat and Ski Club, the MSBA welcomed three new members: Allington Motor Cruising Club Conyer Yacht Club Thames Sailing Barge Trust The British Marine Federation Kent &...