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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 &...

To upgrade the water main, Church Road at Harty Ferry Cottages will be closed to through traffic from the Monday 24th November for up to 15 weeks, meaning no vehicular access to Oare Marshes...

Is this a prison ship? This unprepossessing floating accommodation block is in Limehouse Reach just upstream of Sun Pier. You can see Rochester cathedral in the background. Mystery solved, sort of: http://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/mystery-of-huge-floating-hotel-8351/

Trevor Peen writes, “Probably back in November of 2012 Medway Watersports took a film crew down to the U-boat to make a short documentary. There have been two small articles in the local press....

We invite clubs and other local boating organisations to give us dates, even if tentative, for proposed events in 2014. Hopefully this will help to avoid clashes of dates. As you can see from...

Show your support for boating on the tidal Medway and Swale by flying one of these attractive burgees on your flag halyard. The nominal size is 30cm (12″) on the hoist, ie the vertical...