Raybel in dry dock
On the high tide of 16 November, after months of careful planning, the restoration team successfully manoeuvred the sailing barge Raybel into her dry dock in Milton Creek at Sittingbourne.…
Kingsferry Bridge: normal service is resumed at last!
Network Rail have now restored mains power to the Kingsferry Bridge and lifting operations have returned to normal with no restrictions to leisure craft.
Reporting suspicious activities to Police
I recently met a police officer at the club from the regional crime unit based in Folkstone. They are particularly interested in people and other smuggling activities and our area…
Anchor hazard Stangate Creek – Short Reach – Updated
We have received the following information from some visitors from Benfleet YC that visited over the weekend to attend the Three Tuns beer festival. Something to be aware of and…
Anchor hazard Stangate Creek – Short Reach
We have received the following information from some visitors from Benfleet YC that visited over the weekend to attend the Three Tuns beer festival. Something to be aware of and…
East Coast trip August 2019
A few pics of the brief trip to the River Blackwater. First postponed last week due to the horrendous weather last weekend and then cut short due to another bad…
Swin Spitway
Notices to Mariners Week 27 reports a new survey of the Swin Spitway by Roger Gaspar, author of Crossing the Thames Estuary. He has produced the very useful PDF of…