Notice 8: sailing your pleasure craft to and from the UK
If we are allowed to cross the channel again, click here to see the new regulations from the 1st January 2021.
Category: Public
IMPORTANT: LNG Vessel Transit and Manoeuvres
Peel Ports have asked us to notify boaters that a recent near miss incident involving a small fishing boat and an LNG vessel has highlighted an issue surrounding the movement of such ships and...
Dave Price (RIP)
This was posted on our Facebook group by Tim Bell. Some members will probably have known Dave Price, ex-commodore of Queenborough Yacht Club. It is with sadness that in today’s (Wednesday) STG it has...
Kingsferry Bridge Closures
Network Rail have informed Peel Ports about planned maintenance taking place on Kingsferry Bridge from 26 November to 3 December 2020. The work will involve a 6 hour lockdown of all electrical power and...
Medway real-time Tide and Wind info
Select tide station name to drill down for more detailed tide information. Paul Cozens of Peel Ports has kindly given us the link to their site which gives real time tidal heights and differences...
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. More information Some members...
Kingsferry Bridge closed to leisure craft 24+25 Oct
Peel Ports advise that television filming work is due to take place on and around the Kingsferry Bridge over the weekend of 24/25 October 2020. The filming will require navigational restrictions to be imposed...
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 is seen as a...
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 maybe a challenge for...