The Medway from Butcher’s Basin to Sheerness in 1938

This is well worth watching, if you’re interested in the area.

Medway and Swale boating conference 9th March 2019

The Medway and Swale Boating Conference on Saturday 9th March will be looking at a range of topics including the very future of sailing and sailing clubs. Sailing and clubs in particular are facing a decline in participation brought about by social and economic changes. The conference’s first key speaker will be Liz Rushall, a … Continue reading “Medway and Swale boating conference 9th March 2019”

Fireworks over the river for the 350th anniversary of the Dutch Raid on the Medway

We raised the keel, sat on the mud of Hoo Flats, and drank a little orange-flavoured Dutch gin. Well you might too, if one of you was half-Dutch and the other also had some of his own Dutch history…