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Pottering about on the River Medway
Housing on St Mary's Island with The Mariners Sculpture by Sam Holland sponsored by local enterprise & Medway FM
Passing Upnor to port Gillingham Marina starboard with Kingsnorth Power Station beyond
Hoo Marina with former Trinity House Lightships now converted as private dwellings
Another Lightship at Hoo Marina
Cockham Woods
Old lighters by Darnett Fort built at the narrowing curve of the river to defend Chatham Dockyard from the Dutch
Opposite Darnet Fort now in private hands Hoo Island Fort, a number of abandonded small commercial ships, lighters & wooden vessels litter the banks
At anchor by the fort as commercial traffic ply's upriver
Hatsu Container Ship at Queenborough looking across Tailness Marshes
See Thamesport for Medway Container Shipping
Old brick works on the Burntwick Island approaching Starfleet Creek off Stangate Creek
Looking over Tailness Marshes to the completed Kingsferry fixed link bridge the Sheppey Crossing at twilight
Find out more on The Isle-of-Sheppey
The distant Kingsnorth Power Station
It's likely that a Yacht Track may be introduced to the River Medway as there are increasing conflicts between Shipping & small leisure craft
With Commercial traffic increasing & the volume of huge LNG tankers making for their terminal at the Isle-of-Grain, the introduction of a yacht Track will help eliminate potential clashes
Sunset as the tide drops over the Sharfleet Saltings
For Barge Sailing pictures navigate from Greta 1
For all Whitstable Harbour days boats & shipping navigate from Harbour Days
For all our nautical features navigate from Afloat
Join us on a Sailing Trip from the North Kent Coast see Boat Trips