Webcams, Weather and Tides and Useful Links

weatherwebdotnet Lots of info here, send an email to sailingweather-subscribe@weatherweb.net for a free forecast once a week
Met Office Inshore Waters Forecast The official weather for sailors.
Synoptic charts Met Office synoptic charts up to 5 days ahead.
Weather OnLine Local weather up to 8 days ahead. Very good format.
MetCheck forecast for Thames Estuary Detailed forecasts up to 2 weeks ahead.
BBC Coastal Forecast for Thames Estuary Coastal forecast for next 24 hours in 4 time periods.
BBC local 5-day forecast BBC 5-day forecast for Chatham.
Current weather reports Superb site from XCWeather with current weather in UK and France.
Met Office Forecast for the South East The official local weather for landlubbers.
Wind Finder Detailed wind forecast for next 3 days
RYA Website New look site with useful weather and tides on one page

Deben Live weather at the Felixstowe Ferry SC
Stour/Orwell Live weather at Shotley
Walton Live weather at Walton-on-the-Naze
West Mersea Live weather at Dabchicks SC
Blackwater Live weather at Marconi SC
Blackwater Live weather and tides from the Blackwater SC
Canvey Island Live weather from the Island SC
Sheerness Webcam with weather information looking north across estuary at IOS SC
Whitstable
Herne Bay Live weather at Herne Bay SC
Broadstairs
Ramsgate Nice view of Ramsgate Marina from Port Control (no weather though)
Eastbourne
Bexhill
Isle of Wight
Poole Harbour
Weymouth
NOAA National Data Buoy Center - actual weather out at sea

PLA tide tables Cover a whole year and places of interest such as Southend, Herne Bay, Shivering Sands and Walton-on-the-Naze
Tides for Sheerness NERC National Tidal Facility (times at Hoo are +10 mins approx. Add an hour for BST.)
Easytide Free tidal predictions from Admiralty EasyTide.
WXTide Download this free Windows software for passage planning.

How to tie knots Clear animated guide on knots, even your club tie, by Tollesbury SC.
Animated Knots by Grog® Another superbly clear guide to boating knots.

RYA South-east Our local region of the Royal Yachting Association.
Medway Yachting Association The MYA represents yachtsmen on the Mdeway and Swale. HNYC is a member.
Medway Cruising Club See their new club house at the Strand, Gillingham
Hoo Marina Our neighbouring marina
Hundred of Hoo Sailing Club Our fellow cruisers at Hoo
Wilsonian Sailing Club Our dinghy-sailing neighbours upstream
Medway Yacht Club The posh lot further upstream
Upnor Sailing Club Just a little further upstream still
Chatham Marina Berth Holders (Their website appears to be down, this links to a contacts page on the MYA site)

Dylan Winter's Round the UK in a Mirror 19ft Offshore A series of Youtube videos - irreverent and interesting, esp for the Medway/Swale
Upnor Castle This well-preserved Elizabethan fortress is a prominent landmark on our river.
Chatham Historic Dockyard We are privileged to sail in some of the most historically important waters in the world.
Project Redsand Plans to save the WW2 fort and set up museums in two of the towers.
Aerial Photo Map and aerial photo of club and moorings area on River Medway.
Old Map from Edward Hasted's 'The History and Topographical Survey of Kent' published between 1797-1801
Sheerness Lifeboat Our local RNLI station
Medway History Fascinating detailed historical information about the Medway
Medway Ports Includes local notices to mariners etc
Medway Swale Estuary Partnership Forum for organisations using the estuary

Please email the webmaster@hooness.org.uk with any useful and relevant links you would like added to this list.

Page last updated 17th July 2010