Weather

• 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 with current weather in UK and France.
• Met Office Forecast for the South East The official local weather for landlubbers.

Webcams (from N to S)

• 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 Stansgate SC
• Sheerness Webcam with weather information looking north across estuary at IOS SC
• Whitstable Live weather at Whitstable
• Herne Bay Live weather at Herne Bay SC
• Broadstairs Live weather at Broadstairs
• Ramsgate Nice view of Ramsgate Marina from Port Control (no weather though)
• Eastbourne Live weather at Eastbourne
• Bexhill Live weather at Bexhill SC
• NOAA National Data Buoy Center - actual weather out at sea

Tides

• 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.

Other Useful Links

• Yacht Pilot Guide to ports in Eastern England and Netherlands to Brittany.
• Entrance to Rivers Deben & Ore Latest guides to these river entrances.
• Guide to River Medway (PDF 900KB) Informative guide for leisure boaters (PDF 900KB)
• Notices To Mariners Admiralty NTMs with useful search facility.
• Laying-up checklist Very useful winter checklist from Yachting Monthly
• Yotlinx A great crewing site, recommended by Charles Hessey.
• Medway River-Watch A proposed commercial security patrol, starting in May
  

Knots

• 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.

Local clubs, associations and marinas

• 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
• 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 For those who don't like getting their feet wet and can't be bothered about tides.
• Sittingbourne Yacht Club Support our campaign to save Milton Creek

Local Interest

• Dylan Winter's Round the UK in a Mirror 19ft Offshore A series of 5 to 10 minute videos hosted on Youtube, irreverent and interesting, esp for the Medway/Swale
• for East Coast Sailors New Imray publication by East Coast sailor.
• 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 Conservation information with nice photos and maps

Please email the Webmaster with any useful and relevant links you would like added to this list.

Page last updated 4 November 2008