One for Fred
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oldgit
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The boat has been rotting there for ages.It is obviously possible, with care, to squeeze past.
Suspect Peel Ports will have bouy or two round it soon enough.
The interesting thing will be tracking down the long absent owners and getting them to cough up for the salvage.
Suspect Peel Ports will have bouy or two round it soon enough.
The interesting thing will be tracking down the long absent owners and getting them to cough up for the salvage.
tony_lavelle
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According to Peel Ports, Cardium has been removed.
Keep up to date with Medway/Swale boating news at www.msba.org.uk
Keep up to date with Medway/Swale boating news at www.msba.org.uk
byron
RIP
Great site, I didn't know it existed.
oldgit
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Excellent very active website and very useful for all river users.
Would appear that Peel Ports have come to a sensible agreement regards the Seaplane "issue".
It is always interesting to watch the planes landing and taking off,especially the unusual plane with with the engine on a pylon which does a flypast attracts comment.
Much ill informed comment on the subject,from a section of the yachting community,many of whom have their boats quite firmly ashore on the club hard much of the year.
Would appear that Peel Ports have come to a sensible agreement regards the Seaplane "issue".
It is always interesting to watch the planes landing and taking off,especially the unusual plane with with the engine on a pylon which does a flypast attracts comment.
Much ill informed comment on the subject,from a section of the yachting community,many of whom have their boats quite firmly ashore on the club hard much of the year.
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tony_lavelle
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Actually Fred, most of the feedback from the yachting, sorry boating, community was very positive about the seaplanes. There was a fear, caused by the unclear consultation document from Peel Ports, that boats would have to get out of the designated zones when a seaplane wanted to "land". It turns out that these fears were groundless (sorry) and no boat has to give way to a plane when landing or taking off. When seaplanes are on the water they have the same rights as a powered vessel under the colregs. Peel Ports are under the impression that only one small seaplane operates south of Scotland, though we know of several including the new service from City Airport to Osea Island on the Blackwater. Only one person reported having a near miss when he had to capsize his dinghy to avoid the plane hitting his mast.