Brightlingsea Harbour Commissioners announce dredging and saltmarsh creation programme to improve channel depths and to restore vital intertidal marshes
East Coast
20-year plan for River Thames improvements
The Port of London Authority has unveiled an ambitious plan to develop use of the Thames, including improvements to navigation
Suffolk Yacht Harbour opens new workshop
Suffolk Yacht Harbour has opened a new workshop facility, including a boat shed that can accommodate yachts up to 70ft for refit
Erwarton Ness, River Stour, Suffolk
First-time visitors to the East Coast would do well to begin with the Orwell and Stour rivers. Whether you are approaching from the South Coast or from Holland, Harwich Harbour…
On the bridge of a container ship
Dick Durham meets the master of the ship Emma Maersk, also a yachtsman, to find out how we can stay safe around shipping
Coastguard appeal for information about skipper of upturned Hobie Cat catamaran
The UK Coastguard are appealing for information about the skipper of a capsized Hobie Cat dinghy found 25 miles north east of North Foreland
Marinas offering more fuel choice: FAME-free fuel and white diesel
Marinas around the UK are changing the way they sell diesel in response to demand for different types of fuel and for more information about the fuel
New Thames Estuary buoyage
Buoyage for the East Swin in the Thames Estuary is being moved to keep yachts away from a live firing range, according to the East Coast Pilot
Burnham Week main event opened to cruising yachts
A change in the rules of Burnham Week mean that cruising boats may qualify to compete for the Town Cup
Dutch Marines challenge Royal Marines in the Thames Great River Race
Naval rivalry adds spice to London’s Great River Race