GH OU HA R R O B B O SWALE U N R E E U Q Pub of the Year 2018 Harbour Guide 2019 Admiral's Arm Micropub Trafalgar Court West Street Queenborough , ME11 5AD Tel: 01795 668598 [email protected] /admiralsarm www.admiralsarm.co.uk Queenborough Harbour A very warm welcome to Queenborough from all of us at Queenborough Harbour Trust CIC. Many believe Queenborough is a great place to visit or better still to take up a permanent mooring. Queenborough’s ideal location provides a ‘safe haven’ and ready access to many destinations at all states of the tide. It is an ideal location for visiting London, Ramsgate, the Essex harbours and the Continent as well as being the entry harbour for the River Medway and the Medway Towns. For those wanting to explore locally Queenborough is a charming place to visit in its own right. The Swale with its many delightful under exploited creeks is a recognised centre and sanctuary for its wide variety of permanent and migrating bird life. Included in this is the sanctuary of Dead Man’s Island adjacent to the Harbour where Napoleonic prisoners from hulks moored in the Medway were hastily buried. Nearby, Stangate Creek, which was one of England’s original quarantine centres is a place that you can feel a million miles from the pressures of the modern rat-race. Despite its peaceful setting Queenborough’s moorings are within a short distance of fast and direct road and rail transport links. Canny boat owners, those in the know, are taking advantage of these links to avoid the expense and uncertainty of taking their vessels to London, instead they are staying with us and travelling by road and rail. The A249 dual carriageway links directly to the motorway network while the nearby Queenborough Railway Station provides a ready link to the fast train service to London and beyond. Over the last ve years, with the support of national and local governments, Queenborough Fishery Trust, Queenborough Town Council, the local community and supporters, the Harbour has beneted from many changes with improved mooring maintenance, new moorings, the Sir Robin Knox Johnson pontoon, refurbished walkway and a more frequent free trot boat service. A further government grant from the Coastal Communities Fund is enabling a further expansion of the Harbour moorings which started in 2018. The Harbour Team welcomes you to Queenborough Thank you for your support. Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, Patron Queenborough Harbour Trust Queenborough Harbour 2019 Queenborough Harbour 2019 Queenborough 35 2 www.queenborough-harbour.co.uk Visitors’ Moorings at Queenborough We can accommodate more than 50 boats at Queenborough, either alongside our pontoons with walk ashore access or on one of our visitor buoys with access to shore by trot boat. Upon Arrival Contact us on VHF CH 08, call sign "Sheppey 1" and we will allocate a suitable mooring at one of the following locations: • Pontoon - vessels may raft up to 4 deep on the visitors section • Yellow visitor buoys - 4 vessels on each. Located North West of the pontoon and South of the Concrete lighter • Grey visitor buoys - 6 vessels on each. Located South of the All-tide landing (ATL) Access to Shore FREE Trot Boat Every Weekend April Friday, Saturday & Sunday 1000 to 2130 May, June, July & August Everyday 1000 to 2130 September Friday, Saturday & Sunday 1000 to 2130 October to March Saturday & Sunday 1000 to 1700 VHF CH 08 Call Sign "SHEPPEY 1" Mobile 07456 459754 Visitor Prices • Pontoon/ A TL £20 up to 10m, then £2 per m per night • Buoy £15 up to 10m, then £2 per m per night A long oating walkway leads you to shore, press the button to exit through the security gate. When returning to your vessel use the code for the electronic keypad given to you by the harbour sta or purchase tokens for £1 from local pubs & shops. 1 token per person. Contacting the Harbour Oce: Harbour Manager, South St, Queenborough, Kent, ME11 SAF Admin: 07588 717392 Mob: 07456 459754 Queenborough Harbour 2019 Queenborough Harbour 2019 Queenborough 3 34 www.queenborough-harbour.co.uk Queenborough Harbour Harbour Safe Safe Haven Haven 51°25’04”N 51°25’04”N 0°44’11’E 0°44’11’E Queenborough Yacht Club has a relaxed atmosphere and welcomes members All RYA sailing courses are offered from the basic and visiting sailors. Catering for private skills of Competent Crew to the challenging parties is available. Yachtmaster Offshore. The Chief Instructor Edmund Hadnett a Master Mariner and Ocean Friday evenings from 18:00 (summer only) Yachtsman is able to offer a comprehensive Saturday evenings from 18:00 package of training to suit all needs. Experience Sunday lunch time from 12:00 and charter courses can also be arranged! www.queenboroughyachtclub.co.uk Start your Adventure onboard the terrific Jeanneau 379 “Wandering Albatross” 7 High Street, Queenborough Our Training Centre is Based at Queenborough Yacht Haven 01795 663955 PLEASE CALL TO DISCUSS OPTIONS! 4 www.queenborough-harbour.co.uk Tel: 07703 842852 [email protected] Queenborough Harbour 2019 Queenborough www.AlbatrossSailing.co.uk Harbour 2019 Queenborough 4 www.queenborough-harbour.co.uk Protected Areas in the Medway and Swale Queenborough Harbour Trust CIC Queenborough Harbour Trust C.I.C (QHT) was formed in 2012 and is responsible for the management and administration of harbour mooring services at Queenborough. QHT is a community interest company representing the interests of the local community and maritime users both local and from further a eld. QHT is run by a Board of Directors who are volunteers and receive no remuneration. Any surplus generated by QHT is ploughed back into the development of the Harbour. The Directors are supported by a group of friends and volunteers who willingly give their time and expertise because of their commitment to the Harbour and their desire to see it succeed. The Harbour Manager is supported by a team of part time and full time sta dedicated to providing a rst class service to all harbour users. Walkway Planks Harbour Services and Facilities You are invited to sponsor a plank! The walkway planks • Pontoon moorings, all tide are telling stories about so many people, events and • Finger pontoons, half tide memories – you too can commemorate something very • Town Quay moorings, half tide special by having your unique engraved plaque on a • Swinging moorings, all tide plank. Contact the one of the Harbour Team or visit the • Swinging moorings, half tide website to arrange for a plaque with your special • Fore & aft moorings, all tide memory. • Trot Boat • Water point & hose on ATL Getting Involved • Scrubbing berth • Painting berth We are very grateful for volunteers that help the • Dinghy Storage harbour operations. They are an integral part of the • Slipway success of our development and we welcome you to • Free Wi- become part of our operations and plans for the future • CCTV for the harbour. Please share with us how best to • Free public car park improve what we do. • Nearby railway & bus links Further details on Queenborough Harbour Trust Diesel & petrol are available at and how to become involved can be found on our two local garages, 0.9 and 1.2 miles away. For mooring prices website at: www.queenborough-harbour.co.uk and availability please speak to a Queenborough Harbour 2019 Queenborough member of sta or visit our Harbour 2019 Queenborough website. 5 Kent’s Classic Pilot Vessel Mint & Sailing from the Chocolate Queenborough Harbour All Tide Landing Eatery Healthy & wholesome, home-made food with a Standard Redsand continental twist. Eat in or take away. Towers Trip For more info, visit: (four hours approx.) www.facebook.com/mintandchoc mintandchoc.com - TripAdvisor Grand Forts Tour (seven hours approx.) Phone & Bookings: 01795 228008 Open Tuesday to Friday 11am to 4pm Regular sailings Saturday & Sunday 12am to 4pm from April-September Trafalgar Court, West Street, Queenborough, Kent ME11 5AD Private Hire Fancy something different? available year round Come and try our Freshly prepared Salads, Full details at www.x-pilot.co.uk Licensed for delicious home-made or www.facebook.com/xpilotkent 12 passengers Soups, Stews, Omelettes and Pies Email [email protected] Fully qualified Captain or treat yourself to a freshly brewed cup of Coffee Call on UK 01795 487568 / 07960 574821 and a slice of our gorgeous home-made Cheesecake House Special: Mint & Chocolate Cheesecake Queenborough Harbour 2019 Queenborough Harbour 2019 Queenborough 6 www.queenborough-harbour.co.uk 31 Queenborough Harbour Navigation in vicinity of Isle of Grain Liquied Natural Gas Terminals Oil and Gas Tankers within the Thames, Medway and Swale will be displaying a Red 'B' Flag by day and an all-round red light on the main mast by night, to indicate that they are carrying, loading or discharging dangerous goods. The Medway Ports Byelaws and the General Directions for Navigation in the Medway Ports 2013 require that- 1. There is a Moving Prohibitive Zone of 1 nautical mile ahead and nautical mile astern of such vessels when underway between the Medway Buoy and the LNG Terminal. Page 30 2. The master (or person in charge) of a small vessel which is not conned to a fairway MSBA advert??? shall not make use of the fairway so as to cause obstruction to other vessels which can navigate only within that fairway. 3. There is an exclusion zone established around the LNG berths. When the berths are unoccupied the zone is an arc of 150m in any direction from the loading arms of the berths. 4. When there is a ship alongside the berth the exclusion zone is 250m in any direction from the landing of the berths.