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  • THE TRANSIT TO THE MEDWAY

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    SPCC NOTES ON VISITING THE RIVER MEDWAY

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    THE TRANSIT TO THE MEDWAY

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    THIS IS A CRUISE THAT REQUIRES PRE-PLANNING AND IS NOT FOR THE FAINT HEARTED

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    Once you leave BOW LOCKS there are few places to land, and only barge buoys on which you can lay over. The last of these barge buoys are in the GRAVESEND REACH. Once you clear Lower Hope Reach you are very much ‘on your own’ until you are back in the Medway Channel. Good weather forec

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    About The Club

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    St Pancras Cruising Club is a members’ club based in Camden that exists to promote pleasure cruising on UK inland waterways and to provide facilities for its members and others. Many club members own boats but the Club also welcomes anyone who is interested in boating and inland waterways.

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    Our members are active in promoting the interests of boaters through national and local waterways organisations such as the Canal & River Trust (

  • HORN SIGNALS

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    SPCC NOTES ON VISITING THE RIVER THAMES

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    HORN SIGNALS

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    The term Short Blast means a blast of about 1 second duration The term Long Blast means a blast of about 4–5 seconds duration

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  • An exploration of BARKING CREEK

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    SPCC NOTES ON VISITING THAMES CREEKS

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    An exploration of BARKING CREEK

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    Barking Creek is still an active commercial navigation with small coasters trading from the wharfs in the lower reaches. Sadly traffic no longer uses the formerly navigable River Roding Navigation to Ilford Bridge, but with the advent of the new Barking Barrage it is again accessible by smaller craft and canoes. Headroom restrictions at the bridges stop i