Hundreds of yachtsmen in the Thames are set to sail past a ticking time-bomb from the Second World War this season, says Dick Durham
Thames estuary
Countdown begins for Tall Ships Festival 2017
The countdown to the Royal Greenwich Tall Ships Festival 2017 has begun, with just one year before a fleet of Tall Ships gathers at Woolwich and Greenwich
Seaplane landings on the Medway restricted
The UK's only seaplane can now only land on the Medway near the main channel, causing concern for sailors and for the pilots who prefer sheltered shallow water
Sailing spectacle on the Thames
A sailing race on the Thames through the heart of London will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Enterprise Class, in which many sailors first got afloat
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
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
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
Dutch Marines challenge Royal Marines in the Thames Great River Race
Naval rivalry adds spice to London’s Great River Race
John Muir – Listening for the Spitway Bell Buoy in fog
John Muir feels his way in fog down the East Coast In the summer of 1913 and is saved from the shoals by a novice crew’s hearing
Dick Durham podcast: There’s a starboard-hand marker in the Thames Estuary that has greater significance than just the direction of buoyage
Dick Durham podcast - October 2014