Tom and Bex Posted June 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 2 minutes ago, Captain Pegg said: I also managed to blow 10 points in questions by misreading one and then being too busy showing Rob where Vulpes used to be moored If I'd thought we'd be that high up, I'd have taken more care with my answers! We got 2 wrong, through silly mistakes, and missed the Withymoor one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agg221 Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 That's not quite as bad as I thought, given the constraints and the deliberate decision not to do some of the high risk sections to get caught on if the alternator packed up. I think we would have done slightly better if the Dudley Tunnel had been available (or we had not picked up a bladeful and finished on time) but the key point was that a good time was had by all and that you can now get a deeper boat through more of the BCN as we have cleared out a lot of the rubbish for everyone else! Alec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Vectis Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 1 hour ago, RLWP said: Notice the different approaches from two, two person crews with different length boats Richard I wondered after posting that........ Do Lily (6ish) and Bea (8 months) count as crew? 1 hour ago, Captain Pegg said: Vulpes was overtaken by Tatty Lucy on the Walsall, it's about where you go rather than how fast you go. Overtaken on the Walsall? Good Gawd.......How? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Pegg Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 5 minutes ago, Victor Vectis said: I wondered after posting that........ Do Lily (6ish) and Bea (8 months) count as crew? Overtaken on the Walsall? Good Gawd.......How? They are about 6" further off the bottom. And they probably weren't dragging an accumulation of plastic bags around their prop. We didn't try and hold them up, we play fair. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Else Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 I’d like to thank everyone involved this year, Team RW had a really good time with no mutiny this year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 27 minutes ago, Victor Vectis said: I wondered after posting that........ Do Lily (6ish) and Bea (8 months) count as crew? I was tempted to count them as -0.5 crew each, bringing Tatty Lucy's crew down to one Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBiscuits Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 58 minutes ago, RLWP said: I was tempted to count them as -0.5 crew each, bringing Tatty Lucy's crew down to one Richard You didn't for BobBiscuits last time. I was angling for scoring 2 crew because we had a two year old and three adults but we settled for just counting the adults. Excellent scores and sounds like a great party too - we're sorry we had to miss it, but the boat we intended to do it on came out of Wigan dry dock an hour after the challenge started. A bit too long a run to get there, even by challenge standards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Fasham Posted June 9, 2022 Report Share Posted June 9, 2022 I think the two of us on Rivets were glad to survive the event! cunning plans for next year hopefully not thwarted by bridge closures and paddle boarders! Fantastic event and really enjoyed it again after a break of about 30years! Thanks to all who took part and all who organised. I think it’s safe to say will be back! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted June 9, 2022 Report Share Posted June 9, 2022 There have been suggestions that Rivets 5000 makes an excellent diving platform Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshire~rose Posted June 9, 2022 Report Share Posted June 9, 2022 (edited) Well done everyone, especially those at the top of the leader board. You did well. Well it was certainly an eventful challenge for us. Everyone enjoyed it though which is what counts. We placed 16th last time we did it (in a different boat, one with a weedhatch and much less draught) so to come 9th this time is a huge improvement and was, from memory, roughly where we expected to be placed last time if I had not screwed up the scoring so badly. We had numerous low pounds where we had to run water down which held us up quite a lot, we had several significant blades full (which held us up even more) we had one smoke alarm alerting us to a smoke filled engine room which did not hold us up at all, we had one wierdo intent on ensuring we got no sleep, we had one pizza delivery who could not find us. we had 2 breakfasts end up on the galley floor (along with me) when Delhi decided there was insufficient water under the prop to power around a sharp bend. We had one broken sugar cannister resulting in broken glass and granulated sugar down the back of the stove (from the same bend). We had one hanging up in a lock - thankfully Delhi dropped off fairly quickly (caught on a protruding brick - CRT have been notified) We also picked 9 sacks of rubbish, along with a large quantity of wire, a large blue trough/tub with castors, a roadworks barrier, a sleeping bag and a duvet which were all dropped off at CRT services as we passed by apart from the wire which the folks at Withymoor Island are going to weigh in. Thanks to everyone who helped to organised it and especially to the lovely folks at Withymore Island who were so very welcoming and accommodating. We stayed an extra night to assist them in using up that rather lovely beer. What I have learned for any future challenges is to ensure that I have nothing to do whatsoever with the data input because the big difference this year compared to 3 years ago is that the score we were given bears a remarkably close resemblance to the score that was expected. For future reference: Never let someone with discaculia anywhere near to the scoring! Andy did a fantastic job of planning a route (with no experience whatsover of the BCN) and controlling the spreadsheet I had not realised until after the event that the award for collecting litter was not being run this year but hopefully some of the stuff we collected will have prevented other boaters from having problems (especially the wire and the sleeping bag) Was the best decorated boat judged at all? We won't be taking part next year as we have other plans but we hope that our team will be offered an opportunity to crew for another vessel because they really are amazing grafters and brilliant team players too Edited June 9, 2022 by cheshire~rose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Fasham Posted June 9, 2022 Report Share Posted June 9, 2022 1 minute ago, RLWP said: There have been suggestions that Rivets 5000 makes an excellent diving platform Richard Don’t know what you’re talking about 😂😂😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted June 9, 2022 Report Share Posted June 9, 2022 5 minutes ago, cheshire~rose said: Was the best decorated boat judged at all? It was, Daisy won! The queen with her crown was genius Richard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshire~rose Posted June 9, 2022 Report Share Posted June 9, 2022 33 minutes ago, RLWP said: It was, Daisy won! The queen with her crown was genius Richard Surely someone has a photo of it to share? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BimbleBob Posted June 9, 2022 Report Share Posted June 9, 2022 7 hours ago, cheshire~rose said: Surely someone has a photo of it to share? I hope so. Need some hi-res images of the whole event for BCNS Boundary Post. Please email to editor@bcnsociety.com for consideration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshire~rose Posted June 9, 2022 Report Share Posted June 9, 2022 39 minutes ago, BimbleBob said: I hope so. Need some hi-res images of the whole event for BCNS Boundary Post. Please email to editor@bcnsociety.com for consideration. I have around 250 photos I took but none of Daisy! I have shared a selection of them on FB for those you are interested and wish to venture over there: https://www.facebook.com/102291267993075/posts/pfbid0VwjmgwAywkbmCJCGZpXZzbxt9Lt7Ssg6UWz18jXvFCCxJYdqz5UgKHtZJ8cqrF1yl/?sfnsn=scwspmo if you wish to use any of them you are welcome to do so. Please message me with the details of which you would like and I can email the originals (rather than a distorted FB copy) across to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBiscuits Posted June 9, 2022 Report Share Posted June 9, 2022 2 hours ago, cheshire~rose said: if you wish to use any of them you are welcome to do so. Please message me with the details of which you would like and I can email the originals (rather than a distorted FB copy) across to you May I have the photos of all the litter you collected please? There's a gap where the shopping trolley trophy used to sit for the last three years ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheshire~rose Posted June 10, 2022 Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 13 hours ago, TheBiscuits said: May I have the photos of all the litter you collected please? There's a gap where the shopping trolley trophy used to sit for the last three years ... You will have to collect your own litter next year and hope the competition is run again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStringPudding Posted June 10, 2022 Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 For anyone still interested in how Tree Monkey is doing with his post-BCN disease: He's in hospital with suspected Weils Disease. They're keeping him in overnight. 🐒📈 Current Monkey grumpiness level: Narked Gibbon in Captivity 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haggis Posted June 10, 2022 Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 Oh no. I hope it is a false alarm and he gets better soon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doratheexplorer Posted June 10, 2022 Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 I hope he gets well soon. Weils Disease is no joke and makes me glad I have a weedhatch. I also scrupulously wash my hands and arms if they've been in the water round the prop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob-M Posted June 10, 2022 Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 I hope he makes a swift recovery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebelMike Posted June 10, 2022 Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 Oh no, I hope he makes a speedy recovery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Vectis Posted June 10, 2022 Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 Yes. What they all said. Give him our regards too. If he has picked up Weil's disease then hospital is the right place for him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanD Posted June 10, 2022 Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 26 minutes ago, doratheexplorer said: I hope he gets well soon. Weils Disease is no joke and makes me glad I have a weedhatch. I also scrupulously wash my hands and arms if they've been in the water round the prop. Me too. Unlucky as well, there are typically less than 40 cases per year in the UK... 😞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartland Posted June 10, 2022 Report Share Posted June 10, 2022 I would suggest TAMAR No 2 deserves an extra point for turning into the Oozells Branch at this junction: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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