BCLM Tug Gathering 2025

[Francis Herne]

It was good fun.

Thanks to @agg221 and several other people for letting me tag along on their boats.

 

Full set of photos & videos at

https://photos.app.goo.gl/NkU2CoE3Hvb4RfBs9

 

 

Edited May 6 by Francis Herne

[Rob-M]

Disappointed I was not able to make it with Nansen II.

[Stroudwater1]

Lovely pictures especially the one with the  rope caught in mid air. 
 

Looks like the gathering extended to Tividale and Coseley too! 

[Francis Herne]

7 hours ago, Rob-M said:

Disappointed I was not able to make it with Nansen II.

There's always next year!

 

I'd love to see someone enter a long dayboat train in the 24h Challenge sometime. Anglesey Basin or Cannock Extension to <wherever>. Jon would have to consider the scoring again.

Edited May 6 by Francis Herne

[springy]

44 minutes ago, Francis Herne said:

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I'd love to see someone enter a long dayboat train in the 24h Challenge sometime. Anglesey Basin or Cannock Extension to <wherever>. Jon would have to consider the scoring again.

 

Could be tricky, IIRC Bernard's return from the pelsall rally to bclm a couple of years back with 4 joeys behind included about 14 hours of weedhatch time (35" prop).

 

springy

[Francis Herne]

1 hour ago, springy said:

Could be tricky, IIRC Bernard's return from the pelsall rally to bclm a couple of years back with 4 joeys behind included about 14 hours of weedhatch time (35" prop).

 

springy

Yes, I heard about that one pretty much in real time ("oh, still miles off, we're stuck here now").

 

Enterprise is incredibly deep though. I've done the Wyrley a few times with Atlas & Malus and once (after the same Pelsall rally) on a joey behind Tug No. 2. With both it's painfully slow in some places but not the same epic ordeal.

 

I think with a tug of ≤3ft draught it would be reasonably possible with a certain amount of luck.

Edited May 6 by Francis Herne