What trips have you made this year?

[Water Rat.]

The weather has been fantastic this spring, my little boat has been out and about localy over the last few weeks. I did a couple of days with friends last week down the Aylesbury Arm and hope for a couple of days out this week as well. I watched two boats from my marina go up the Thames today leaving Limehouse this morning. I was very envious watching them pass under Waterloo Bridge.

 

So where has anyone else been recently?

Edited May 15, 2011 by Water Rat.

[NB Lola]

Leicestershire ring

[matty40s]

Through London and back several times, down to Limehouse, up the Lee and Stort Navigations to the top, back through London and now at Rickmansworth for some reason........

[cotswoldsman]

Through London and back several times, down to Limehouse, up the Lee and Stort Navigations to the top, back through London and now at Rickmansworth for some reason........

 

I should be coming through Rickmansworth in the next few days leaving Winkwell this morning.

[sueb]

From Hillperton on the K&A to the GU. Looks as though we may pass around Ricky.

Sue

[muddywaters]

Does walking around the Salthouse dock count lol

[Ray T]

Foxton & "The Coventry" as frar as Valley Cruisers Hire Base.

[Dekazer]

Couple of small local trips, the Thames Ring over Easter, a wee spot of partying in Kensal over the weekend and off to Ricky later this week for a knees up

[Naughty Cal]

We have done quite a lot of local trips so far this year and Lincoln to Nottingham.

 

In a couple of weeks we are off to Wells nest the Sea, cant wait for this trip. We really enjoyed it last year so im sure we will again this year.

 

Then three weeks after that is our big cruise for 2011. We are taking NC to the Norfolk Broads and Southwold.

[Mac of Cygnet]

C&H, Huddersfield Broad & Narrow, Peak Forest, Macc, T&M, Coventry/Birmingham & Fazely, Oxford North & South. Does that count as a trip?

 

Yes, the weather has been generally very kind.

[cotswoldsman]

C&H, Huddersfield Broad & Narrow, Peak Forest, Macc, T&M, Coventry/Birmingham & Fazely, Oxford North & South. Does that count as a trip?

 

Yes, the weather has been generally very kind.

 

No just a small jaunt

Worn out just reading it

[Strads]

K same as matty - through london - down to Limehouse, upto hertford, downa nd then up to bishops stortford.. and back to the cavalcade in london....

now back on the gu at black jacks,,,

 

11 days out and 10 minutes rain... best tan in several years - great conditions

[Proper Job]

Only short local trips so far this year

 

Complications and other comitments meant that I couldn't take real advantage of the two long B/H's that we've had this year.

 

Still..... The BCN Challenge and a two week Thames ring cruise planned for later this year will make up for it.

 

[Chagall]

Glasson Basin.....top speed across bumpy water, great fun, although the boat is curiously foreshortened in this picture!

 

[alan_fincher]

We are having a better year this year than last, and have already done about 400 miles and 260 locks with Chalice, to include....

 

Linslade return (Jan)

Stoke Bruerne return(Feb)

Thames ring, to include Lechlade (April)

 

A new adventure began this weekend with Sickle. Not quite as much of a learning curve as expected, and 9 (narrow) locks and maybe 35 miles achieved without incident. No major groundings - just as well, as there is no long shaft on board!......

 

EDITED TO ADD some pictures:

 

 

 

Half term week plans are now completely uncertain, with two boats in two different places!

Edited May 16, 2011 by alan_fincher

[DaveP]

Lower Heyford to Rugby and back in February, then down to Carcassonne - the latter on the bike rather than the boat though...

[Dekazer]

A new adventure began this weekend with Sickle. Not quite as much of a learning curve as expected, and 9 (narrow) locks and maybe 35 miles achieved without incident. No major groundings - just as well, as there is no long shaft on board!......

 

EDITED TO ADD some pictures:

 

 

It looks great! What fun. It would be perfect for transporting a couple of motorbikes about!

[Proper Job]

Only short local trips so far this year

 

Complications and other comitments meant that I couldn't take real advantage of the two long B/H's that we've had this year.

 

Still..... The BCN Challenge and a two week Thames ring cruise planned for later this year will make up for it.

 

I forgot.........

 

I've also got a chance to sink mrsmelly's boat on a trip around Trent Falls in a couple of weeks time.

 

.......... Happy days

[sociable_hermit]

So far this year:

 

Willington - Arlewas and back, 2 days

Willington - Loughborough and back, 3 days

Willington (Mercia Marina) to Willington (The Dragon) and back, one evening.

 

The boat currently has some 12V issues and I'm waiting to sort those out before venturing further afield. Might also take some time out this year to repaint the roof and the stern deck.

 

I currently seem to have plenty of paid work to do, which will help with boat repairs and alterations from a financial perspective, but also preclude too much boating in the near future. That could all change though!

 

I can sometimes be found lockwheeling at Stenson or Fradley, without my boat.

[Guest]

Couple of out and backs from Willington to Fradley/Alrewas

 

Couple of out and backs from Willington to Shardlow/Sawley

 

One out and back Willington up the Trent to Newark

 

One out and back Willington up the Erewash to Langley Mill

 

Odd night where we've just moved the boat outside the marina to have a tow-path BBQ (I don't think they'd appreciate us setting fire to the pontoon!!)

 

oh and a few nights where we have gone no where and just stayed on the boat using at as accommodation.

[cariad]

stafford to ripon via , thermaston, lincoln,keadby,selby, huddersfield narrow, peak forest, macclesfield, caldon,leek, back to stafford for a rest .

spent some time grounded on the trent just after torksey but managed to get going again when the tide started to make.

anyone got the sissons check your charts as on some issues the red line is showing a different direction on one page compared to the next page, but some good came out of it i managed to black the boat.

i wish i knew how to post photos( perhaps someone may show me in an idiot proof style) i will then show some snaps.

we had some trouble with lack of water on the huddersfield and i fell in trying to push off the bottom.

next sharpness then back to llangollen with luck.

[Naughty Cal]

stafford to ripon via , thermaston, lincoln,keadby,selby, huddersfield narrow, peak forest, macclesfield, caldon,leek, back to stafford for a rest .

spent some time grounded on the trent just after torksey but managed to get going again when the tide started to make.

anyone got the sissons check your charts as on some issues the red line is showing a different direction on one page compared to the next page, but some good came out of it i managed to black the boat.

i wish i knew how to post photos( perhaps someone may show me in an idiot proof style) i will then show some snaps.

we had some trouble with lack of water on the huddersfield and i fell in trying to push off the bottom.

next sharpness then back to llangollen with luck.

 

It isnt really recommended to get out of your boat on the Trent!! Not sure what version of the charts you have but ours show the same route on each page. The channel has shifted a little at Fledborough and is closer to the middle than shown, but other than that is as shown on the charts.

 

Did you have your upstream and downstream the right way round? The charts and diagrams are drawn looking upstream/downstream (as indicated), so for the bridge diagrams drawn as "looking upstream", you are on the downstream side of the bridge.

 

Sorry if this is all blindingly obvious but you would be surprised how many people misread the charts, simple as they are.

[Tiny]

House to boat, Boat to house, House to boat, Boat to house -- and so on for three more times. One day I might even take the boat out but, until then...

[deletedaccount]

We are having a better year this year than last, and have already done about 400 miles and 260 locks with Chalice, to include....

 

Linslade return (Jan)

Stoke Bruerne return(Feb)

Thames ring, to include Lechlade (April)

 

A new adventure began this weekend with Sickle. Not quite as much of a learning curve as expected, and 9 (narrow) locks and maybe 35 miles achieved without incident. No major groundings - just as well, as there is no long shaft on board!......

 

EDITED TO ADD some pictures:

 

 

 

Half term week plans are now completely uncertain, with two boats in two different places!

 

That's a nice looking little boat!

[Daftmare]

Over the Easter break we went from Godalming to Weybridge and up to Sonning.

Then back down to Kingston and back in to Godalming. Fantastic weather.

 

We are off back to the K&A and Newbury for Whitsun week.

 

I would really like to do a Ring (Avon, Thames) but need more time off work for that.

Perhaps if we DONT get any Olympic tickets for 2012 (which is quite likely) we will do it then.

 

Jo.