Braunston Historic Narrowboat Rally 25th-26th June

[cotswoldsman]

Thanks Dave, people need to realize that waterways traditions arent just about types of boat, roses & castles etc but about the way of life and how it was conducted. I do wish these people would learn about the heritage they choose to play or live on before condemning practices that have evolved out of that very heritage, I wonder if Romarni123 and others ever wonder WHY BW still put strapping posts on lock gates - thats assuming they know what they are!

 

Yes I am quite interested in the history of the canals, but I guess it is people with an attitude like yours that ensure I do my research on the internet. What a pompous person you are.

[WotEver]

Thanks to Chertsey for allowing us to ride on the parade with them...

Ditto for me and Patti on Sunday. Thoroughly enjoyable

 

Tony

[Tiggers]

Genuinely cannot remember when I have had so much fun! A BIG thank-you to Joe Fuller for letting me tag along on on Ibex, well and truly fallen in love with the boat!

 

Editted to add 'the boat', that could have started some rumours!

 

Oh and Alan, Sickle look sublime, makes my heart melt every time I see her, sure you have not had enough of her yet.....?

Edited June 27, 2011 by Tiggers

[alan_fincher]

Anyone got a list of the boats attending?

Haven't seen one, and don't think I'd like to attempt a full list, as I really never did get round the whole site to see what was there.

 

And many, moored 4 or 5 abreast, you just couldn't see what they were.....

 

I know it was an event specialising in FMC, but I will attempt to list "known" GUCCCo (and Erewash) boats, which I know rather better....

 

(Additions corrections, please!....)

 

Aquila

Archimes and Ara

Callisto

Capricorn

Casseopeia

Corona

Dorado

George

Mimas

Phobos

Radiant & Regulus

Sagitta

Sickle

Southern Cross

Vesta

Victoria

Barrow

Buckden

Chertsey

Carnaby

Darley

Fulbourne & Angel

Greenock & Bordesley

Nuneaton & Brighton

Nutfield

Purton

Renfrew & Betelgeuse

Stamford

Stanton

Towcester & Bideford

Whitby

Dodona

Thea

Cyprus & Cedar (Corrected after my silly mistake pointed out!)

 

I think I make that 42 ?

 

I have NOT included boats like Toucan, Kelso, Dover, or anything at Roger Farringdon's yard that was present at Braunston, but not actively taking part - I think it by including some of these that people have been able to push their estimates so high ?

 

Anybody like to try for a list of FMC boats, or any of the many "others" ?

 

Oh and Alan, Sickle look sublime, makes my heart melt every time I see her, sure you have not had enough of her yet.....?

No, not yet!

Edited June 27, 2011 by alan_fincher

[monkeyhanger]

Haven't seen one, and don't think I'd like to attempt a full list, as I really never did get round the whole site to see what was there.

 

And many, moored 4 or 5 abreast, you just couldn't see what they were.....

 

I know it was an event specialising in FMC, but I will attempt to list "known" GUCCCo (and Erewash) boats, which I know rather better....

 

(Additions corrections, please!....)

 

Aquila

Archimes and Ara

Callisto

Capricorn

Casseopeia

Corona

Dorado

George

Mimas

Phobos

Radiant & Regulus

Sagitta

Sickle

Southern Cross

Vesta

Victoria

Barrow

Buckden

Chertsey

Carnaby

Darley

Fulbourne & Angel

Greenock & Bordesley

Nuneaton & Brighton

Nutfield

Purton

Renfrew & Betelgeuse

Stamford

Stanton

Towcester & Bideford

Whitby

Dodona

Thea

Cyprus & Elm

 

I think I make that 42 ?

 

I have NOT included boats like Toucan, Kelso, Dover, or anything at Roger Farringdon's yard that was present at Braunston, but not actively taking part - I think it by including some of these that people have been able to push their estimates so high ?

 

Anybody like to try for a list of FMC boats, or any of the many "others" ?

 

I'll start the list with:-

Hare

Emu

Bream

Perch

Cormorant

Jaguar

Stafford

Kestrel

Verbena

Lamprey

[Tiggers]

The ones I remember seeing were:

 

Australia

Bream

Cactus

Clent (although not taking part!)

Colimbia

Cormorant (or parts of it at least)

Cypress?

Dory

Empress

Emu

Fazeley

Hare

Ibex

Jaguar

Kangaroo

Kestrel

Kildare

Lamprey

Ling?

Marquis?

Owl

President

Stafford

Verbena

[alan_fincher]

Good start, (better than I could have done!) for an FMC list, so I will play - some additions, then.....

 

(I make that 28, not including "not taking part" ?

 

So 42 Grand Unions and 28 FMC gives us 70, before we look for omissions, and all the others attending, (there were three Cowburn and Cowpar, for instance....)

 

The ones I remember seeing were:

 

Australia

Bream (Back end only)

Cactus

Columbia

Clover (from Richardhula)

Cormorant (or parts of it at least)

Cypress? (Didn't see it, but that counts for nowt - I didn't see Perch either from the other list!)

Dory

Dove

Empress

Emu

Fazeley

Hare

Ibex

Jaguar

Kangaroo

Kestrel

Kildare

Lamprey

Ling (Yes)

Marquis (Yes)

Owl

Plover (from Richardhula)

President

Stafford

Tasmania

Tench

Verbena

 

Present not taking part....

Clent

France

Madeley

Monarch ?

 

 

EDITED to correct some appalling arithmetic!

Edited June 27, 2011 by alan_fincher

[Hairy-Neil]

(Additions corrections, please!....)

 

 

 

Linnet (Motorised 6 plank Ricky butty)

 

The official (HNBOC) figure, from the horses mouth, was 109. To be included they had to be there overnight on saturday.

[by'eck]

Anybody like to try for a list of FMC boats, or any of the many "others" ?

 

I'll start the list with:-

Hare

Emu

Bream

Perch

Cormorant

Jaguar

Stafford

Kestrel

Verbena

Lamprey

 

Fazeley

Dory

Plover

Clover?

[Hairy-Neil]

Delete double post

 

Fazeley

Dory

Plover

Clover? Yes

Edited June 27, 2011 by Hairy-Neil

[WotEver]

We managed to close the canal quite well:

It was pretty congested on Sunday, too.

 

 

 

Tony

[richardf]

Victory was there

[carlt]

 

So 42 Grand Unions and 28 FMC gives us 80,

plus the 3 Cowburn and Cowpar boats, making 104.

[MtB]

Jim as in Jim Taylor?

 

Yep, that's the chap!

 

He was with someone called Mike whose surname I didn't ask. They were on Empress. It was one or the other who texted me Sue's details (including the spelling of her name) but I can't remember which.

[alan_fincher]

The official (HNBOC) figure, from the horses mouth, was 109. To be included they had to be there overnight on saturday.

Do they publish a list, eventually ?

 

I'm thinking that must include all historic boats present at Braunston, rather than just those actively parading.

 

Someone pointed out the complete absence ofany of the post nationalisation built craft like Rivers and Admirals at any of the recent events. It's quite true, I can't recall any at all. Why is that, I wonder ?

[MtB]

Well let's hope that if "Jim" is right, she can get a refund off whoever did her sign-writing!

 

 

Perhaps she hasn't noticed the spelling error yet...

 

Mike

[alan_fincher]

OK, a couple of ommissions added to the GUCCco and Erewash list....

 

So up to 44

 

Haven't seen one, and don't think I'd like to attempt a full list, as I really never did get round the whole site to see what was there.

 

And many, moored 4 or 5 abreast, you just couldn't see what they were.....

 

I know it was an event specialising in FMC, but I will attempt to list "known" GUCCCo (and Erewash) boats, which I know rather better....

 

(Additions corrections, please!....)

 

Aquila

Archimes and Ara

Callisto

Capricorn

Casseopeia

Corona

Dorado

George

Mimas

Phobos

Radiant & Regulus

Sagitta

Sickle

Southern Cross

Vesta

Victoria

Barrow

Buckden

Chertsey

Carnaby

Darley

Fulbourne & Angel

Greenock & Bordesley

Nuneaton & Brighton

Nutfield

Purton

Renfrew & Betelgeuse

Stamford

Stanton

Stratford

Towcester & Bideford

Whitby

Dodona

"Linnet"

Thea

Cyprus & & Cedar (Corrected after my silly mistake pointed out!)

 

I think I make that [amended to] 44 ?

 

I have NOT included boats like Toucan, Kelso, Dover, or anything at Roger Farringdon's yard that was present at Braunston, but not actively taking part - I think it by including some of these that people have been able to push their estimates so high ?

 

Anybody like to try for a list of FMC boats, or any of the many "others" ?

 

 

No, not yet!

 

Perhaps she hasn't noticed the spelling error yet...

 

Mike

She certainly didn't seem concerned about it yesterday!..........

 

Edited June 27, 2011 by alan_fincher

[MtB]

OK, a couple of ommissions added to the GUCCco and Erewash list....

 

So up to 44

 

 

 

 

She certainly didn't seem concerned about it yesterday!..........

 

 

 

Yes and what a lovely boat. Paradoxically I took it to be an RW Davis from your previous photo then I noticed the name and thought 'hang on, that's the real thing!

 

Makes you realise how good the RW Davis copies are, dunnit....

[Paul H]

OK, a couple of ommissions added to the GUCCco and Erewash list....

 

So up to 44

 

Amongst the miscellaneous and tugs:

Ariel

Atlantic

Bittell

Dodona

Dorado

James Loader

Tardebigge

Thor (BCN)

Mystery boat in red oxide (BCN)

Raymond

Adamant

Baltic (iceboat)

 

Stratford (GUCCC)

Achilles (conv to motor at the Bottom Lock

 

It was Cyprus and Cedar not Cyprus and Elm

Didn't see FMC Cypress - are you confusing with Cyprus?

Edited June 27, 2011 by Paul H

[alan_fincher]

A few pictures from us - not easy to take so many this year, though.....

 

Excellent restoration/rebuilding of "Mimas"

 

 

Textbook perfect bringing a pair under the Ladder Bridge

 

 

Not so textbook perfect - attempting the same thing!

 

 

The immaculately just painted "Admiral" with an impressive load on - "Tench" also well loaded behind.

 

 

Tugs were already moored 6 abreast when Mike Askin with "Victoria" decided to make it 7 abreast

 

 

Typical line up of Grand Union boats - "Chertsey" to the outside

 

 

Edging forward past several groups of such boats.....

 

 

"Fulbourne" reverses "Angel" round the turn

 

 

And Chertsey follows with a nice plume of Petter smoke.....

 

Edited June 27, 2011 by alan_fincher

[carlt]

Makes you realise how good the RW Davis copies are, dunnit....

I've just got on to my stock broker and told him to sell all my shares in pork bellies and buy popcorn

[Hairy-Neil]

The ones I remember seeing were:

 

Australia

Bream

Cactus

Clent (although not taking part!)

Colimbia

Cormorant (or parts of it at least)

Cypress?

Dory

Empress

Emu

Fazeley

Hare

Ibex

Jaguar

Kangaroo

Kestrel

Kildare

Lamprey

Ling?

Marquis?

Owl

President

Stafford

Verbena

 

 

The full cabined rear half of an FMC butty came through on yesterday's afternoon parade, named 'Forward' (IIRC) but going backwards, though I'd not seen it at any other point over the weekend.

[Tiggers]

I think I may have been mistaken in seeing Cypress. Was a bit disappointed not to see Planet and Gilbert as I know they are moored at Stoke Bruerne at the moment. To be fair, it can be hard to drag yourself away from the Boat Inn sometimes

 

Gutted that my camera stopped working on Saturday morning, some lovely pics taken, I'm hoping someones got one of me on the back of Ibex...

[Paul H]

A few pictures from us - not easy to take so many this year, though.....

 

Excellent restoration/rebuilding of "Mimas"

 

 

 

But the best boat IMO apart from Mimas must surely have been FMC Eagle

 

Youtube clip not taken at Braunston:

 

 

 

Sorry can't work out how to embed it!

 

 

Paul

Edited June 27, 2011 by Paul H

[alan_fincher]

EDITED: To add 3 more

 

OK,

 

Trying again......

 

Ignoring those not participating, so far I have only about.....

 

GU & Erewash 44

FMC 29

Others 22

 

So only 95 - nothing like the number I was hearing - more please!!

 

Grand Union and Erewash

 

(now in approx alphabetical order!)

 

Present at show, (44)

 

Angel

Aquila

Ara

Archimes

Barrow

Betelgeuse

Bideford

Bordesley

Brighton

Buckden

Callisto

Capricorn

Carnaby

Casseopeia

Cedar

Chertsey

Corona

Cyprus

Darley

Dodona

Dorado

Fulbourne

George

Greenock

"Linnet"

Mimas

Nuneaton

Nutfield

Phobos

Purton

Radiant

Regulus

Renfrew

Sagitta

Sickle

Southern Cross

Stamford

Stanton

Stratford

Towcester

Thea

Vesta

Victoria

Whitby

 

Present in Braunston

 

Achilles

Dover

Toucan

 

Fellows Morton & Clayton

 

Present at show (Cypress and Perch not included, unless further evidence) (27 boats)

 

Australia

Bream (Back end only)

Cactus

Columbia

Clover

Cormorant

Dory

Dove

Empress

Emu

Fazeley

Hare

Ibex

Jaguar

Kangaroo

Kestrel

Kildare

Lamprey

Ling

Marquis

Owl

Panther

Plover

President

Python

Stafford

Tasmania

Tench

Verbena

 

Present in Braunston....

Clent

France

Madeley

Monarch

 

Others

 

Present at show (22 boats)

 

Adamant

Admiral

Ariel

Atlantic

Baltic

BCN Spoon Dredger

Bittell

Elizabeth

James Loader

Joseph

Oxford Number 1

Pacific

Pelican

Raymond

Sandbach

"Seal" Mystery boat in red oxide (BCN)

"Success"

Swallow

Sweden

Swift

Tardebigge

Thor (BCN)

 

Yes and what a lovely boat. Paradoxically I took it to be an RW Davis from your previous photo then I noticed the name and thought 'hang on, that's the real thing!

 

Makes you realise how good the RW Davis copies are, dunnit....

I seriously hope you are having a laugh!

 

Whatever it is that RWD "copy" to claim validity as a Northwich look-alike, nobody has ever been able to tell us, or produce a picture of the equivalent "real thing".

 

It certainly isn't any Yarwoods build "Grand Union" type, whether "Small", "Middle" or "Large" Northwich, (being about as close to them as an SMH is to a Josher!)

Edited June 27, 2011 by alan_fincher