boating uk

[bigcol]

http://www.uk-boating.tv/?cid=7&vid=67'>http://www.uk-boating.tv/?cid=7&vid=67

 

http://www.uk-boating.tv/?cid=7

 

boating uk turned up at Willowbridge marina,last week, they do programs on inland boating

onT V (SKY 231 & Freesat 402)

 

interesting re ocean princess at wyvern, also done a artical on willowbridge boat yard which is quite good, and news of another 140 berth marina on the cards in 2 years!!!

also fimed the wife on our Dutch coaster barge, she dont speak nicely to me like that. :lol:

 

there a few videos on the sites home page, interesting films of the waterways,boats and marina

 

Barby marinas not featured though

 

Col

[bargemast]

Hello Col,

 

thank you very much for posting that link, I enjoyed especially watching the "Ocean Princess" story, of which I've been trying to get more information for ages, and here it was, just like that.

 

Those programms I can't receive in France, so I'm over the moon with "youtube".

 

Cheers,

 

Peter.

[AlanH]

Thanks for the link. Episode 7:1 has an interview with an old friend, Adrian Bird, who I haven't seen for 20 years!

[AJLintern]

Yes also interested to see the Ocean Princess feature, having read about their exploits. Just shows how seaworthy a properly prepared narrow boat can be, even one of fairly conventional design

[bigcol]

Hi Peter

 

its nice to get a boating fix in the comfort of your saloon.I too found the Ocean princess bit interesting, He got a good business down here as well, does anyone know how many hire boats he has now?,ive seen him reverse that boat a long way to willowbridge in Reverse!!! totaly relaxed, chating away. to tow back a new shell for his fleet

 

i find the site very interesting, great to watch the videos, interesting artical from Stirling re boat inverters/charging etc

 

col

Edited December 21, 2011 by bigcol

[alan_fincher]

The Wyvern Shipping hire fleet seems to be as big as it has ever been, and I think we counted something like 34 boats at their base a few weeks ago, (not including the Ocean Princess - obviously not a hire boat, or ones they have sold into private ownership).

 

Moored mostly 3 abreast, but some 4 abreast, they occupy quite a lot of canal!

 

I was interested by the Ocean Princess video, but thought it a shame it all shot at no more than a couple of miles an hour on the very still waters at Leighton Buzzard. A great shame no footage seems to exist of it on its exploits. It never occurred to me when "bantering" in Newhaven, for example, that a Grand Union based narrow boat had come there by sea!

 

I'm not sure there were any stills of it at sea, even, were there ?

[AJLintern]

There are a few pics on the website (http://www.canalholidays.co.uk/oceanprincess.php) but not many open ocean shots

[GUMPY]

some more pictures here

http://tuesdaynightclub.co.uk/OP_Scot/OPSCOT1.html

 

including the IOM trip

Edited December 21, 2011 by idleness

[bargemast]

There are a few pics on the website (http://www.canalholidays.co.uk/oceanprincess.php) but not many open ocean shots

 

 

The "Ocean Princess" is clearly a much better design, and more adapted for some seawork than Chris Coburn's "Progress" where he still has to fight the tiller standing on the rear-deck in the elements.

 

Peter.

[AJLintern]

Isn't Progress steered from inside the rear hatch with the doors sealed closed...? Even so, I'd would prefer a forward conning position when at sea

[bargemast]

Isn't Progress steered from inside the rear hatch with the doors sealed closed...? Even so, I'd would prefer a forward conning position when at sea

 

 

It's most likely that you are right about him standing inside the rear hatch, instead of on the deck, but even that doesn't look like a very safe position to me, unless the sea is flat as a mirror.

 

My granddad was a sturdy seaman who sailed on the big sailing freighters more then 100 years ago, they were struggeling outside in the worst weather conditions, compared to him, I am a whimp driving my boat sheltered from the elements nice and comfortably seated inside.

 

Peter.