BCN Challenge 2016

[Little Else]

We breakfasted well at Windmill End on asparagus, hollondaise sauce and crispy bacon. Now behind about 3 other boats just emerging from the tunnel.

[Little Else]

TRW now at HB. Lovely morning. Looking forward to starting the beer!

[wrigglefingers]

Hotfooting it to Windmill End ...

[captain birdseye]

sounds like everybody is having fun, we realy enjoyed last year and are sorry we couldn't make this years challenge. Hopefully will be there next year, really missing the challenge

[ditchcrawler]

Hopefully your weather was/is as good as ours here in Suffolk

[Victor Vectis]

This is your 15 minute call Tawny Owl.

[matty40s]

They can't be let off being late 2 years on the run. .....:-)

[Richard Fairhurst]

Made it to Hawne Basin with 13 minutes to spare!

[Odana]

After legging it over (as opposed to legging through) Dudley and Gosty tunnels, and arriving at Hawne Basin via the gate, Team Leggitt are in recovery mode. At 26.6 miles in total we actually DID walk a Marathon Challenge. And bloody good fun it was too!

 

Mission for next year is to spread the word and encourage more non- boaters to participate....

Edited May 29, 2016 by Odana

[ditchcrawler]

After legging it over (as opposed to legging through) Dudley and Gosty tunnels, and arriving at Hawne Basin via the gate, Team Leggitt are in recovery mode. At 25.6 miles in total we actually DID walk a Marathon Challenge. And bloody good fun it was too!

 

Mission for next year is to spread the word and encourage more non- boaters to participate....

Well done you

[Odana]

One of the best bits of any Challenge...

Thank you to Hawne Basin for hospitality, and our fine organisers for making it all happen.

[Graham and Jo]

We were late but decided to trade being late with the points from the Bradley arm. Should have got up earlier. Dead impressed with the organisation at the end and impressed with the beer. Cheers Graham

[Dave_P]

Link to pictures. You can play 'spot the boat'

 

https://flic.kr/s/aHskA3vH5s

[AMModels]

Got up too late(5.30) so plan has changed slightly. Had some racial abuse with threatened violence from a gang of youths at Walsall top lock yesterday. Not nice, sister was quite scared. Cheers Graham

Sorry to hear that, did you report it to the police? Needs to be so they can at least record the incident.

 

What was the nature of the abuse?

[Graham and Jo]

Sorry to hear that, did you report it to the police? Needs to be so they can at least record the incident.

 

What was the nature of the abuse?

We have reported it and it is recorded on my bow camera. They started with an odd comment saying normally they didn't like white guys but son was Ok. Then they started to call him a derogatory term and surrounded him as he tried to work the lock. Son is a Marshall arts expert so but felt threatened enough to start planning who to take out first if violence was offered. Sister came up to join son figuring it may refuse things. They tried to get onto the gunwales and I shut the back doors to prevent boarding. Things calmed but they continued to shout and hassle son and sister until I could get them back on board. Once we got going they didn't try and follow.Police are due to come and interview us and want the boe camera footage. Cheers Graham

[The Bearwood Boster]

Link to pictures. You can play 'spot the boat'

 

https://flic.kr/s/aHskA3vH5s

Great pics Dave ?

Ps just where did team Clarrie start from ?...

Edited May 29, 2016 by The Bearwood Boster

[Paul C]

Who won?

[The Bearwood Boster]

It takes a while to work out the points ( think there may be voodoo & black magic involved...)

[tree monkey]

Who won?

If laughs and giggles scored points team Tawny should win

[cuthound]

at the Bondage Whorehouse.

And there was me thinking this was about a boating challenge...

[Rob-M]

Just made my coach to get back to Bristol. Spey tried hard to block a bridge 'ole to hold us up. Thanks to Captain Pegg for letting me join Team Vulpes and to Team Tawny for sharing their food last night. Looking forward to getting home and analysing what we did in preparation for next year.

[Nine of Hearts]

Ah, nothing rounds off a lovely weekend more than getting safely home and pumping out your shit tank...

 

Hope everyone had as much fun as we did. Apologies for fenegueing* at the end, went back to the Cat, had something to eat, watched the Grand Prix and then the Old Swan did its magic. Hope nobody complained about an engine running after 8pm.

 

We'll be in this next year (Nicki and John in the top one).

 

 

*a word of the Mate's invention, having "lightweight" connotations.

[Dyad]

After legging it over (as opposed to legging through) Dudley and Gosty tunnels, and arriving at Hawne Basin via the gate, Team Leggitt are in recovery mode. At 26.6 miles in total we actually DID walk a Marathon Challenge. And bloody good fun it was too!

 

Mission for next year is to spread the word and encourage more non- boaters to participate....

I'd be up for that. I did the Shine Walk one year for Cancer Research which was 26.2 miles around London, apart from the riverside bit it was a trudge along streets and I'd rather walk along towpaths.

[Smudge]

Fantastic weekend thanks to all especially team Tawney for putting up with me again

[Richard Fairhurst]

Back home after boating down the Dudley and Stourbridge today. Given the choice of the beautifully empty Perry Barr and Rushall flights, or dealing with the curmudgeons on the 16, I'm already getting cravings for the BCN again. One of the nice things about the Challenge is that everyone is determined to enjoy themselves!