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Hi all.

Made a visit to York this midweek for a few days 31/1st May/June 2017.

Moored up at museum gardens for overnight stay.

After mooring up I was distressed to hear a mixed group of youths opposite my boat who were under the influence effing and blinding quite loudly, which did spoil my first expectations of York.

I subsequently enjoyed a good day with friends in the city.

At 4.30am the following morning I was awoken by noisy youths alongside my boat.

One of the youths was messing with my mooring rope.

I quickly undid my canopy to challange these 4 youths who ran off immediately.

This post is probably not unique, it is just a reminder how a visit to York can be unsettling.

I might add whilst visiting York for 2 days I didnt see any police officers at all.

I am sure the police know what is going on at the moorings in York, but I must assume that they havnt the manpower to deal with this probkem of drunken youths who think it would be a laugh to see a boat floating adrift through York.

I have no future plans to visit York after these experiences.

 

 

 

 

 

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26 minutes ago, mross said:

You could use cableties to secure the free end of the mooring rope or use mooring chains.  This will deter most hooligans.

I find my GSD snarling and barking quite effective at deterring hooligans :D

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7 minutes ago, otto said:

Hi

Why is Kings Staithe safer than museum gardens?

Well for one thing there is a Farson Digital watercam trained on it.

www.farsondigitalwatercams.com/live-webcams/north/ouse/york

 

Dunno why that link doesn't work.

 

 

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We have moored there and will continue to. I can remember being a noisey Yooof. When we moor on a river in such a location we always use  chains and shackles in a manner that bolt croppers would be needed to sever them. Not too many Yoofs carry bolt croppers. York is fab.

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2 hours ago, otto said:

Hi

Why is Kings Staithe safer than museum gardens?

Because there are several cameras on the area and there are places to pass your ropes through lower down in the wall where the people above can not get to them. Even so we still use all four ropes.

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2 hours ago, otto said:

Hi

Why is Kings Staithe safer than museum gardens?

Hi Thanks.

I have the webcam link on my phone

Chains it will be in future.

 

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