A very happy New Year to you both. What on earth did those idiots on that speeding boat think they were doing? I bet they never even apologised. As for that lock! That was awful
Happy new year to you two too. To be honest Lionel they were too wrapped up in their own little world to even realise the mayhem they had caused, but hey-ho.
You are right; total numpty, haring along at break neck speed, causing a wash to the moored up boats, let alone catching Reverie out on a blind bend! Great scenery after the drama, though.
Great video, Andrew. I've had a similar experience on the GU where a boat came around the approaching blind bend on my side. The speeding muppets where oblivious to any wrong doing and despite my efforts and full reverse, I was unable to avoid an almost head-on collision. They then made off without any eye contact or even an apology. Something I'll never forget. I'm just about to go down Dukes cut in the next few days and I'm glad I watched this beforehand.
thanks Dave, hope you were spared any speeding muppets. Your description exactly matches the reaction from these guys. Beggers belief sometimes doesn't it
@@talesfromtheswansneck I never actually got to Lechlade in the end. I had a double whammy with the Oxford lock 32 being closed for repairs and the Thames was in flood. I'll try again sometime.
A nice float. That guy would probably be in a hurry for his own hanging. I got out the 4 string banjo. Started re learn Irish and old timey tunes. Great exercise for my fingers. Little is still not doing much…….but the rest of the fingers are getting stronger. Almost New Years where you are. Enjoy!
Cheers Skip, yeah an hour and a half to go. I love Irish music so I hope you get to put some up on your channel. Pleased things are improving and you're getting stronger. Take care and have a good one.
Just chanced on your video,your speeding boat was a wilderness beaver cub trail boat and only about 5 of that model were ever made.I owned one about a dozen years ago and it was a great little craft.
Very peaceful vid Andrew apart from idiot boaters but let’s calm down and keep our head! Let’s face it you are supposed to be chilling out! Admiral and Rear Admiral xxxx take care and love to you both xx
Thank you Admiral Hutchinson, surprisingly few expletives were hurled from the stern deck. Hoping you and Pat are faring well up there, and watch out for Narrowboat Daybreak in the next vid x
Have a happy and prosperous 2023 all. Fond memories of this trip we did the same once. The resurrection of sleepy Jake is lovely. Lunatic was in a fiber glass wilderness beaver In my 20 ton steel boat I let him sort himself out Hope you're doing well everyone Keep safe warm dry and virus free. Take great care of Cruising.
I came through that lock this week the puddle now works up stream but the other one still has to be held open whilst filling the lock and it took two people to open the lower gate also to much over grown greenery over the canal making passing and viewing ahead more difficult, a fortnight before i came around the bends on the river Kennet just down from Fobnoy lock same thing lots of protruding over growth and a river cruiser came round the bend on the wrong side and i went into reverse hard loosing control and going into the bank, i hope he gets the hang of it soon before some writes off his plastic boat with ten tons of steel, nice video thanks for sharing it with us.
Love your latest video , it's amazing to think theirs no sort of compulsory training available that would have stopped that sort of moronic behaviour from other boaters they don't realise the damage a bit of speed and bad piloting does but still despite all that you handled the situation skillfully and professionally and without any highly descriptive verbal language towards the other boater which I'm not sure I would have been able to let pass
Happy new year Del. I guess you'll be drinking these tonight 🍻rather than the old butty bach. Have a good one mate and yeah hopefully catch up sometime soon
Yeah, so I believe. No excuse for rounding a bend at that speed, especially when there are boats moored on the corner. Had I been at the tiller I probably wouldn't have minded that much, but my son is fairly a inexperienced boater, which just emphasises the point that he shouldn't have been going at that speed as he doesn't know how experienced the helmsman on the other boat is.
Happy new years to you and yours. Here's to a great year ahead . Concentrate on the joy of life and beauty all around you in its many forms. Cheers all the best from nova Scotia. Can .
Wolvercote paper rmill was owned by Oxford University and was unusual in that the paper was produced by an alcalii process (most paper is acidic) in order for important documents to last longer. A distant relative was the manager at the mill and we visited it twice before it was demolished and sold for housing. Amusing to pass by the mill arm whe we discovered boating as a hobby some years later....
Wow thanks Henry, I love info like this. I used to live in an old paper mill which was once visited by the then Prime Minister William Pitt. In 1795 the mill was producing banknotes to flood the French economy.
Best thing, if possible, is to take a snap of the speeding boat (ideally getting it's name) and reporting them to the CRT if the boat is privately owned or the hire boat company if not. The CRT should be able to check them out and advise them that a complaint has been lodged against their speeding etc and letting them know what consequences could follow if they ever get reported again. With a hire boat company you might have to threaten to sue them in order for them to do anything to the hirers; a deposit or details of credit card that will be heavily activated if any complaints come in regarding speeding or bullish behaviour should sort that out. Other than that and the awful lock, a really lovely journey. Thank you.
Firstly Jill, a happy new year to you, and pleased you enjoyed the blog. That's extremely good advise, thank you. I was aware that it's possible to contact hire companies with regard to damage. Having chatted to a guy who used to work for one of the larger companies he assured me that they would readily compensate for any damage. That said I'm sure not all hope companies would behave in the same way. But contacting the CRT is a good idea.
