Anyone been out on the river today

[jecuk]

Planning Temple to PH on Sunday - bit worried about the lock cuts freezing.

 

[teddington_lock]

Takes a while of very cold temps for the cuts to freeze to any thickness.

Ours didn't freeze thickly last year until we had -6 / -7 for a few nights with no traffic. You might get a skin after the last few days , but nothing you couldn't break through easily i wouldn't have thought.

 

[Akers_like]

Planning Temple to PH on Sunday - bit worried about the lock cuts freezing.

Does that mean Marlow Lock has now reopened?

 

[jecuk]

Thought it reopened before xmas. Will have to check now.

 

[TrueBlue]

Thought it reopened before xmas. Will have to check now.

The official notice says 9th. January to 10th. February
SO that's why it was open at Christmas (fnar fnar)
With the current weather there could be further delays as some concreting would be needed.

My guess - I don't really have any idea of the details other than they had to put escape ladders below the existing steps.

 

[boatone]

Just been informed closure was cancelled.

 

[jecuk]

Good. I do remember checking the updates recently.

 

[Riverleak]

BE CAREFUL! The longer, narrower lock cuts like Cookham, Boulters,Romney and Old Windsor are prone to freezing. You will have no idea how thick the ice may be in the least it can scrape that nice new coat of anti-fouling off and the worst !!!!!! shouldn't need explaining i've seen people panic about a small log hitting their boat but I would be more concerned about running against ice with no idea of its thickness.

 

[teddington_lock]

A quick phone call to the locks in question before you set off will ease your mind.

 

[Riverleak]

A quick phone call to the locks in question before you set off will ease your mind.

IF there's a lock keeper on duty there!!!!!!!

 

[shades]

Of course, Elf n Safety has banned Lockkeepers from using force to break the ice. They were able to use the long hitcher poles to smash the ice, but this has now been deemed an unsafe practice.

 

[Riverleak]

Of course, Elf n Safety has banned Lockkeepers from using force to break the ice. They were able to use the long hitcher poles to smash the ice, but this has now been deemed an unsafe practice.

Why dont the EA give local punting clubs free winter licences that would save the Lockies a job

 

[No Regrets]

Worth a punt eh?

 

[bradtarga34]

We were planning on going to Hampton Court for the night tomorrow but the boat is frozen in, boo hoo...

 

[jecuk]

We have just called trip off. I think ice would have been OK but crew were about to mutiny.

 

[Gavi]

We were planning on going to Hampton Court for the night tomorrow but the boat is frozen in, boo hoo...

photo please!

 

[rr_123]

launching at Penton Hook yesterday...

 

[Gavi]

She didn't fall off the trailer then?

 

[rr_123]

Nope, all went very smoothly. Dancing Foam off to Inverness on Monday!

It was weird launching into ice though, made some very peculiar sounds and you could see boats fifty feet away move after sitting perfectly still

 

[Ramage]

SWMBO was out this morning at 07:45 coxing a Walbrook rowing eight from Trowlock Island. They had to break the ice to get the boat in.

They rowed from Trolock Island up to Stevens Ait and back.

Seriously mad....