boatone
Well-Known Member
'Twas the ATYC Rally at Kingston last weekend. not a whisper on here about it - did anyone go?
Rumour has it that number of boats attending was down.
Rumour has it that number of boats attending was down.
ATYC
- Thread starter boatone
- Start date
pande
Well-Known Member
We didn't go but rumour has it that 55 boats attended.
E
E
Andrew_Fanner
Well-Known Member
Went through Kingston Friday afternoon and Monday evening and saw no evidence of anything.
DogsBody
Well-Known Member
I believe attendance of the ATYC Kingston event is always less than that of their other events at Henley and West India dock, mostly I suspect due to it being at Kingston. Certainly among boaters I have spoken to recently, it is the location that puts them off going.
No idea of the actual numbers but I believe it was a little down on what they were hoping for, certainly for the Sunday night main dinner.
No idea of the actual numbers but I believe it was a little down on what they were hoping for, certainly for the Sunday night main dinner.
apollo
...
Spot on!
Richard Shead
Slipped Anchor
Whats wrong with Kingston?
Bucket loads of restaurants, honkng great shopping centre, Hampton Court round the corner?
Bucket loads of restaurants, honkng great shopping centre, Hampton Court round the corner?
teddington_lock
Well-Known Member
Loads of yobs , loads of late night waterside drinking holes , loads of nightclubs turning out loads of drunks in search of kebabs and trouble , loads of traffic on the busy road that runs alongside the river ....
I wouldn't wish an overnight stop in Kingston on my worst enemy.
Richard Shead
Slipped Anchor
apollo
...
Spot on!
Security so bad atyc hires a security dog patrol.
Also 14 locks away for me and I do this to relax!
jecuk
Well-Known Member
And that is why tomorrow night the Dunkirkers (including me) will be staying with you rather than overnighting in Kingston ahead of the veterans cruise.
byron
RIP
I wonder why no one has ever approached the Palace to investigate the prospect of holding the ATYC on Windsor Park. They can only say 'NO' . Another great place would be on the National Trust land at Runnymead.
I feel Child Beale is too far upriver for many clubs but it is an option. Indeed even I could arrange enough space for around 80 boats but I am waaay to far up unfortunately.
I feel Child Beale is too far upriver for many clubs but it is an option. Indeed even I could arrange enough space for around 80 boats but I am waaay to far up unfortunately.
Richard Shead
Slipped Anchor
Good luck
I ran up the tow path yesterday and it was solid narrow boats form the bridge (bar one sailing boat) all the way to the end of the EA moorings....
I think you lot are giving Kingston a bad name its no where near as bad as it used to be!
I ran up the tow path yesterday and it was solid narrow boats form the bridge (bar one sailing boat) all the way to the end of the EA moorings....
I think you lot are giving Kingston a bad name its no where near as bad as it used to be!
teddington_lock
Well-Known Member
Come on Rich , i know as well as you do the hell hole that Kingston is on a weekend ...
Take a walk through the pedestrian area early on a sunday morning ...... sick and take away wrappers everywhere.
Yobs are seemingly magnetically drawn to the river as well ...
Don't you remember many many years ago when we got into a fight at the ATYC for no fault of our own ?
Take a walk through the pedestrian area early on a sunday morning ...... sick and take away wrappers everywhere.
Yobs are seemingly magnetically drawn to the river as well ...
Don't you remember many many years ago when we got into a fight at the ATYC for no fault of our own ?
Richard Shead
Slipped Anchor
That was
20 years ago! Ok its not Henley but the new housing, restaurants and general improvement of the area is not what is was 10 years ago.
I even had dinner there the other night......
20 years ago! Ok its not Henley but the new housing, restaurants and general improvement of the area is not what is was 10 years ago.
I even had dinner there the other night......
Andrew_Fanner
Well-Known Member
Is this a different Kingston to the one I visit?
Overnighted a couple of times and never had any trouble. Even moored outside The Gazebo or whatever its called, surprisingly drinkable beer there too.
Overnighted a couple of times and never had any trouble. Even moored outside The Gazebo or whatever its called, surprisingly drinkable beer there too.