boat hits Henley Bridge
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Captain Coochie
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Probably trying to dip it .
thejonesey
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apollo
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But it's ok as he had his fenders down
Wavey
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TrueBlue
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From the Henley Standard said:
Folks come on to this forum saying to the effect "Reds and Yellows don't bother me" and "why does EA send out warnings when we can see what the state of the River is"
Well, the above is an indication of WHY notices have to be sent out - The River is dangerous especially when flows are higher than normal.
OK,OK the boater in question probably didn't see the web messages but Marsh would have had the Red or Yellow boards up. Take Care.
The boater obviously took the wrong sort of care!
Really winds me up......
watson1959
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oooeerr........can you imagine the b0ll0cking his wife gave him that evening?
I imagine it was 'a little tense' at the dinner table
I imagine it was 'a little tense' at the dinner table
oldgit
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Blimey people in Henley can read !
H,mm bet his insurance company is eagerly awaiting that particular bit of mail.
H,mm bet his insurance company is eagerly awaiting that particular bit of mail.
Richard Shead
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Hmm slightly more than a "boat" !
Poor so and so obviously did not bring the backside round in time.
(he says from the comfy arm chair in the boozer ...)
Poor so and so obviously did not bring the backside round in time.
(he says from the comfy arm chair in the boozer ...)
Relax.A
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Approaching Henley bridge from upstream can always be a bit tricky when the rivers flowing.I took my boat through there Monday morning and after a bit of wheel twirling going through I needed a calming beer the other side
Reverend Ludd
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You are assuming he went through Marsh.
He may have moored on Mill Meadow for the night.
Note to Boaters.........Take Care Always.
Gumpy
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No sympathy for the skipper from me
Should have known better.
Problem is people buy these boats and just dont know how to handle them, a good case for compulsory teaching and tests for skippers of boats over 15m
Should have known better.
Problem is people buy these boats and just dont know how to handle them, a good case for compulsory teaching and tests for skippers of boats over 15m
boatone
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Why 15 metres ?
SnowCat
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Oops! Who put that bridge there?
Gumpy
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So as not to upset to many people on here.
If the river is running and you need to pass a bridge like that in a barge the ONLY way to do it is backwards with the engine in forward. Been there done it and got the Tshirt
Mirror Painter
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I have sympathy for the skipper. O.K. he made a mistake but it must have been a frightening one and he had the pub audience watch, (no doubt commenting), to make it even worse for him. Poor bloke.
Reverend Ludd
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Relax.A
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Going backwards under a bridge only works if the flow is dead ahead not with any cross flow or strange flows caused by the island just above Henley bridge .
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miket
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Sonning to Teddington - red boards.
We did this trip in May, having waited 8 days for the river to calm sufficiently.
Difference?
We had 500hp and 50 years Thames experience including various RYA courses (to Offshore) and many club and ATYC boat handling competitions, none of which can replicate this situation, but all of which arm you better to cope with it.
I am horrified to see underpowered canal boats and barges, such as this navigating in flood conditions.
Yes, under normal river conditions 500 hp is totally OTT, but just occasionally, such as this, absolutely fantastic, in the right hands.
We did this trip in May, having waited 8 days for the river to calm sufficiently.
Difference?
We had 500hp and 50 years Thames experience including various RYA courses (to Offshore) and many club and ATYC boat handling competitions, none of which can replicate this situation, but all of which arm you better to cope with it.
I am horrified to see underpowered canal boats and barges, such as this navigating in flood conditions.
Yes, under normal river conditions 500 hp is totally OTT, but just occasionally, such as this, absolutely fantastic, in the right hands.
Wavey
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We were out on Tuesday, after waiting for the river condition update that morning, and headed off to Hampton Court. It's a bit of river I've known over 40 years but even so there were sections where you could feel the boat start to do strange things when encountering unusual eddies and currents.
Out of interest, what criteria triggers yellow and red boards? Anyone know?
Out of interest, what criteria triggers yellow and red boards? Anyone know?
