boats untied at Goring
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stuartbaggs
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Chav scum.
Sulley
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idiots! This is why I always drop my anchor when moored....
neale
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I always do that too but it is worth putting a note to self by the helm as a reminder. Boats are a bugga to handle when you still have the anchor down, don't ask me how I know this.
thamesS23
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someone in our marina did say to us a few years ago that Goring was one of the worst places for this sort of thing to happen, but we moor there quite a few times and have never heard about it first hand or have it happen to us, so never really believed them until now.
We always put the anchor down, plus I always tie the boat up in a way that makes it difficult to untie the boat without having to climb onboard to undo it (so that if on board we would notice).
We always put the anchor down, plus I always tie the boat up in a way that makes it difficult to untie the boat without having to climb onboard to undo it (so that if on board we would notice).
CX54WEK
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You would think that you would notice someone on board your boat but it isnt always the case.
We had someone on the back of ours trying to wake us (we had their boat keys, long story) but we never heard or felt them.
Chris_d
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Have heard of this at Windsor and Henley, where there is loads of late night drinkers about so I guess the usual suspects, but Goring is relatively quiet, unless it was other boaters or angry fishermen 
Personally I don't worry about it in 30 years have never had it happen or seen it happen, but you get to hear a report every couple of years or so.
Personally I don't worry about it in 30 years have never had it happen or seen it happen, but you get to hear a report every couple of years or so.
Hugh Foulis
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Similar thing happened on the Wey August bank holiday week except I caught the little b******S in the act. Actually, when i caught them they were throwing rocks at boats moored on the Addlestone Reach and had broken the window of the boat in front of us.
It was only the following morning when I found the lengtheman returning a couple of smaller boats to their moorings that I became aware of the casting off.
At the time I caught them, I *******ed them up and down the towpath. One was 8, the other 9.
It was only the following morning when I found the lengtheman returning a couple of smaller boats to their moorings that I became aware of the casting off.
At the time I caught them, I *******ed them up and down the towpath. One was 8, the other 9.
oldgit
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Normally we always take two or three turns round any bollard and bring the end back on board to make it as difficult as possible to cast of rope.Its obviously more secure with rings of some sort.Have never been cast adrift in 40 odd years of boating.
Will always try to moor with nearbye boats,good chance somebody will be around most of time.
Will always try to moor with nearbye boats,good chance somebody will be around most of time.
Sulley
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I always do that too but it is worth putting a note to self by the helm as a reminder. Boats are a bugga to handle when you still have the anchor down, don't ask me how I know this.
I wrap the VHF cord through the steering wheel to remind me!
No idea how you could possibly know!!
chris46
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how do you know it is a chav ,why not a pissed up toff thicky
anyway a goon is a goon !
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No Regrets
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I usually tie one line off so they have to get on the boat to untie things.
Doesn't stop the knife-jobs of course, but either me or the Dogs would hear anybody stepping on board
Doesn't stop the knife-jobs of course, but either me or the Dogs would hear anybody stepping on board
sturmvogel190a
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Moored at Goring many times each year and never heard of any trouble before but just goes to show that it can happen anywhere ,Love to come back and catch someone in the process ..............
When we had the Rinker i used to drop the anchor there and did once forget and try to leave the wall ....that was different lol never made that mistake again.
Tie back to the boat and hopefully the dogs will hear anyone ,as mentioned you cannot worry to much about it or you wouldnt moor anywhere .
When we had the Rinker i used to drop the anchor there and did once forget and try to leave the wall ....that was different lol never made that mistake again.
Tie back to the boat and hopefully the dogs will hear anyone ,as mentioned you cannot worry to much about it or you wouldnt moor anywhere .