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Thoses in the know, will have followed my exploits of infiltraiting the Ditch crawlers and shunters world. After being grilled by the comitees extermination squad. I this week recieved my membership for the LCBC and the itinery for the year. Easter weekend apparently comprises of a noggin and natter and a trip to Twitfield with dress over all!! This apparently involves the boat in question being dressed up like a tart in flags, buntings and things. Good job Mucky Farter ait here, she would feel a bit of a puff!!
Anyway we decided to have Easter this week instead of next because of other commitments and wow!! Must have been going on 70 deg on Saturday and though a bit windy Sunday great too.
now though the big barge Delft is only 20 miutes away from home by car, it's a two day trip to get her home and this was our task. Mind we will take her back again next week!
Now I know there are some crap sailors about everywhere, but the Lancaster canal takes the biscuit.
As a reminder. Delft is 49ft 10-6in beam and 18 tons. Not that big, but on this canal of 1960's tupperware Freelines. Its BIG. This in it self would not be a problem. But the tuppaware freternity seem to look at it comming and freeze. I meen, stop dead. Course this means, stop broadside in the middle of the canal, leaving know where for the 18 tons, big anchor on front, wont stop, iron plated battering ram, to go. This lot have either got nerves of steel or a death wish.
The first nights stopover is at Bilsbourough and we find only one spot. It's Ideal. Two pubs this way. The paper shop that, and all within 50 yds. The mooring is slightly tight, but then Delft dont stop in a week or two!!. Debs is hollering about the boat infront. There ready for abandaning I'm told.
Delft slunked back into her moorings for the night. Though the boat infront disapeared quite sharpely!! We finally made it to the moorings at the bottom of Debs garden, only to find the prop had picked up loads of crap just then and carriered straight into the bridge parapit, instead of stopping serenly and the wind gently blowing her to her moorings.
Oh hum. The canals ok but!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anyway we decided to have Easter this week instead of next because of other commitments and wow!! Must have been going on 70 deg on Saturday and though a bit windy Sunday great too.
now though the big barge Delft is only 20 miutes away from home by car, it's a two day trip to get her home and this was our task. Mind we will take her back again next week!
Now I know there are some crap sailors about everywhere, but the Lancaster canal takes the biscuit.
As a reminder. Delft is 49ft 10-6in beam and 18 tons. Not that big, but on this canal of 1960's tupperware Freelines. Its BIG. This in it self would not be a problem. But the tuppaware freternity seem to look at it comming and freeze. I meen, stop dead. Course this means, stop broadside in the middle of the canal, leaving know where for the 18 tons, big anchor on front, wont stop, iron plated battering ram, to go. This lot have either got nerves of steel or a death wish.
The first nights stopover is at Bilsbourough and we find only one spot. It's Ideal. Two pubs this way. The paper shop that, and all within 50 yds. The mooring is slightly tight, but then Delft dont stop in a week or two!!. Debs is hollering about the boat infront. There ready for abandaning I'm told.
Delft slunked back into her moorings for the night. Though the boat infront disapeared quite sharpely!! We finally made it to the moorings at the bottom of Debs garden, only to find the prop had picked up loads of crap just then and carriered straight into the bridge parapit, instead of stopping serenly and the wind gently blowing her to her moorings.
Oh hum. The canals ok but!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
