Here come the boards

thames cruiser said:
Eek! :eek:
I'm stuck in Penton Hook after last weekend and was planning on coming back to Bray this weekend. Think I'll chance so log as its not too windy (and only yellow, of course). :rolleyes:
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After the conditions on the tidal last weekend, and given the power of Heaven Spent's engines, I don't think you will have too much trouble on Yellow Boards.:cool:
 
Depends!

I have seen no more than about four to five mph.

Not a big problem going upstream, steering works really well at low ground speeds.

Going downstream and stopping isn't so great... :eek:

Turning, just upstream from large immovable objects not recommended at all :D
 
Brayman said:
On the non-tidal river the flow is always the same way, whereas on the tidal part the flow alternates over the course of a day :)
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I guess I asked for that.

But speed does not have a direction unlike velocity.

At a choke point like Black Pott's would be interesting to know the speed of the current.
 
On the Tideway it seems to come in at about 3-4knots making it difficult to make good speed over ground, i don't reckon the non tidal river in strong stream conditons is as fast, 2-3knots tops maybe.
 
Two problems at the moment. Wind and a considerable amount of tree surgery flotsam picked up by water level rise and increased flow. Some big bits have been floating past us all day. Keep an eye out.
 
Sure but wind doesn't bother me so much not being tupperware. Branches etc no different to the tideway.

I guess my point is that we tend to freak out a bit on the non-tidal by a couple of knots of flow. Some boats clearly are exposed badly to it but if you have a boat that can go on the tideway, I can't see the problem.
 
jecuk said:
Sure but wind doesn't bother me so much not being tupperware. Branches etc no different to the tideway.

I guess my point is that we tend to freak out a bit on the non-tidal by a couple of knots of flow. Some boats clearly are exposed badly to it but if you have a boat that can go on the tideway, I can't see the problem.
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My sentiments exactly. Or take the case where coastal boaters battle with 5 knots plus in marinas just to berth.

Having never faced this situaltion before, can you still transit the river and locks on red boards?
 
Brayman said:
Has anyone ever seen an orange "Caution Low Flow" board as shown between Sonning and Shiplake this afternoon?
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My fault ....

I was updating the site , and clicked the wrong box. It can't have been up for longer than 2 or 3 minutes , you must have been quick.

Yellow from Sandford down now , except Marlow which is red.
 
Deefor said:
Having never faced this situaltion before, can you still transit the river and locks on red boards?
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Yes. The lockkeepers are required to hand you a little piece of paper if it is on reds but otherwise fine. Nice aspect is you get to know the lockkeepers. Much like when I forgot to display my registration....
 
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My earlier post was (of course!) meant tongue in cheek :p
Certainly a few extra knots of flow is no issue going upstream, which is what I'll be doing this Saturday. And yes, I was being oh-so-good (and slow) on the tideway last weekend, Paul. Didn't seem right to floor it past the group just to get to the front, but it was tempting! ;)

That said, good point about the flotsam, but then I did manage to pick that up last weekend (in heaps!) - hopefully my luck should fair better now:o
 
Ramage said:
After the conditions on the tidal last weekend, and given the power of Heaven Spent's engines, I don't think you will have too much trouble on Yellow Boards.:cool:
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Sarah will shotly be posting a picture of Silver Dragon cutting through the chop, too. Facebook... :)

Do you think Heaven Spent doing a figure of eight would have bee too much? LOL!!!
 
teddington_lock said:
My fault ....

I was updating the site , and clicked the wrong box. It can't have been up for longer than 2 or 3 minutes , you must have been quick.

Yellow from Sandford down now , except Marlow which is red.
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CORRECTION - Marlow to Cookham is Red (Cookham on RED)
 
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