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Ok so some people are just lucky and live next to their berth, but others live far far away.
I have seen questions from owners, who live some way from their berth, asking locals "Whats the weather like" etc. before they make the trip
If you have kids and the weather is bad, well bad look.

My question is how many folk travel a long way to enjoy time aboard, and how often.

(If you travel 50 yards please dont reply, it upsets me)
 
For us it's 120 miles/two hours. However, we would not have it any other way. We simply love living on board for days/weeks/even months at a time, and if we lived just around the corner, we would not use the boat in the same way.

We have seen many examples of people who live some way off, moving house to be near to the boat, then complaining that they end up hardly ever using it.

As for weather forecasting, well there'as a myriad of websites that will give you the details you require.
 
Many of us have two opptions, drive for 4/5 hours. Or sit there waiting for the tide. Actually I'm finding that, it was easier from the NW to Plymouth than to North Wales. Ok a bit more driving to Plymouth, but far better than N wales. Or South Wales, Or any where else much. In Plymouth the sea was in all the time. So deparcher time was opptional.
 
We live about 125 miles from the boat, which in quiet periods translates to about a 2 hour drive as its motorway most of the way. Due to work I can't get away or take time off in the week much, so most of our time on the water is spent day boating or short weekends. Lie-ins on a Sunday morning are a distant memory, as we are usually up with the lark to get on the road before everyone else.

Thus far in 2009 the weather has been pretty good, and I've been out every weekend since she went back in after the winter - 8 consecutive weekends so far, along with every day of the Easter break too.

At Cobbs we have a couple on A pontoon who drive down from Shropshire (apparently 4.5 hours) to their boat. That is a distance I would want to move either boat or house to avoid driving.
 
About 50miles and under an hour in the winter but can take up to 3hours in the summer on the M3 sometimes.

I spend the last few days leading up to the weekend trying to decide whether it is a boating weekend or not. Hate it when the weather is borderline, but the large number of weather sites and webcams do make it easier these days. If all the weather sites are saying something similar on the Wind etc then you got a good idea, it is when they all predict differently it becomes almost stressful deciding whether to go boating or get those jobs done at home. But so far this year has been good.
 
It's not 50 yds, but it takes about 6mins unless the traffic lights are against me in which case 7mins, (there is only 1 set of lights en route) the driving is grueling /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

even if I don't go on board, I check she's safe most days, this time of year on board every weekend.
 
0 miles, 0 mins. Weather forecast - look out the window! Wouldn't have it any other way /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif As for the idea that peoaple who live near their boats may not use them as much, I use mine every day I have away from work weather permitting. If it's foul, then cleaning and fettling. Love my boat, me!
 
200 Miles - something around 3.5 hours from Yorkshire to Brundall. We use her about one weekend (Thursday to Sunday) in 3 and for 3-4 weeks for main holidays. Some years ago had a previous boat based on the Ouse @ Naburn but we actually had less use because it was too easy to say "we'll go tomorrow when the weather's better or garden needs doing". We pre-plan all our weekends now a long time ahead and avoid conflicting appointments.
 
South East London - Brighton 1hr Spend as many weekends as possible
Going back on a busy weekend have dinner first and leave later 1.25 hrs. Does give me the hump when walking along the pontoon and otheres are still siting there drinking on a lovely evening /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
 
42 miles and takes 45 mins thanks to decent roads all the way, which is great for popping up for a nice evening cruise after work some evenings
 
I look out on my boats piled mooring. :-
comforting when weather like yesterday as can check she isok.
hairy when weather is lke yesterday as I can watch her bouncing around and imagining the nightmare of her cutting loose in front of me.
Brilliant for last minute decisions re weather
Brilliant for utilising every minute of the last day of the trip.
Brilliant for popping out to do any little job.
Brilliant for finishing early on those lovely long summer midweek nights and popping out to do an hours fishing off the mooring, staying on board and popping home in the morning to get ready for work
Brilliant for summer evening barby runs round the solent,
Brilliant when I leave the keys on the boat
The list of advantages just goes on, basically
Brilliant just brilliant
Would I use the boat more if I lived further away? No chance.
I think I am extremely lucky to live so close in fact I am just going to pop out to her to check for chaffing on the mooring strops before I start work.
 
70 miles, 1hr 45 mins due to no dual carriageway.

Use the boat one or two weekends a month over the winter, even if we don't go out. In summer, leave friday after school if i can and back sunday pm. Pretty much every decent weekend we go to Poole. Main holiday and at least one other week on board each year.
 
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