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Leighb said:
In the 60s there were a lot laid up in the Blackwater. We had a very interesting talk at the club a few years back from a barge skipper, whose name I'm afraid I forget, titled "It wasn't always Summer" It was an account of a trading trip from the East Coast to London in Winter. He illustrated it with some amazing winter scenes, including a couple of aerial photos taken in the 62/63 winter of the Blackwater, covered in ice, but with black tracks of clear water created by the anchored ships. He told us that that Winter some barges had been trapped in ice in the Wallet in no wind, and just drifted up and down with the tide until the ice broke and they were able to sail. It sounded horrendous.
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Hi Mr L was the Barge Skippers name Bob by any chance; used to see a Barge Lying to quay at Upnor during 60s his name was Bob ??????
He was trading East Coast at the time
 
Capt Popeye said:
Hi Mr L was the Barge Skippers name Bob by any chance; used to see a Barge Lying to quay at Upnor during 60s his name was Bob ??????
He was trading East Coast at the time
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Jimmy Lawrence used to do illustrated talks about skippering Thames barges while in trade. He's still around. The skipper you met may have been the redoubtable Bob Roberts, whose Cambria was the last vessel trading under sail in the 60s; sadly he passed away in 1982.
 
I think it was Jimmy Lawrence, he came back to the Club more recently and gave another talk about his barging life , Part 1, we are looking forward to hearing Part 2 someday. A fascinating and entertaining speaker.
 
Tomahawk said:
For a half boat....



OK.. I apologise. I am being naughty..
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Nothing new there then.

I had bought myself a 'tripod' thingy that clamped onto whatever you wanted. I had to wait for evening light in order to get a long enough exposure and took a number of shots, uncluding some when I changed to 3500ASA film later. You have to do something to pass the time in the North Sea.
 
Leighb said:
In the 60s there were a lot laid up in the Blackwater. We had a very interesting talk at the club a few years back from a barge skipper, whose name I'm afraid I forget, titled "It wasn't always Summer" It was an account of a trading trip from the East Coast to London in Winter. He illustrated it with some amazing winter scenes, including a couple of aerial photos taken in the 62/63 winter of the Blackwater, covered in ice, but with black tracks of clear water created by the anchored ships. He told us that that Winter some barges had been trapped in ice in the Wallet in no wind, and just drifted up and down with the tide until the ice broke and they were able to sail. It sounded horrendous.
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My brother was a cadet on one of these. I remember my father driving me to Mersea towing a sailing dinghy and then going in the Clarke &Carter launch to deliver the it to the laid up ship. Sailing around the Blackwater was about the only means of recreation for the skeleton crew aboard (three persons? ).
 
Think I made the picture too big.

Taken off the Coastwatch webcam this morning at low water.

Helps me at least to start feeling the new season is not too far off.
 
Chae_73 said:
Channel is looking quite narrow.... it would be quite easy to accidentally "discover" that sandbank off Felixstowe beach.
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Yes. Will be interested when the new chartlet comes out . Was narrow there last season. Spring is only a few weeks
away according to that nice bloke who does the weather on Anglia Tv.
 
Sunrise at Cuxton.....(Friday 12th)

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