Turbo 36...and now for something just little different.

[oldgit]

With two recent arrivals,we now have around 10 Turbos mooring at RCC.
We lost one recently, it ventured down to the "Med" last spring. .
Not that suprising a trip except it was via the rivers and canals of France.
Original plan was to take around 8 weeks and via a fairly direct route.
Floods and other natural events soon put paid to that including waiting three days to be able to get under one particular bridge.
The tanks were brimmed on entry to France but this proved to be a waste of time as fuel was freely available everywhere.
Mooring costs were very reasonable and one off payment need for waterway license.
Apparently a very varied population on the waterways included Aussies and KiWIs who buy an ex hire boat and spend a year or two "doing " Europe.
Boat is now waiting to go the final few kilometers to the sea before returning to the UK.

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

 

[Ramage]

Apparently Beverley Transport delivered a Turbo 36 from York to Windsor recently.... presumably not an RCC member?

 

[Racingfrank7]

2 have left York recently "firewitch" and "tobipus"

 

[oldgit]

Unfortunately the crew of this particular vessel are of an era when foreign travellers usually packed the horse with a portable easel along with a good supply of brushes and oil paint.

 

[Paul_T36]

2 have left York recently "firewitch" and "tobipus"

I can confirm that Firewitch has not ventured to the RCC since departing York

 

[oldgit]

Turbo 36 that ventured down to the Med has now returned to civilisation via the back of a lorry.
We have a further 2 Turbos awaiting a mooring to become vacant at the club........

 

[sharpness]

I can confirm that Firewitch has not ventured to the RCC since departing York

Saw Firewitch at the weekend in Tewkesbury marina. Assuming you're the owner Paul_T36, the entrance to the marina basin looks snug to say the least.

 

[Paul_T36]

Indeed I am. When we started at looking for another boat with a bit more space onboard I suggested to my wife that we would probably have to move the boat from Tewkesbury and she was not having that at all, so the first requirement was a boat that would fit under the road bridge. My old RYA instructor asked if I had looked at the Turbo 36, he spoke very highly of them and said that they may be a bit long in the tooth now but are very good boats. I checked the air draught and she was just low enough to get under the bridge, I just have to watch my head!