Bouba
Well-Known Member
What exactly did these kids do to warrant calling the police?A summers tale .
Moored on the upper Medway about 20 miles inland on non tidal section of the river this weekend , locals will know the location well.
EA have put some mooring piles into the river bed just below the lock and weir at East Farleigh.
Free mooring for 48 hours. Not lots of depth so mainly used by small light cabin cruisers found in these locations.
A more tranquil and peaceful spot would hard to find even in ones imagination apart from some of the local youngsters jumping into the lock chamber and walking across the top of the weirgates.
Borrowed a chums boat (non flybridge )and took No1 grandson out on his first fishing trip, a proper over nighter with snacks and everything and possibly no evening teeth cleaning either.
Joined late in the evening by a a small cabin cruiser stopping for the night, suspect both boats and crews were retired for the night before 10.00 pm.
You could hear the outboards coming a long way off and no real concerns, just hoping hoping they were simply late night travellers, would transit the lock and be gone.
Around 5 mins later boat is thrown violently around 3 or 4 times in succession as 4 four small inflatables pass by and stop on the lock landing stage and..................
....................................... then continue to circle around causing more wash in the pool below the lock.
Obviously the only way to communicate is to shout loundly at the tops of their voices.
By the time OG has finally got hi truks on and undone the covers the offenders are heading off back down stream, the boat moored in front, has been on to the EA phone hotline.
Following morning nattering to the lock staff when exiting the lock.
The miscreants are well known and have previously been doing the same thing prior to this.
The EA simply do not have the staff to do anything and the Police, who are aware of the situation , are far to busy and have more important things to do on busy Saturday nights.
Lock keepers are well aware of where they launch as well.
The lads concerned did not appear to be seriously under the influence of alcohol, the inflatables and outboards all appeared to be either new or nearly new and skippers ? were all dressed "a la mode" of J D Sports, definatly not livaboards.
