apollo
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Never looks as bad in a photo as it does in reality, they were literally all across the river.
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Never looks as bad in a photo as it does in reality, they were literally all across the river.
Ramage
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It looks pretty challenging in a photo too.....!
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quimby
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Power on and "Go for it!"
Seriously were they racing or out for a row?
Presume safety Marshall boat would instruct the crews to allow you through.
Seriously were they racing or out for a row?
Presume safety Marshall boat would instruct the crews to allow you through.
Ian45
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We had the same last Sunday down at Marlow bridge. At one point there were so many of them they even bumped into each other! No opening at all so just zig-zagged through them on tick-over to the lock.
CJL
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Five blast on the horn......oh I forget they don't know what that means!!! 
Glorfindel
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Reading Regatta and in the early morning the rowers were all in the non-regatta lane (much narrower than last year) so we had to use the racing lanes which were empty and had lots of the marshal boats pointing us onto their rowers - are they stupid?
rebellion
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Sigh, these up-river rowing clubs just don't know how stupid they look.
I won't let the kids I coach do things like that, because down at Teddington a powerboat will just plough through them...
Seems like up-river we have to suffer shocking rowing navigation, whereas down-river we rowers have to suffer useless hire boaters or worse...
I won't let the kids I coach do things like that, because down at Teddington a powerboat will just plough through them...
Seems like up-river we have to suffer shocking rowing navigation, whereas down-river we rowers have to suffer useless hire boaters or worse...
Gavi
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We had also had a rower problem there on Saturday. A shout of "oi" from the inside revealed an undertaking rower who had run out of space between me and the bank. When I pointed out he should pass on the outside, where I had been keeping a regular watch, he replied that I was in the middle of the river. I didn't bother to ask him why he'd run out of space then....
bradtarga34
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Oh to have a steel boat...
Gumpy
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Its a joy, and at 60ft and 35ton with a bow that stands 6ft above the water we still get ignored by rowists.
the_wanderer
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Just let them know you are there.
Hi.
"Five blasts on the horn" is quite appropriate. If the rowers do not know what it means at least they know you are there. Slow down to tickover and keep as close to the starboard bank as is practical. You can do no more than that apart from a few more blasts on the horn occasionally, any accidents therefore will not be your fault.
Regards.
Alan.
Hi.
"Five blasts on the horn" is quite appropriate. If the rowers do not know what it means at least they know you are there. Slow down to tickover and keep as close to the starboard bank as is practical. You can do no more than that apart from a few more blasts on the horn occasionally, any accidents therefore will not be your fault.
Regards.
Alan.
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st599
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You're a vessel powered by mechanical assistance, as are they.
Both have equal rights.
Both have equal rights.
apollo
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Oh well if they have equal rights, they would have no objection to paying £600 per boat for registration as we all do?
Ramage
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Well, I am sure they would pay that if their boats were the same length and beam and were powered craft........
apollo
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ahem, some of them are.....and they dont. Flat rate £19 per boat wasnt it?
Thats not "equal rights" - thats bloody unfair!
boatone
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Don't understand your logic here. Rowing boats are not powered by mechanical assistance, as you put it - they are unpowered vessels.
Rights have nothing to do with powered, unpowered or other considerations anyway. All registered craft have equal right to use the river within the bye-laws etc.
alan17
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the_wanderer
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Ok, we all have equal rights. The boats are hopefully registered but whatever, I would not want to run one down however arrogant they may be. Just slow down and keep blasting the hooter and if they fail to give you reasonable passage complain to the rowing club with a cc. to the EA. That should sort it.
Regards.
Alan.
Regards.
Alan.
No Regrets
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Blasting the hooter is not only antisocial to others though, it tends to make one look a bit of a cock. 
the_wanderer
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A bit of a cock?
The hooter is there for a purpose. It is a requirement for communication between boats.
Five blasts means you are obstructing my progress or words to that effect. A polite warning to let the rowers, who have just as much right to be there as us, know we are there is the correct procedure. I am not advocating plowing through blasting all the way.
I am sure that your insurance company would regard you as "a bit of a cock" in the event of a claim against you if you did not give reasonable and appropriate warning of an impending accident.
Regards.
Alan
Blasting the hooter is not only antisocial to others though, it tends to make one look a bit of a cock.
The hooter is there for a purpose. It is a requirement for communication between boats.
Five blasts means you are obstructing my progress or words to that effect. A polite warning to let the rowers, who have just as much right to be there as us, know we are there is the correct procedure. I am not advocating plowing through blasting all the way.
I am sure that your insurance company would regard you as "a bit of a cock" in the event of a claim against you if you did not give reasonable and appropriate warning of an impending accident.
Regards.
Alan
