boatone
Well-known member
Pain in the *rs* sort of weekend although the weather wasnt as bad as expected.
Had a difficult time finding anywhere to moor at Windsor. Can't get on the Brocas 'cos too shallow as mentioned elsewhere, and all the other moorings on the island and leisure centre full.
Well, I say full but they were actually capable of taking several more boats if there hadn't been such big gaps between those that were moored.
So I tried a two pronged experiment:
1. I cruised up and down to see if I could see any "Welcome to Moor Alongside" stickers - not one to be seen !!!
2. I asked 3 boaters if they would be kind enough to move up a bit and make room - all refused, one quite rudely. I regret to say that all 3 were NOT NB's but cruisers /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
Not the EA's problem here as the moorings are Windsor council but one does wonder what can be done to wake everyone up to the need for a more flexible and co-operative attitude to mooring when its busy.
On the way back down stream I encountered a particularly bad example of a NB not having a clue about handling his boat on the river. It was witnessed by EA peeps but I did not see any attempt to 'advise' him. Then I noticed on the side of his boat that it was from Batty Wharf or summink similar /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
Had a difficult time finding anywhere to moor at Windsor. Can't get on the Brocas 'cos too shallow as mentioned elsewhere, and all the other moorings on the island and leisure centre full.
Well, I say full but they were actually capable of taking several more boats if there hadn't been such big gaps between those that were moored.
So I tried a two pronged experiment:
1. I cruised up and down to see if I could see any "Welcome to Moor Alongside" stickers - not one to be seen !!!
2. I asked 3 boaters if they would be kind enough to move up a bit and make room - all refused, one quite rudely. I regret to say that all 3 were NOT NB's but cruisers /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
Not the EA's problem here as the moorings are Windsor council but one does wonder what can be done to wake everyone up to the need for a more flexible and co-operative attitude to mooring when its busy.
On the way back down stream I encountered a particularly bad example of a NB not having a clue about handling his boat on the river. It was witnessed by EA peeps but I did not see any attempt to 'advise' him. Then I noticed on the side of his boat that it was from Batty Wharf or summink similar /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif