Canal Boat Holidays

[horlock07]

I think that it is around 4 mph - we were overtaken by a bit of a chase in the broads when a police boat overtook us and stoped someone for speeding!

[axs]

Sounds like an ace holiday

Is it legal to operate a boat whilst intoxicated? I guess a stretch barge has a pretty limited top speed

No, and about 7mph.

[axs]

I think that it is around 4 mph - we were overtaken by a bit of a chase in the broads when a police boat overtook us and stoped someone for speeding!

4mph is the limit, tend to create a wash otherwise, which destroys the banks.

[Talk Talk]

Just got back from a weekend on the river Wey between Guildford and Weybridge. The locks are fairly simple it's the parking the boat in the lock which is the tricky part.

Absolute bloody heaven Cookie. I have done about 8 weekend/week narrow boat trips on the River Wey. It is incredibly rural for a canal so close to London and is in fact the oldest canalised river in the country. If the weather is fine there is no better place to be on the planet. 4mph forces you to calm down and look around you.

Highly recommended, try Godalming Narrow Boats. Pricey but worth it. Oh and you can schedule a weekend break with overnight pub stops every evening 

[blinkpip]

I did a day trip from Devizes last October.  It's pritty easy, fun, but going against the wind on the way back, took double the time.
Watching out for old couples, shouting ''your going to fast''. ''Yeah right''.

[4D]

I did a day trip from Devizes last October.  It's pritty easy, fun, but going against the wind on the way back, took double the time.Watching out for old couples, shouting ''your going to fast''. ''Yeah right''.

Were you sailing? 

A tip for Fogster. When you are in a lock that is losing water make sure the back of the boat is clear of the lock gate / wall. If it catches then you could have a problem.

[axs]

Wind on a canal is a bitch, it blows the boat sideways across the canal and there is pretty much fuck all you can do about it.

[Talk Talk]

Wind on a canal is a bitch, it blows the boat sideways across the canal and there is pretty much fuck all you can do about it.

We went for a week on the Wey Navigation/Thames last May when the weather went bonkers. Do you remember all that rain? We had the last boat back through Teddington lock before the Thames was closed for two days due to storm force currents. I navigated the narrow boat past the weir to the Wey entrance, I have never been so bloody frightened, it was like pushing a pencil up a waterfall. White water rafting upstream powered by a Lister engine.

When we got to the Thames lock the Wey had been closed for two days because of high water levels and luckily it was on the verge of reopening. The six boats in front had been stuck for 48 hours.

You wouldn't coco it in gentle Britain.

[axs]

I did Tardebigge in high winds. interesting times.

[RappersDelight]

boat weekends are awesome

bring on end of july!

[Walt flanagan's Dog]

I'm trying to organise a canal boat weekend for my stag do at the end of august, what companies have you guys used, and what canals would you recommend (as it's a stag do lots of pubs would be benefical)?