boatone
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Reged: 29/07/2001
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Loc: Surrey uk
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Reds all the way up this morning and river definitely flowing more strongly than yesterday.
I have decided to stay put at Windsor - probably unable to get into my marina at Chertsey anyway as water level too high to get under marina bridge.
Would be great if those of you close to the river could add your info here as it may take a couple of days for this to improve.
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martin1001
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Reged: 08/11/2006
Posts: 458
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running at a hell of a lick at Sunbury FRI 30MAY
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teddington_lock
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Reged: 23/10/2007
Posts: 317
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Teddington was on yellows last night , could concievably be red by now , will update when i get to work ( assuming i can get my laptop to work !! )
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JECuk
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Reged: 22/01/2008
Posts: 254
Loc: Mid-Thames
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running 5 knots at Laleham Reach below Penton hook
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miket
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Reged: 21/06/2001
Posts: 1473
Loc: N Hampshire
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May be the EA trying to getv the level down for the weekend boaters. Not unusual.
If you are at Windsor and feeling bored, you could keep an eye open for Seaward (Birchwood 33), G n' T (Birchwood 33GT) and Cavalier (Freeman 27). All friends and fellow members of UTMYC. Believe they are by the swimming pool?
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flashheart
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Reged: 10/01/2008
Posts: 161
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The river from Henley to Marlow is still under reds. Came back down this morning and was hoping to get closer to Bray but stopped in Marlow again as the flow is alot stronger and higher than yesterday. On the plus side - I saved a shed load in fuel coming back down
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Gavi
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Reged: 01/06/2006
Posts: 1628
Loc: Sunny Staines
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Still running fast and a little high (2ft) here.
Mind you, a (very slow) NB just went by, travelling upstream. As did the boat with my favourite name - cirrhosis of the river
Edited by Gavi (30/05/2008 16:27)
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boatone
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Reged: 29/07/2001
Posts: 6862
Loc: Surrey uk
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Thanks Mike but I am having to relieve my boredom by mundanity as I am in Windsor Marina, not down by the town.
I really am feeling frustrated that the EA have not yet been able to come up with a more real-time information system for communicating river conditions. Not just immediate conditions but also at least some indication of their estimate of easement. In many cases the lock keepers can only tell you the current situation at their own location.
With Web Content Management systems there is no excuse for the info available from the river conditions notline (whoops, sorry, lukewarm or tepid line at best) not being available an the web. There has not been a single email about the current conditions. I think I may take a trip to Reading and offer them a PowerPoint presentation on what it is like to be ON the river holed up without having some idea of when normality might return.
Once again, we are getting better info from forumites.
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Andrew_Fanner
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Reged: 13/03/2002
Posts: 5600
Loc: ked into poverty by children
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>>>
Once again, we are getting better info from forumites
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We care more as boaters?
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nickcred
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Reged: 19/09/2005
Posts: 432
Loc: Hampshire UK
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Hi all went up from datchet to Bourne end yesterday and came back to the mooring below romney lock today. Red boards all the way contrary to the ea info line. Took less than half the time to get back than going up. Fast stream but been in worse. But river very quiet only one barge behind us all the way down. The old birchwood behaved impecably.say back at the mooring now. Have to pop home tomorrow morning but coming back for the afternoon.
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