Andrew_Fanner
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Reged: 13/03/2002
Posts: 5555
Loc: ked into poverty by children
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Very sorry but Jedi will not now be coming. Instead of fun at Ashmount we shall be engine spannering in Sunbury:-( See other thread
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Two beers please, my friend is paying.
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Ramage
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Reged: 09/07/2006
Posts: 575
Loc: Hampton Hill
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Can you get up by car for the BBQ? It would be a pity to miss out entirely.
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http://www.braycruiserclub.co.uk/
http://www.birchwoodboats.aceboard.com/
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Elessar
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Reged: 10/07/2003
Posts: 391
Loc: Thames or nomadic south coast.
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We were going to Greece on Friday but as the weather is looking good we thought we'd have a week on the Thames instead. Starting at Bray we I doubt we'll make it as far as Ashmount for Saturday unfortunately but we're bound to bump into you lot on the way back as we're going up!
Evenstar 3 is a Sealine S37 (I need a new avatar) with a forum flag atop the radar arch - say hello as we go by!
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No_Regrets
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Reged: 09/07/2007
Posts: 1389
Loc: Welwyn Garden City, Herts UK.
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From Bray, you'll make it in a day and a half!
No excuses now, and bring some sausages 
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The scourge of Windsor, and notorious founder member of the 'Upper Thames Birchwood Massive' now outlawed by the EA and River pressure groups, currently planning a nice comfy retirement in the aft cabin of a Broom.
Now can anybody recommend any non-marking slippers?
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Doolittle
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Reged: 13/04/2007
Posts: 290
Loc: Chertsey, Surrey, UK
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Folks,
I got a worrying email from the EA this evening:-
Emergency river closure
River Thames – Sonning Bridge
Thursday 8 May from 2pm
The River Thames at Sonning Bridge, near Reading will be temporarily closed to all boats from 2pm on Thursday 8 May for emergency repairs to the centre arch of the bridge.
Boaters will be advised as they go through locks leading to Sonning and there will be a patrol boat stopping boats coming upstream from Shiplake Lock.
We will do all we can to minimise the length of the closure and apologise for the disruption this will cause to our customers.
Eileen McKeever
Harbourmaster and Thames Waterway Manager
Date of issue: 7 May 2008
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No_Regrets
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Reged: 09/07/2007
Posts: 1389
Loc: Welwyn Garden City, Herts UK.
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Very sad news considering the event in question...
Lucky for us, we're above Sonning, and heading upstream...
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The scourge of Windsor, and notorious founder member of the 'Upper Thames Birchwood Massive' now outlawed by the EA and River pressure groups, currently planning a nice comfy retirement in the aft cabin of a Broom.
Now can anybody recommend any non-marking slippers?
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Geoffs
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Reged: 15/06/2001
Posts: 1754
Loc: Wantage,Oxfordshire
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Right 40 knots through Henley got to get to Sonning before 2:00pm. What a buch the EA are, less than 24hr notice. I could have pushed on more today if known sooner. I'll be a bit cheesed off, if, having come all this way, I can't achieve my objective.
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Old Chinese proverb 'Man who sail boat into rice field, soon get into paddy'
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Elessar
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Reged: 10/07/2003
Posts: 391
Loc: Thames or nomadic south coast.
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They are taking the piss! For how long. The weather was just looking too good to be true.
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boatone
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Reged: 29/07/2001
Posts: 6845
Loc: Surrey uk
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Brilliant !! NOT!
Inspired by geoffs epic trip from Poole, I set off single handed from Chertsey at around 2pm today and am now moored at Windsor. Intention was Henley tomorrow and then on to Castle Alexander on Friday.
So, I guess my next move will depend on early info tomorrow as to how long the closure will be in place 
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ThamesBlog
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steve_clayton
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Reged: 22/05/2003
Posts: 2512
Loc: king; I did RAF training there
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Quote:
We will do all we can to minimise the length of the closure and apologise for the disruption this will cause to our customers.
Eileen McKeever
Harbourmaster and Thames Waterway Manager
Date of issue: 7 May 2008
So where is the bit that says if your river cruising pleasure is severly disrupted then a licence rebate can be applied for!
If I was hiring from Fry's Island in Reading right now and planning to go south I would be mighty pi$$ed off.
Eileen, I've seen the EA minutes whereby riverside /bank and tree inspections are being conducted by mini-bus- - how on earth can you conduct proper inspections by mini-bus?
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Much work still remains to be done before I can announce my total failure to make any progress
www.seraph-sailing.com
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