Doolittle
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Loc: Chertsey, Surrey, UK
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Bear in mind when going upstream against a strong flow, the wash gets a deal of ironing out by the flow. I see it here all the time. The Wash which looks really bad just behind the vessel has virtually disappeared by the time it reaches the bank.
Troo, but it was 2 foot when it washed our 15' boats stern up onto the bank. But good point.
As a matter of interest, I'm still doing the school run by boat and I have a dilema, do I stick to mid stream and do 6knt (1knt sog) and cause more wash or do I hug the port bank (inside of the bend) and do 3knt (1knt sog) - and give a big grin to all my neigbours as I pass within a gnats todger of their front windows!! 
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apollo
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Reged: 12/09/2003
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Loc: Thames
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it's the wash you need to watch
ahem...no the EA rule is 8km/h over the ground, so if the current is 4knots, 8knots upstream is legal... so the sportsboat was quite within their right.
Dumb rule - yep
Loads of wash - yep
Who made up ths stoopid rule......
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ARCMarineEveryman
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I do sympathise, but it is a river, and can't accept that I shouldn't navigate upstream because I'm causing a large wash because the streams running fast; surely that's inevitable. Otherwise we're just turning the river into a canal.
IanC
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Cuchilo
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Loc: London
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she responded that he should moor up then!
I would of thanked her for the offer and rafted up next to you , got the barbie out and said be a love , nip down to the shop and get some burgers and beers 
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JECuk
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Reged: 22/01/2008
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Loc: Mid-Thames
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And going downstream by the same rule would mean you would need to be in reverse to hit the 8km/h SOG limit..... 
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Lady Gay
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Doolittle
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Loc: Chertsey, Surrey, UK
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She'd have yer balls on the barbie and shove the Stella where the sun doesn't shine
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JECuk
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Loc: Mid-Thames
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Doolittle, going to be going slowly past your place then as I leave on Saturday.....
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Lady Gay
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Cuchilo
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JECuk
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Loc: Mid-Thames
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According to the webcam at Maidenhead river looks considerably lower this morning. Also Marlow reach was well down this morning at home.
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Centreboarder
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Reged: 20/12/2005
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Loc: S.W London
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That sounds a bit more encouraging. The river was flowing very fast at Twickenham yesterday evening. Well after high tide the river was still about 3 feet above the normal maintained level.
Lets hope most of the floodwater manages to get downstream before the weekend. Last weekend it was remarkable how the flow moderated between Friday evening and Sunday morning.
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