On 21, Jun 2006, at 14:34, Terry wrote: > Not long beore we got to Chelsea Bridge we could see some smoke coming > from > nb Hannah's exhaust, I got closer and he slowed down and deployed his > anchor > from the back of his boat whilst under Chelsea Bridge.
and > Whilst breasted up we hit a sand bar, grounded with a boat breasted up > to > me, I swung round and could not move forwards or back. One of the > Thames > work boats and it's tender were just about to pass us as we grounded > so they > put a rope on and pulled me off - had he have not been there we would > have > had to split the boats and put an anchor down on the stricken boat > whilst I > got myself out of trouble. nb Thistle had also offered to turn round > and tow > us off. Interesting then, not your run of the mill tidal excursion. Let's have some more info about the more dramatic bits, ie how you coped when things went wrong. Why did Hannah drop anchor under Chelsea bridge ? Is that what other folk would have done ? How well did it hold, and how did the retrieval operation go ? Presumably the anchor went in off the counter. Also if you went aground on the incoming tide surely you would soon have floated free. On the other hand the prospect of skewing on the river with a non powered boat tied alongside isn't attractive. Did the work boat's presence or wash drive you onto the sand perchance ? Beeky ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/TISQkA/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/ygtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
