michael askin wrote: > Day 11 - Tuesday 4th July 2006 > Further down the Cheshire Locks, or Heartbreak Hill is it's now more > commonly known, we caught up to another private boat (several times). > There were never enough double locks to overtake them, that was until > the middle lock at Lawton. Julie was messing about with the bottom > gates on the last lock. I entered the lock just as they had closed > the top gate, I closed my gate, and lifted the two bottom paddles. > The lady operating their lock said "Are you in a hurry?", I only had > time to say "Yes", before having to jump back on to the already > descending boat. Julie arrived, and pushed the gates open. > > We were neck and neck as we left the locks, but I was slowly pulling > ahead. The next lock was aligned with their last lock, but Dad had > already gone ahead, and got the next locks ready, so I said to the > bloke steering - "I think that's our lock, since my Dad has got it > ready". He looked over, but said nothing and kept his course. "Looks > likes it the first one there then!", I shouted playfully. Nothing > said, or done by the other boater, so I opened the throttle (perhaps > a little to much in hindsight, but I didn't want to hit them), and > pulled in front, and because I was close to the lock I had to enter > full tilt (about 4.7 mph), before slamming on the breaks which then > pushed water over the already over full lock walls. BTW I didn't > touch the sides! > > They didn't look best part pleased, even though I think they knew > what we were trying to do as they tried to get through their last > lock quickly as well, running ahead to get it ready. Apparently on a > previous lock they had left a paddle up, I'm not sure if it was an > attempt to slow us down or not, but it backfired if it was, as Dad > spotted it before she had left the lock. Dad said later that he had > only lifted one paddle, and if one of them had gone down to that > lock, and lifted the second paddle he would have let them have it.
Just the kind of boating I can do without. On the continot, you don't argue about who has the lock first! http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk/Stuffimages/Pict4508.jpg http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk/Stuffimages/Pict4519.jpg -- Neil Arlidge - NB Earnest / Barge Maurice A (on the drawing board) Follow the traveled TNC at : http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XISQkA/lOaOAA/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/
