Martin wrote:
> Perhaps now is the time to create a new breed of marina that is not
> connected to the waterways at all. In fact, they can even be in areas of
> the country where there are no canals or navigable rivers. Then the
> floating residents can stay on their boats in their marinas all year
> round and not have to worry about scratching their paintwork on those
> nasty locks.
Actually we've been beaten to it by the maggot-drowners. I was amused
some years ago to hear local radio reports in the Stoke area of fishing
matches on canals I'd never heard of. Turns out these "canals" are long
thin stretches of water build by and for anglers.
> Of course, we would still need to keep a few of the traditional marinas
> for those proper boaters who do actually like to venture out and travel
> around the system.
Indeed so or where would all the continuous cruisers go?!
Steve
NB Bream
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/
