On 20 May 2007, at 19:50, Martin Clark wrote:
>> ...but the bar Dave is talking about is near Kings Lynn, caused by
>> the silt
>> agitator shifting the problem further downstream.
>>
> So that won't be a problem to boats nipping between Salter's Lode and
> Denver.
>
No, as I said, it's a potential problem for boats transiting from
Boston to the outfall of the Great Ouse.
AIUI (and I claim no expertise in this, but merely report the talk on
the towpath) there are only a few tidal windows between now and late
August for that passage, so it's a risky option in the sense of being
left many days cruising from Stanground Lock and the Middle Level route
if it goes wrong and the pilots advise against it for some reason.
Also, the bottle neck is likely to be on the return, assuming those who
do make the transit then wish to go back via Salter's Lode. Time will
be tight if you don't want to get stuck on a Nene inflamed by autumn
storms.
Hence my advice to get booked up in good time - I'm still not convinced
that there are enough slots for all the potential takers.
(PS sorry if my English is a bit florid tonight - I'm reading ER
Eddison at the moment, and the Jacobean flourishes are catching)
––
All the best
Bruce
"Houses are but badly built boats so firmly aground you cannot think of
moving them" Arthur Ransome, 'Racundra's First Cruise'
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