Terry Waldron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Although there has been much discussion in the past about new private > boaters and hirers and the lack of knowledge and experience in both > boat handling and lock operation I would like to pass on my > experience in the last week whilst moving a boat from Middlewich to > Barnoldswick. > It is apparent there are many new boaters of the private boat type > that go out and buy a boat without even attempting to get any > experience or even reading what you should or should not do. > > Terry Waldron > This is not a recent phenomenon. At least 15 years ago, I fell into conversation with some people who were looking at boats for sale. I asked them if they had done much boating and they said no, they had never been boating but were looking for a change from caravanning. I advised them that it would be a good idea to hire a boat first, but that may have fallen on deaf ears for all I know. Obviously caravanning and boating are the same, as it only means living in a very small space.
Dorothy
