--- In [email protected], "Richard J Sanders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Surely the purpose of these boards is to advise the boater on state of the > 'hazard' in the next section. One would not necessarily expect the two > boards to give the same assessment as there are different risks in going up > stream to down stream over the same stretch of water. At face value you > might expect the Wychnor board to be more pessimistic as the boat is > travelling upstream.. I guess it depends on how easy/difficult it is to > negotiate crossing the flow above the weir. Obviously going upstream the > boat is in the cross flow for longer but it is probably more difficult to > steer going downstream although for a comparatively shorter time. >
That's a fair point. It is certainly more difficult (hazardous) to go against the flow - next time I see the lockie I'll ask him whether they do take that into account. Cheers Will > Richard >
