Brian on Harnser wrote: > jhar1945 expressed precisely : >> >>> The report of a transit I read indicated that the owner could steer >>> better than the BW chap and they ended up with the owner steering >>> and the BW chap navigating. >>> >> To be fair insert the words ''steer his own boat' better than the BW >> chap' which is hardly surprising. The report also said that the >> particular boat was almost unsteerable at the speed at which BW >> required it to travel. A small increase in speed (agreed in >> conjunction with the BW chap solved this.I think it must be >> acknowledged that the BW 'chap', namely Fred Carter, who has now >> done over 1000 tunnel transits knows the tunnel better than anyone. > My posting was not meant to be a slight against Fred who not only has > a vast experience of the tunnel but also a boater of many years. I > wouldn't want to get on a strange boat and drive it through the tunnel > never having steered it before. > > > > > ------------------------------------
Having seen Martin Clark's article in WW, about his mate Fred, I don't think TNC will have any trouble when Earnest returns home! ;-) -- Neil Arlidge - NB Earnest Follow the travels of TNC, now in Ireland http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk/tour.html
