We moored once to be passed a few minutes later by a chap lock wheeling down the Stratford Canal. About 50 minutes later a boat passed which we knew was not his but who's crew were enjoying finding every lock open and ready for them. A bit later the lock wheelers boat passed, its crew cursing the lazy lock wheeler who (they told us) had obviously buggered off to some pub leaving them to work the locks - all of which were against them. This story backs the old adage of only working one lock ahead and making sure your boat arrives to use it before you go to set the next.
--- On Sat, 11/22/08, Brian on Harnser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Brian on Harnser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [canals-list] Re: Re: Hi folks ) (Single Handed) To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, November 22, 2008, 12:41 PM It happens that Bru Peckett formulated : >>> Too bad Nick Grazebrook didn't know that. >> >> Who wasn't, of course, single handing. He was alone, on the waterways. >> But he was setting ahead IIRC - there was a crew on the boat. > > Setting ahead, too risky. Have to be banned. > To true, nothing gets up my nose more than getting half way up the Stockton flight and then find the next 4 locks against me with a boat way up in the distance because the boat coming down has sent someone ahead on a bike turning the locks ready for them. ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
