Nick wrote: > Steve Haywood wrote: <snip>> > I like the distinction that you make. The problem is that if you stay > in one place for 2 weeks, move half a mile, stay for another 2 weeks > and return, it's hard to see what is either continuous or cruising > about it. Or what a "natural progression of the journey is".
I always (maybe I'm wrong) thought that the rule was no more than 14 days in one parish per year. >> To those people I would ask this: do you think we boaters as a group >> are not paying enough for the facilities we use? Do you think we >> should pay more? Or is that you think only SOME boaters should pay >> more? > > As I've said before, I'd love for BW to charge everyone something for > mooring, and to refund the mooring only part of their mooring fees, > end of the garden mooring fees (all of it in this case) and the > "connection" charge for boatyards, basins and marinas. But I know > very well that the first part would happen and the second not. Agreed, not a chance of a refund - and *not* all marinas have connection fees - which makes it all the more complicated. > The problems is that we are getting to the stage where legitimate > cruisers - continuous or not - are finding it impossible to moor in > some areas because of continuous moorers. That the latter are paying > less than many of them are just adds insult to injury. There's a > hope that if there was some cost then it might put a number off, or > encourage them to get cheap "proper" moorings leaving the visitor > moorings for visitors. And some extra revenue for BW would be nice > when they are strapped for cash. It would be even nicer of course if > we knew they were going to use it one something more useful than fish > surveys, bollards and notices. To stop that, the only way is short term (24 or 48h) limits that are policed, with a total yearly limit as well. What ever "ideal" solution ones dreams up, always comes back to policing - which equates to more staff... unlikely methinks. I have no moan with any boat that is moored up out in the country causing no nuisance to others. Ron Jones Process Safety & Development Specialist Don't repeat history, unreported chemical lab/plant near misses at http://www.crhf.org.uk Only two things are certain: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe. ~ Albert Einstein
