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Post by JohnV on Sept 28, 2021 18:45:17 GMT
Yeah but we already knew fisherman are grumpy old sods.. Perhaps they aren't the only ones. Oh yes they are
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2021 0:23:42 GMT
CRT are actively encouraging them with launch pads, frankly they scare me. How much do they pay. How do they pay. Who monitors payments.
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Post by thebfg on Oct 9, 2021 14:26:09 GMT
CRT are actively encouraging them with launch pads, frankly they scare me. How much do they pay. How do they pay. Who monitors payments. I doubt they want their money or even care. I suspect they want the government funding for providing this big water park that's providing so much well being.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2021 14:31:03 GMT
Exactly. And if it degrades the living experience of "liveaboard gits" and encourages them to find elsewhere to live then it's a win win situation.
More people enjoying the waterways and less miserable old gits begrudging others' enjoyment of a public amenity.
I have to admit that paddle boarders are something which has made me reconsider whether living on a boat is the right plan. I've never really thought about it until recently but these blighters are definitely a nuisance.
They really do spoil the place.
If that makes me a liveaboard git then so be it.
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Post by Jim on Oct 9, 2021 17:56:22 GMT
CRT are actively encouraging them with launch pads, frankly they scare me. How much do they pay. How do they pay. Who monitors payments. Well, they do have sharp teeth and have been known to sink steel noddyboats, grrr. Join the BCU or pay a CRT small boat licence fee (go google) BCU is cheapest afaik. These days, probably electronically Bankside staff probably.
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Post by Trina on Oct 9, 2021 19:52:50 GMT
We were on the Avon & moored at Eckington bridge.There were more paddle boarders there than you could shake a stick at,all ages too.There were even young toddlers on some of the boards kneeling or sitting in front of a parent.Plenty of dogs(not doggy paddlingπ)as well.A fair few got in the way of boats coming through the bridge arch. There was a really well organised group by the Black Shed at Slimbridge(G&S),the instructor seemed excellent & well aware of all the boat traffic
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Post by Telemachus on Oct 31, 2021 11:57:11 GMT
Hmmm well it seems there are now 3 fewer paddle boarders in this world. Went out paddling in flood conditions in Wales and didnβt survive, which doesnβt seem particularly surprising.
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Post by brummieboy on Oct 31, 2021 20:58:37 GMT
You may have found that they may have survived had they not been strapped to the boards that would have made it impossible to any attempt to swim or stay afloat. The idiocy of some people is astounding.
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Post by dyertribe on Oct 31, 2021 21:38:42 GMT
You may have found that they may have survived had they not been strapped to the boards that would have made it impossible to any attempt to swim or stay afloat. The idiocy of some people is astounding. Where is that reported?
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Post by thebfg on Nov 6, 2021 17:15:58 GMT
I imagine like surfing, it is standard practice to tie on to avoid losing the board and drowning.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2021 17:30:37 GMT
I see from the news a woman has been arrested for gross negligence manslaughter over this.
Intriguing story.
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Post by thebfg on Nov 6, 2021 19:15:06 GMT
Any links
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2021 19:17:53 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2021 19:38:08 GMT
I imagine like surfing, it is standard practice to avoid losing the board and drowning. Surfing on salty water is completely different to paddling a board around a small river. In the former the board could well help you get to land in the event of fatigue but in the latter the land is probably only a few metres away and having the board attached to your body will be a horrible nightmare in the event that the water is moving fast. I haven't looked at it in detail but would assume that the board would detach from the human fairly easily. Maybe it wouldn't, or perhaps due to the cost of the board people feel the need to secure it well to avoid loss. It could just be the darwin thing in action but it does seem incredibly thick to wire yourself to the board if you arrr going anywhere remotely risky.
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Post by Trina on Nov 6, 2021 22:14:43 GMT
Watching the paddle boarders on the Sharpness & the very quiet Avon looked great fun.The idea of paddle boarders on a raging river is a different kettle of fish !!!
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