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Post by Telemachus on Aug 19, 2022 11:00:09 GMT
. . . . . . . . . I also don’t know whether it is feasible to operate the route bidirectionally, . . . I've been in touch with C&RT throughout this week, and it's agreed that normal two-way working through the Ribble Link - that's the canalised Savick Brook from the canal basin to the half-tide gate - is perfectly feasible. It's also been confirmed that there are frequent occasions when it's done, not as a matter of routine, but out of necessity when scheduled passages cancelled due to adverse weather conditions in the Ribble bring about the need for the weather affected cancelled bookings to make passage on the same days as bookings scheduled for other days, . . irrespective of whichever direction they're going. The 'official' explanation for the one-way only working restriction is "safety concerns" in the tidal river sections of the journey, . . in both the Ribble and the Douglas, . . nothing to do with the canalised brook section at all. Make of that what you will ! I'll fill in with some more details later, . . on the new thread -- I've also now got the heights figures and the least depths I asked them for on 1 August, . . plus some other info on obtaining real time tide heights and corresponding depths in Savick Brook, and at the half-tide gate, . . all from the Preston Docks tide gauges, and available over the phone for 2 hours either side of local HW. Yes clearly the canalised portion which as you say is the actual “link” could be bidirectional, but the whole route from Tarleton to the junction with the Lanc has to be bidirectional for there to be any point to it. As I said before, some of the brook looks very narrow and thus “one way” and the upper reaches of the Douglas might be pretty narrow in terms of the navigable channel width at intermediate tide states. But you would think it would be possible to avoid opposite direction traffic at each end, because the journey generally centres around high tide and thus boats would pass on the Ribble or at worst the lower reaches of the Douglas, which surely can’t constitute any sort of hazard beyond normal boating. So it is a bit hard to see what the problem is. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2022 14:19:55 GMT
It does seem at odds that on the one hand, some will claim that 'noddy-boaters' on 'so called' narrow boats are clearly not up to the complexities of tidal waters and navigation ... yet on the other are prepared to endlessly criticise C&RT (the Millenium Ribble Link operators) for not freeing up access to all and sundry all year round.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Aug 19, 2022 14:39:47 GMT
It's fine by me, it's open during the entire six-month period when I'm away on the boat and it takes sufficiently long to get to it that I can work around when the passages actually take place, there are plenty of places on the way worth spending a few days in.
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 19, 2022 16:03:01 GMT
And a fifth option. I would be interested in doing it if they moved the link further south. The illegal migrant dinghy so-called 'refugees' already have a perfectly good Link in the south to assist them across the Channel - it's called the Royal Navy, Border Force and the RNLI Link. |
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Post by Tony Dunkley on Aug 19, 2022 16:07:54 GMT
It does seem at odds that on the one hand, some will claim that 'noddy-boaters' on 'so called' narrow boats are clearly not up to the complexities of tidal waters and navigation ... yet on the other are prepared to endlessly criticise C&RT (the Millenium Ribble Link operators) for not freeing up access to all and sundry all year round. Rog Are you and Shit-for-Brains having a contest to see who can produce the most idiotic post ? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2022 16:11:07 GMT
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 19, 2022 16:15:45 GMT
. . . . . . . . . I also don’t know whether it is feasible to operate the route bidirectionally, . . . The 'official' explanation for the one-way only working restriction is "safety concerns" in the tidal river sections of the journey, . . in both the Ribble and the Douglas, . . nothing to do with the canalised brook section at all. Make of that what you will ! Haven't you heard, there's a dreadful pandemic going round - all those who traverse the Ribble Link are required to wear a face mask to safeguard them from catching The Virus. Those who refuse are, allegedly, putting the lives of others at risk. All boats must all carry hand sanitizer, and a can of black spray paint with which to paint a large cross on the sides of their boat if any member of crew sneezes or coughs. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2022 16:27:58 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2022 19:43:42 GMT
If TD sticks to his own thread I can definitely ignore him more better.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Aug 19, 2022 19:48:50 GMT
If TD sticks to his own thread I can definitely ignore him more better. Yes, he's started his own thread on the Ribble Link, to which I will not be contributing, so I think we can perhaps let all of this noise on the other sub-forums quietly die away now. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2022 19:54:29 GMT
Can somebody please alert Vince that his profile has been hacked...?
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Post by Tony Dunkley on Aug 19, 2022 20:24:42 GMT
If TD sticks to his own thread I can definitely ignore him more better. Yes, he's started his own thread on the Ribble Link, to which I will not be contributing, . . . Well, . . .that IS good news. Be good enough to keep the other mindless idiots off it too ! |
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Post by Mr Stabby on Aug 19, 2022 20:44:35 GMT
Well, . . .that IS good news. Be good enough to keep the other mindless idiots off it too ! Please name all of these idiots, so we know who is to stay away. Thank you Apart from me it's primarily Kris and Dogless. Jim occasionally arouses the Dunkley ire but cannot be considered a major player. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2022 21:10:26 GMT
Me !
Really !
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Post by Mr Stabby on Aug 19, 2022 21:21:29 GMT
Yes, I have it on good authority that you're a cunt. |
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