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The Magazine of Byfleet Boat Club

By The WeyIssue No 84 - October 2017

© Byfleet Boat ClubThe Boat House, 4, Old Parvis Road,West Byfleet, Surrey KT14 6LETypeset by: Stoke Bruerne Cottage Enterprises

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Oneof the surprising thingsabout beinganEditor is where the stories come from. InAugust I received an email via RhysBeynon fromaFrench lady calledSandrineAvon who lives in Montbéliard near Doubs.She was cycling along the Canal Rhône-a-Rhin, about 10 miles south of Besançonwhen she spotted a narrowboat emergingfrom the Thoraise tunnel and took in herown words, some ‘beautiful pictures’. Aftersome detective work on the internet shefound out that the owners of JeremusPiscator were Tony and Doreen Davis ofthe BBC and with the help of By The Weywas able to share the pictures with them. Itturned out that Tony’s daughter and son-in-law were on the boat at the time and Tonywas amused to see that the towpathtelegraphgot so far afield. This explainsourcover picture this month. Incidentally theThoraise tunnel contains surprisingfeatures such as waterfalls and lightdisplays - no ordinary tunnel! As I write, Ibelieve Jeremus is travelling up the RiverSaone.

No doubt many of you have been followingthe stories of our members and friends’adventures this summer on Facebook, butfor those of you not online I hope to giveyoua flavour ofwhat hashappenedso far in thisissue.

I must apologise to Adrian for omitting hisname from the list of Committee memberspublished in the last editionespecially ashehas done such sterling work in the Clubover the summer months. He deserves amedal (I think I see it on page 7)

For those of you who like me are DIY ortechnology fans we are starting a newtheme - ‘my favourite gadget’ If you have afavourite gadget that makes your boatingeasier then why not share it? You can findthe latest on page 6.

Canoeists! Love or hate?

After encountering 100 canoes comingupstream round the bends at Dapdunerecently, and being told to slow down eventhough I had already done an emergencystop in the bushes, what is the rule aboutright of way on the river? Maybe some ofour canoeing members could enlighten meplease?

Do PLEASE continue to send me yourpictures and stories, if you are posting onFacebook please remember to send mecopies of your best pictures too. It is betterto have toomuchmaterial than not enough!

EditorialMike Chamberlain (Paper Moon)

Cover picture: Cover picture: Tony and Doreen Davis' Jeremus Piscator passingthrough the Thoraise tunnel on the Canal Rhône-a-Rhin, about 10 miles south of

Besançon (Photo: Sandrine Avon)

Please note the copy date for the February issue is 15th January 2017



I hope you have an enjoyable boating yeareven if the weather has not been wall-to-wall sunshine. But it isn’t over yet and I’msure there is still some time for cruisingbefore winter settles upon us.

2017 – a challenging year on many frontsbut one in which we have alsoaccomplishedmuch aswell. The uncertaineconomic situation has and is undoubtedlygiving us a headache. I’m afraid with therise of inflation it will go on to cause you

something similar as our mooring andlicence fee increases have to increase byinflation and a margin beyond if they are tocontribute to help fund the necessarymaintenance and operational workrequired to keep the waterway open andnavigable.

During the year we have, as you know,replaced lock gates at Thames andBowersLocks. This winter gates will be changed atCoxes and Newark Locks with principalengineering surveys being undertaken atthe same time. These engineeringinspections, such as the one recently

completed at Bowers and Old Bucks Weir,provide the information and knowledgeregarding the state of these assets to allowus to plan and schedule future (expensive)refurbishment or replacement projects andmake surewehave the funds in place at theright time to pay for the work.

Bank works have been undertaken atvarious locations including a long sectionfromByfleet Boat Club to the railway bridgeand the once popular stopping point justabove Walsham Weir. We have begun aprogramme of re-steel sheeting locklanding bays where the existing works arefailing and, where possible, incorporatingportage points for non-powered craft toimprove access (and before you ask –British Canoeing pay a substantial amountof money each year to fund their memberspaddling on the waterway !). With changesat New Haw we will, over winter, work onproviding improvedaccess to the elsanandwater points at the southernM25 end of themooring line. We also hope to improve theoperation of the sanitation station atGodalming by removing two ninety degreebends in the outlet pipe discovered afterCCTV survey !

Invasive species continue to trouble us.Where possible Himalayan Balsam has,andcontinues, to bepulled. This doesworkand has a great effect in the areas where itis removed, but has to be repeated eachyear. Floating Pennywort has had abumper year due to theweather conditions.NT staff and volunteers are activelyworking on preventing this from spreading

Floating Pennywort at Walsham(Photo: Mike Chamberlain - Paper Moon)

Navigation UpdateJohn Gibson (Navigations Manager)



above Newark Road Bridge area toPapercourt. We are working with the EAwhoplan to spray fromWalsham toNewarkRoad Bridge – they had a little difficultyapplying to themselves for a sprayinglicence……. Our contractor has continued'potting' American Signal Crayfish to greateffect.

Looking to the future we are working ourway through the NT procurement and largeproject process with the aim to startdelivering our Channel Dimension work in2018–dredging. Weknowwhatwewant todo and where, we just now need to getthrough the bureaucracy to do it, easiersaid than done. The Environment Agencyis still working on their large project toupgrade various EA assets along thewaterway, mainly weirs but some bridgesas well. This may mean some towpathdiversions in some places for as long as 16weeks. Wewill hopefully knowmorebefore

Christmas.

Dapdune Wharf has had an even betteryear than last which is fantastic as this inpart helps fund our ongoing maintenancework. Our team of staff and volunteers aredelivering great visitor experiences and ourschools work is really taking off and

introducing lots morepeople to the waterwayand the National Trust.Our events from BigCamp to the Wey RiverFestival have been agreat success andenjoyed by manypeople. I hope those ofyou who got to thefestival had a reallyenjoyable weekend – itwas a super successbreaking all records. Itmeant a lot of work for alot of people buteveryone involved or

visiting that I met appeared to be having agood time.

As always with all this work and eventsnone it would be possible without the hardwork and efforts of volunteers, staff andyourself making the most of thenavigations. It goes without saying theBBC play a major part in helping to makethe festival such a success but alsoencouraging others to venture out andexplore the waterway – thank you!

Navigation UpdateJohn Gibson (Navigations Manager)

Croydon steel band at the River Wey Festival(Photo: David Gibb - Bon Beck)



About 30 members and friends enjoyedthe Fun Day on the 5th August. Althoughtheweatherwasshowery itwasnot enoughtodampen thespirits or thebarbequewhichwas well used throughout the day. Ourvisitors included James and Hazel Bell onGabriel. Unfortunately poor James hurt hisback but made a good recovery aftertreatment by a paramedic team.

Another visitor was Peter Jones who was amember between 1968. and 1971 and whonow lives in Auckland, New Zealand. He

was thrilled to be shown around the clubwhich in his day was mainly a large boatworkshop. He told us about the originalamateur forming techniques for the clubhire boats which involved using fan heatersto reduce the curing time and lots of holeswhere the resin didn’t release from theformers properly!

The afternoon darts tournament was wonby Mark Wilson and in theevening there were two roundsof killer skittles, also won byMark!His trophy,number two intheseriesmadebyDickDolton,was well deserved.

The medics in action attending to James(Photo: Mike Chamberlain - Paper Moon)

Peter Jones, a previous BBC member,visiting from Auckland

(Photo: Mike Chamberlain - Paper Moon)

Fun Day at the ClubhouseMike Chamberlain (Paper Moon)

Mark Wilson receiving his trophy from Rodney(Photo: Mike Chamberlain - Paper Moon)



Here is a selection of items that havemadeClub members’ boating easier or moreinteresting; if you have some items like thisplease write and tell us!

James Osborne likes this portable Wi-Fi,Vodafone mobile Wi-Fi R216 (4G), whichhe has found to bevery compact andeffective on theboat. It will takeupto five devices,(e.g. iPhones,laptops iPadsetc). James iscurrently paying £20 per month for 30 GB

GPS Speedometer (Mike Chamberlain)

This App byGuru InfoMedia can bedown loadedonto yourphone andgives a clearview of your speed when steering. Veryhandy when you want to point a finger atpassing supercruisers on the Thames

Compact PortableWashing Machine

Jeanette Chamberlainlikes this ‘Leisurewize’twin tub machinebecause the spinner isso much more effective

than wringing out by hand. In Paper Moonit is stored under the worktop and operatedin the shower tray using a bankside petrolgenerator. Available from Argos for about£100.

DIY rear viewmirror (MikeChamberlain)

Very handy for theThames wherepassenger boats can creep up on you. Aspare convexmirror fromacar spares shopmounted on a ball swivel joint from an oldshower fitting plus an elastic bungee. Oryou can buy something similar from bikeshops.

Portable cycle

Adrian Wells likesthis Dahon foldingbike which stowsaway very neatly on Fiesta.

Lagun foldingtable

Mark Pantlingrecommendsthis foldingtable. Incrediblylight and strong and easily stowed in a fewminutes. Folded for storage (above) and

locked inpos i t i on(left).

Favourite GadgetsMike Chamberlain (Paper Moon)



The Heritage weekend cruise to OldWoking Palace took place on September9th.

Fiesta, Merlin's Wey, Gentle Dreamer,Bernadine, Tanya, Shieling and Tristan IIImade their way to the Moorings onSaturday afternoon, with Tina and Jameshitching a ride with Mel and Rhys the nextday. We left in good weather onthe Sunday morning down the narrow andwinding channel to the palace, to watch thefalconry display, and were given aconducted tour of the grounds. Some

membersentered into the spirit byadorningfancy dress! We left in somewhat windyweather, having had an enjoyable day.

Woking Heritage CruiseJames Osborne (Tristan III)

Fiesta and Tristan III at the club moorings(Photo: James Osborne - Tristan III)

The twists and turns of the Woking Stream(Photo: James Osborne - Tristan III)

Two well dressed gents at Woking Palace(Photo: Scott Retallick - Shieling)



Wey and Arun Canal Trust DonationNigel Searle

With the new Compasses Bridge at Alfold finished, a donation from waterwayenthusiasts has boosted the Wey & Arun Canal Trust’s other initiatives in the area.

The trust’s focus is now on restoring more of the canal’s Summit Level to navigation.

The £1,000 given by North and East London branch of the Inland WaterwaysAssociation (IWA)will go towards other projects being planned for this Surrey sectionof the Wey & Arun.

A cheque for the donationwas presented to trust chairmanSally Schupke by the IWAbranch chairman, Tim Lewis.

Timwaswithother volunteers from theLondonWaterwayRecoveryGroupwhospenta weekend working on final landscaping tasks at Compasses Bridge, which is at theAlfold entrance to the Dunsfold Park aerodrome and business complex.

'My IWA branch was looking to make a donation to a worthy cause and contributingto the progress of the Wey & Arun is certainly worthwhile' he said. 'We are delightedat the progress being made in Surrey.'

Sally Schupke receives the donation cheque from North and East London IWAchairman Tim Lewis

(Photo: Wey and Arun Canal Trust)



Tristan III and Fiesta moored in the weir stream at St Catherine's(Photo: Mike Chamberlain - Paper Moon)

Adrian looking for more wind at St Catherine's(Photo: Mike Chamberlain - Paper Moon)

Bank Holiday Cruise to St Catherine's



If you'd asked us atthe end of Maywhether we weregoing away onWhisper, our answerwould have been,'hopefully!' It'samazing whatdetermination and acouple of days in the'not so dry' dockachieves! We finallyset off with Brian( h e l m s m a n ,navigator, engineerand toilet emptier) andJackie (first mate,cook, lock winder,shopper and logwriter) en-route for who knows where.

We were blessed with fabulous weatherwhich was a real contrast to last year. Thebeautiful Thames in all her glory, was full tobursting with enthusiastic boaters, makingmooring a little challenging at times. Weencountered a large cruiser in Abingdonwhichwasdetermined tomoor in frontof us,despite being too large for the space. Thefemale crew thought that we were makingrather a fuss because we didn't like havingtheir overhanging tender thrust through ourcratch under the canopy! Howunreasonable we are! Once they realisedthat we weren't happy with thearrangement, they tried again, but this timewith their anchor hanging from the bow. Itwas nearly pistols at dawn, but after'buzzing' the moored boats for about 20

minutes, they finally gave up. Should youencounter Sundowner on your travels, itwould be wise to make sure that you don'thave even a hair's breadth at either end ofyour boat!

With the Thames comes lovely views and afeeling of space and should you feelinclined, you can even open the throttle fora while. Friendly lock keepers do all thework and give a cheerful wave as youdepart.....except at Runnymeade!

Within the week, we arrived at the Duke'scut entrance to the Oxford Canal. A coupleof hours later, we celebrated by havinglunchatThrupp'sBoatmanpub. Inaddition,the shops aren't too far should you wish tovisit and there are all the boat facilities youneed. They'll even provide you with a free

Whisper's wanderingsJackie Glover (Whisper)

Whisper(Photo: Jackie Glover - Whisper)



private mooring if you showyour BBC club card.

It's always interesting to seeany improvementsundertaken by Canal & RiverTrust eachyear, and this timewe've been impressed withan electronic flow warningsystem. This means you nolonger have to peer under abridge to spot the gauge tosee if it's safe to proceed. Inaddition, a very heavy liftbridge near Lower Heyfordhas been given an electricmotor to assist, which is a real relief forthose crew who are vertically challenged!

Madness comes in different guises, andwewere taken aback by the drunken boaterwho could barely stand up when operatingthe lock! He was on his way to the pub, hesaid! Obviously the two large empty Vodkabottles weren't sufficient?!

For those who have yet to venture onto theOxford Canal, it really is worth it.Sometimes you travel under trees andwindyour way through gentle curves and atother points you have superb views overthe countryside. It's peaceful and calm andis generally well maintained. The toilet /rubbish emptying and water fillingopportunities are plentiful but don't forgetyour old BW key and a long water hose.

You know something is wrong when anangry voice shouts...'Oi you!'. Theproblem,it transpired, was that 'tick over' when

passing stationary boats is just not slowenough for some people! After threateningto kill Brian, the bloke disappeared!Fortunately, most people you meet on thecanals and rivers are pleasant, friendly andhelpful!

We like to visit Stratford on Avon as thebasin is a good place to moor for 48 hours,stock up the larder and visit the theatre tosee the latest RSC production. Apart fromlock 53 which defies all engineering sense,it's a good run down the flight but amooringspace isn't assured. This timenot onlyweretherenospaces in thebasin, butallmooringon the River Avon had been suspendeddue to a 3 day regatta. The problem wasthat there was no notification of this! Itseems that Canal & River Trust and theRiver Avon Authority don't communicate!Fortunately, just as we were wonderingwhat to do, a boat left and we were able totake the space.

Jackie in Chester(Photo: Brian Glover - Whisper)




On our way back up the Stratford Canal, alot of boats were being affected by theshallow water. Luckily, Sea Otters have ashallow draft and a V-shaped hull, so wecontinued without any problems!

We don't often go out for pub meals but afew we tried on our trip are worthmentioning.......

The Navigation pub on the Grand Unionturned out to be worth visiting if you like aninteresting menu. We visited it afterspending the day at Baddesley Clinton, aNT property.

Artichoke in Chester is an excellent bistro/cafe/ bar and a fabulous place to eat,whatever your food tastes. Everything isfreshly cooked from local ingredients.

Another pub inChester,The OldHarkers Arms,provides good qualityand varied food inp l e a s a n tsurroundings.

We have never beenby boat to Chesterbefore, but this year,we decided that wewould goandexplore.Open top bus is anexcellent way ofseeing Chester. It's avery interesting cityand well worth a visit.Mooring isn't plentifulbut despite most of it

being in the city, it's relatively quiet. Theshops are varied and useful. We actuallyspent a fair amount of time here as it's sucha fascinating place, so well worth the effort.

Having gone this far, it would have beenrude not to continue to Ellesmere Portwhich was our most northerly visit. It'sprobably worth just one trip to the NationalWaterways Museum, but one day will besufficient. There's been a valiant attempt tocreate an interesting venue but sadly, it'sseriously under funded and there aremissed opportunities to make the outsideattractions more interesting.


Cuddington andWhisper at the National Waterways Museum -Ellesmere Port

(Photo: Jackie Glover - Whisper)



BBC News

Byfleet Parish Day was a great success. Mark Wilson with the Mayor at the BBC stand(Photo: Ian Smith - Yum Sing)

Amphicars - built in Germany between 1961 and 1968 and are a rare sight but one wasspotted recently on the Thames at Wargrave by Mike and Jeanette Chamberlain

(Photo: Mike Chamberlain - Paper Moon)



There's a song called 'Miles and miles of poly round the blade' written by the lateDavid Blagrove - this would make a good image to accompany the song

(Photo: Valerie Wardlaw - Hazell Nut)

Hazell Nut's Travels

Hazell Nut on the new moorings at Kings Lock on the Thames(Photo: Valerie Wardlaw - Hazell Nut)



Guildford Festival

Adrian's lovely boat Fiesta at the Guildford Boat Gathering(Photo: Suzanne Wilson - Cranley)

Rodney (wearing blue!), Mick, Peter and Adrian at the Guildford Festival with hotel boatTranquil Rose in the background(Photo: Suzanne Wilson - Cranley)



A lovely view of Guildford festival(Photo: Mel Cambridge - Danum II)

Guildford Festival

Cranley being prepared for the Illuminated Boat Parade(Photo: Mel Cambridge - Danum II)



Stonghold with Ray Oakhill at Guildford Festival(Photo: James Osborne - Tristan III)

Byfleet Boat Club members manning the club stand at Guildford Festival(Photo: James Osborne - Tristan III)

Guildford Festival



The illuminated boat parade at Guildford Festival(Photo: James Osborne - Tristan III)

Guildford Festival

The illuminated boat parade at Guildford Festival(Photo: James Osborne - Tristan III)



The new Cartbridge Basin marina at Tannery Lane, taken on 7th October is, weunderstand, due to open in Spring 2018(Photo: Mike Camberlain - Paper Moon)

Wey Navigation DevelopmentsMike Chamberlain (Paper Moon)

The new Cartbridge Basin marina at Tannery Lane viewed from upstream(Photo: Mike Chamberlain - Paper Moon)



• How many reserviors arethere supplying TringfordPumping station (for the GU mainline at Tring Summit)? There arefour, Wilstone, Tringford,Marsworth and Startops

• What was the prime reason forbuilding the Wendover Arm? Tosupply water to the Grand UnionTring summit

• Which is the highest navigablepoint on the Grand Union (thisincludes the arms of the GrandUnion)? The end of the WelfordArm in Leicestershire at 415'

• When was Blisworth Tunnelopened and how long is it (metricor imperial)? 1805 - 3075 yards,2,812 meters or about 1.75 miles

• How many staircases arethere on the entire Grand Union?There are four: Bascote, Watford,and two at Foxton

• What year were the Hatton 21widened? 1934

• How many locks and miles (onthe main line) betweenBirmingham and London? 166Locks over 137 miles

• What year was the Grand UnionCanal Carrying Company formed?1932

The new buoyancy aids are now in service.

Ian says: you will recall that, with the aid ofa grant initiated by our local Councillor, theClubwas recently able to purchase a brandnew set of buoyancy jackets.

I would remind all members that the new

jackets are for the exclusive use by people

hiring our rowing boats and are NOT to be

taken by members.

All of the older bouyancy jackets will be

available for sale to members over the

working weekend for the nominal sum of

£2:00 per jacket.

These will be sold on a strictly first comefirst served basis so if you are interested inpurchasing one or more please see aCommittee member as soon as possible.

BBC News

Answers to last issue's quiz Bouyancy Aids



Christmas Dinner Arrangements

• Byfleet Boat Club Christmas dinner and Party will be held on Saturday 2nd

December at the Club house.• There will be a choice of festive menu, followed by dancing the night away to

our live band all for the modest charge of £25.50 per head.• The evening's entertainment will also include our spectacular raffle with lots of

prizes to be won.

Arrival 19:00 for 19:30 start

Dress Code 'RED' (but not essential)

Menu Choice• Soup or Pâté• Turkey, Meat pie or Vegetarian main course• Christmas pudding or Apple crumble

Booking ArranagementsContact: Cathy (07984) 453248 (to 31st October)

Tina (07747) 600001 (from 1st November)Email: [email protected]

Please send or take your cheque to the boat club when booking, with your choice ofmenu, and whether you would prefer white or red wine. Final date for all bookings andpayments to be received is 14th November to give adequate notice to the caterer.

Members will be given priority over guests for bookings and payments received before31st October 2017. From 1st November, if there is sufficient space for additionalpeople, then we are happy to welcome bookings for family and friends. If you havefriends or family you would like to invite, please advise when booking so that we canput them on a waiting list and let you know in time for payment.



October

20th Third Friday at the Club House from 19:0021st-22nd Working Weekend at the Club House from 09:0028th-29th Ripley Fireworks The Meadows

November

17h Third Friday at the Club House from 19:0018th Dump leaves and at the Club House from 09:00

Decorate Club House25th Illuminated Boat parade at the Club House from 16:00 (RW)

December2nd Christmas party at the Club House from 18:0015th Third Friday and Carols at the Club House from 19:0030th New Year Cruise To Thames Lock and Dinner (RW)31st New Year's Eve party Club House

Event coordinators are shown in brackets

Please note that this diary is subject to change. Do check with theclub nearer the date.

BBC Diary

Winter Stoppages 2017/18River Wey and Godalming Navigations

20th Nov - 4th Dec Coxes Lock lower gate replacement and engineeringinspection

22nd Jan - 12th Feb Newark Lock gate replacements, full dewater of upperexternal head walls, repairs and engineering inspection

Work programme and schedule subject to change due to weather and floodevents. For further information please contact theNavigationOffice (01483) 561389.Available on line at https://riverweyconditionsnt.wordpress.com

For any Basingstoke or Thames closuresBasingstokeCanal: http://documents.hants.gov.uk/ccbs/basingstoke-canal/

WinterWorksandStoppagesList2016-178.pdf (or searchon line for 'Basingstoke Canal Winter stoppages')

River Thames: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/river-thames-conditions-closures-restrictions-and-lock-closures (or search on linefor 'River Thames winter stoppages 2017')



Commodore Ian Smith (Yum Sing)(07836) 594898

Vice Commodore Rodney Wardlaw (Hazell Nut)(07887) 552922

Deputy chairman in absence of above Adrian Wells (Fiesta)(07519) 523650

Hon. Treasurer Cathy Wooden (Miffy)(07984) 453248

Hon. Secretary James Osborne (Tristan III)(07918) 913342

Membership Secretary Phil Hardyman (Winter Lily)(01932) 343545

Hire Boat Roster Raz Brooks (Babbling Brooks)(07831) 467210

Editor By The Wey Mike Chamberlain (Paper Moon)(07531) 657641

Members Jeanette Chamberlain (Paper Moon)Carole Scott (Misty)Peter Scott (Misty)Tina Osborne (Tristan III)

Minutes Secretary (non-committee member) Steve Kennedy (Narnia)Assistant Editor (non-committee member) Kathryn Dodington (Sculptor)

Editorial Contacts: Editor: [email protected] Editor: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]

The Byfleet Boat Club Ltd may not agree with the opinions expressed in this newsletter, butencourages publication as a matter of interest. Nothing printed may be construed as policyor an official statement unless so stated. The Byfleet Boat Club Ltd accept no liability for anymatter, errors or omissions contained within this newsletter. We will however gladly publishcorrections if notified. The Editor reserves the right to shorten or modify articles publishedin the interests of space or clarity.

BBC Committee

Life is like an echo: There’s a boat moored at Thrupp on the Oxford canal where theowner regularly displays a blackboard with poignant words of wisdom written on it.When we came past in March his thought for the day was:

Life is like an echo. If you don’t like what you are getting back maybe you shouldchange what you are sending out.



This edition of Stern View should, perhaps bewritten by our good friend Adrian as he hasdone a sterling job of managing the Club whilstwe, and several other committee membershave been cruising during the summermonths.I would like to propose a huge 'thank you' toAdrian for all that he has done for the Club.

If you have visited the club recently will haveseen the splendid new buoyancy jackets thatwe can offer our boat hirers. These werepurchased with the aid of a grant received fromWoking Council to whom we are very grateful.It is worth remembering that it was through ourparticipation at Byfleet Parish Day that we firstmet Councillor Richard Wilson who hasprovided the Club with considerable help topurchase our hire boat maintenance shed andnow the buoyancy aids. According to a localsurvey Byfleet Boat Club is recognised as oneof the most important assets of the village andwe should be thankful to those members whohelped support our presence at this years’Parish Day celebrations.

The Club was well represented at this years’IWA festival on the Erewash Canal in IIlkestonwith five members making the journey by boatplus, it was nice to meet up with some formermembers and potential new members.

Our own summer cruise this year ticked off anumber of bucket list items including passagethrough the Standedge tunnel (amazing) viatheHuddersfield Narrow canal. Interestingly, inthe autumn edition of the IWA magazineWaterways there is an article entitled 'ClimbingEverest' about making an identical journeyexcept that they had the support of CRT staffand volunteers to see them through all of the 74

locks. We travelled on to the northern mostpoint on the waterways network in Ripon viaSelby and York despite what the River Ousecould throw at us (literally). I need to check withTerry andChris onBarleyTwistas to howmanylocksandmileswe finally completed. I think thatnext years’ cruise may be amore genteel affairexploring the Thames. Anyone interested?

As we now approach autumn and winter welook forward to a number regular items on ourcalendar. By the time this edition of By theWeyis published we will have enjoyed the GuildfordRiver Festival; the BBC is an official sponsor –I hope that many of you were able to go.

This month will be our working weekend whereweneedasmanyvolunteersaspossible tohelpwith the numerous tasks that need to be donearound theClub.Thiswill be followedbybonfirenight at ourownmooringsatWarrenFarm, thenin November we have D & D day and ourilluminated boat precession. More details canbe found on the club website and I will, ofcourse, be sending out email and textreminders nearer the time. On this subject, dowe have your correct email address andmobilenumber? If you have changed recently and arenot receiving emails ormessages from the clubplease let us have your current contact details.

It just remains for me to wish you all happy andsafe boating and I look forward to seeing manyof you at the Club over the next weeks andmonths.

Stern ViewIan Smith (Yum Sing)

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