Come and join a boatful of fun

[michael]

Hi, I am Michael, I joined your club last winter and spent a few lovely soggy and cold, hot and sunny rows with you in the spring.
I am here asking you if you would like to come and make a boatful of crew with me in he Great River Race, WAIT, read on, I do not want to race, I want to be part of the spectacle. Hundreds of beautiful boats, a thousand oars splashing the water, passing under some of the most gorgeous bridges in the world. Bring your camera's, this would be better called a Rally for us, we will be going downstream the whole way, seeing, enjoying, laughing, photographing. Please come and fill our boatful of fun.
Thanking you in anticipation, Michael

[Marilyn Rogers]

Sounds like my sort of race, were you thinking large riverboat or rowing boat? Marilyn

[michael]

Richard said if I could find a crew it would be the club boat Mabel

[nigel]

  If you are considering rowing during (or within one tide either side of) the GRR or any other notified event on the Thames, then :-
      Have you checked with the [race] organisers re rowing contrary to the race direction. Usually the river is closed by the PLA (Port of London Authority) to all other traffic (apart from licenced commercial traffic) on safety grounds, and I cannot see them making exceptions unless there is a very strong case. To do so without this permission would invalidate any normal insurance on the boat and persons concerned. Don't wish to be a dampener, just a realist....

      If you are plannng for another date, then don't forget to make the PLA aware of your intentions (see the existing protocols published by PLA and others on safety and planning events on the river).  I can give you some extra info if you wish, based on similar trips I've been involved with, but mostly it is common sense.

[Andy Mac]

Hi Nigel,

I'm thinking that Michael means that he will be moving with the tide and probably means upstream.

Michael.

Please be aware that if you take over 4 x hours enjoying a leisurely sightseeing row, the tide will likely turn against you.

You would not want to be rowing a Claydon against the ebb, which really does knock the stuffing out of the last few stragglers and makes for painfully hard work.

Hope this helps. Nice idea.

Wishing you all the best.

Andy

[michael]

Nigel, thanks for the input, I had not been clear in that we will be in the race just not trying to win. Being part of the spectacle is what it is all about. Michael

On Thu, 12 Jul 2018, 10:08 nigel [via Langstone Cutters RC], <[hidden email]> wrote:

  If you are considering rowing during (or within one tide either side of) the GRR or any other notified event on the Thames, then :-
      Have you checked with the [race] organisers re rowing contrary to the race direction. Usually the river is closed by the PLA (Port of London Authority) to all other traffic (apart from licenced commercial traffic) on safety grounds, and I cannot see them making exceptions unless there is a very strong case. To do so without this permission would invalidate any normal insurance on the boat and persons concerned. Don't wish to be a dampener, just a realist....

      If you are plannng for another date, then don't forget to make the PLA aware of your intentions (see the existing protocols published by PLA and others on safety and planning events on the river).  I can give you some extra info if you wish, based on similar trips I've been involved with, but mostly it is common sense.

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[RichardH]

Hi Michael

Can you let me have your phone number as it would be good to have a chat to clear up any confusion re the GRR

cheers
Richard