Sharpness to Gloucester (the old way!).
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- čas přidán 27. 09. 2020
- In September 2020, Wye Invader Two made the trip from Sharpness to Gloucester the way ships used before the Sharpness and Gloucester Canal was built in 1827. This route is not recommended for normal navigation and has rarely been travelled by narrowboat since 1941 when the lock at Llantony Weir was closed.
I had no interest in bloody narrowboats before I bloody came across your bloody channel. I think we both share a bloody passion about that bloody river but in different ways. I have also bloody scouted the river between Gloucester and bloody sharpness. My favourite area is the Hock cliff section. I have been in the river as far as Awre and know every bit of that river upto bloody maismore. I admire your knowledge to navigate those bloody treacherous sections. Knowing first hand on something 10 ft long the power of that tide. Enough to knock you off your feet in a foot of water, mark my words. I wish the weirs were destroyed and like years ago we could see the Bore travel down both channels and hit one another.
Awesome..
A very good video. Showing the complexities of steering through a difficult river which tended to move tge bow hither and thither. Well done the crew.
Outstanding! Perfectly planned and masterfully executed. That part of the river is so full of mystery and fear! fantastic to watch 👍😀
Very skilful on a very trick waterway. Well done chaps.
Fantastic footage. The passage over Llantony Weir looked easier that I was expecting.
Well done Frank - we discussed this a lot and I'm glad that all went well. On a slightly higher tide we have experienced greater difficulties pushing through the rubbish that adorns the eastern section of the Lower Parting; it's far "easier" via Maisemore but, as you say, it would have taken you a little longer 😊
Wow , that was brilliant, well done, 👍👍👍👍
Well done lads that looks like it was well planned and I think you could maybe try some drone footage next time..
What’s the main challenge? Keeping water under the boat or keeping way against the flow? Can you read the river to see where the sandbanks are with confidence?
How about trying it with a Rib with two 300 hp outboards it shoult cut your time by 2 hrs
Not a trip for the inexperienced ! Imagine in days of yore doing this on a saling barge !