Boat Cruising Log -  Kingfisher -  2003

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Tuesday 2:20     Left Ripon Marina    
29-04-03 2:40     Ripon Motor Boat Club    
  3:00 3:30   Oxclose Lock    
    3:40   Newby Hall    
  3:50 4:15   Westwick Lock    
  4:40     Caravan Site & Trip Boat 'Crown Jewel'    
  4:50     Bypass Road Bridges    
  4:55     Boroughbridge Marina (Waterline Leisure)    
  5:00     Moored at Boroughbridge    
Thursday 10:35     Left Boroughbridge Mooring    
01-05-04 10:45 11:15   Milby Lock    
  11:40     Swale Nab  (Un-Navigable Swale from Left)    
  12:20     Aldwark Village & Footbridge (Golf Course)    
  12:30     Aldwark Toll Bridge    
  12:40 Wooden River Ouse / Ure Signpost (Right hand Bank Before White House)
  1:00     Linton Lock Cut    
  1:05 1:30 2:05 Linton Lock  
  2:15     Dawney Arms Pub    
  2:30     Nun Monkton Pool   (River Nidd from Right)    
  2:45     Barge Rachell II  (with sheeted hold)    
  3:15     Nether Poppleton   (No Moorings !)    
  3:20     Rail Bridges (2)    
  3:30     New Road Bridge    
  3:50     Clifton Bridge    
  4:00     Scarborough Railway Bridge    
  4:05     Moored at Museum Gardens    
Friday       Len & Kath Visited - Meal at Wetherspoons (Piccadilly)    
02-05-03 6:00     Leave Museum Gardens    
  6:05     Lendal Bridge    
  6:10     Ouse Bridge    
  6:15     Skeldergate bridge & River Foss    
  6:20     New Foot Bridge    
  6:30

7:50

  Stop for chat with Steve (2 narrowboats) Fulford    
  8:00     A64 Road Bridge    
  8:05     Bishopthorpe Palace    
  8:10     York Marine (Boat Hire)    
  8:20     Old Rail Bridge  (Cycle Track & Walkway)    
  8:25     Naburn Marina    
  8:40     Moored at the Ship Inn ( Acaster Malbis)    
New Pontoon Moorings - Pub Patrons ONLY - Restaurant Boats Operating !
Call in or telephone for permission & mooring position (01904)  703 888
Castle Line Cruises - York To / From Ship Inn ( Acaster Malbis)  01924 702 056

YORKCRUISE BOAT - York
The Duchess of York  60 passengers

Saturday 9:20     Left the Ship Inn ( Acaster Malbis)    
03-05-03 9:30     Naburn Lock Moorings    
  9:45 10:00   Naburn Lock  ( Tidal River Ouse)    
  11:00     River Wharfe    
  11:20     Cawood Bridge    
  11:40   2 Large Cruisers (past us above Cawood Bridge) Rope round BOTH boats propellors !
  11:55     Rank Hovis  &  B.O.C.M    
Useful to Inform Selby Lock Keeper by v.h.f. channel 74 or tel: (01757)  703 182 - approx 15 mins
  12:05     Selby Road Bridge  (Previous Toll Bridge)    
  12:05     Selby Railway Bridge    
  12:10 12:30   Selby Lock    
  12:35     Moored in Selby Basin    

 

Joan & Geoffs Selby Taxi   (01757)  212 937    Mobile 07778  225 752

Auto Serve  -  Selby  (01757)  210 137

 

Sunday 10:25     Left Selby Lock Mooring    
04-05-03 10:35     Selby Boat Centre   (Banks Hire Boats)    
  10:50     Broughton bridge    
  10:55     New Selby Bypass Bridge (opens 2004 ?)    
  11:10     Anchor Inn    
  11:35     Secluded Mooring  (Before Paperhouse Bridge)    
  12:05

12:30

  Haddlesey Flood Lock    
  1:30 2:00

2:10

Beale Lock  (arranged for rescue of stranded lamb)    
  2:30   Passed John (Buccaneer - previously Bernard Jessops boat)
John travelling to Selby for a week
  2:50 3:20   Bank Dole Lock    

AIRE & CALDER NAVIGATION

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  3:30     Knottingley Junction    
  4:15     Jolly Miller Inn    
  4:20 4:35   Whitley Lock    
  5:00     Heck Bridge ( Bay Horse Inn & Heck basin / SYCC)    
  5:10     New (blue) Rail Bridge    
  5:35 5:45   Pollington Lock    
  5:50     Moored BelowPollington Lock    
Monday 10:55     Left Pollington Lock Mooring    
05-05-03  

Colins Dutch Barge 'Corry' on Permanent Moorings

   
   

Wide Beam Boat 'Betty' (Goole) Owners Brian & Betty  (Self fit out)

   

SHEFFIELD & SOUTH YORKSHIRE NAVIGATION

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  11:25     New Junction Canal    
  11:40 11:50   Sykehouse Lift Bridge    
  11:55 12:00   Kirk Lane Swing Bridge    
  12:05 12:25   Sykehouse Lock & Swing Bridge    
  12:50 1:00   Kirkhouse Green Lift Bridge    
  1:05     Top Lane Lift Bridge  (operated by other boater)    
  1:15     Low Lane Swing Bridge  (operated by other boater)    
  1:20     Don Aqueduct    
  1:25     Bramwith Junction    
  1:30 1:40   Bramwith Lock   (Operated by Lock Keeper)    
  1:45     Bramwith Swing Bridge   (Operated by Bridge Keeper)    
  2:10     Stainforth  (New Inn)    
  2:40     M18 Bridge    
  2:50 3:00   Thorne Lock & Swing Bridge   (Operated by Lock Keeper)  
  3:15     Moored at Blue Water Marina    
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