Meridian Canoe Club

.... A tug pulling barges on the Thames sounds four short blasts followed by two short blasts. What is he about to do? Well..... technically he's informing you that he can't manoeuvre and that he's steering (or holding) to port. If he means anything else then he could probably do with some CEVNI le...

Re. Here's one for you .... A tug pulling barges on the Thames sounds four short blasts followed by two short blasts. What is he about to do? About to overtake on my port (left) side. Sorry Tim, Two long blasts followed by two short blasts = "I am about to overtake you on your port side" Does anyone...

Not quite,it means headroom is restricted (at night, a white light). And five short blasts of a boat's horn? Yes, headroom may be restricted ... but as a result of repairs or maintenance to the bridge! Five short blasts means "I (or maybe you!?) don't know what you're doing - please make your inten...

Tharlow wrote:Who knows what a bale of hay hanging from a bridge means?

It means the bridge is being repaired .... ask me another!!


Also, I now have confirmation that we can use Westminter Boating Base's pontoon for getting off the river after Sunday's trip.

Paul Winslow
07710 876886

Hi All, Here are a few more details about the Tidal Thames Bridges trip on Sunday 16th November. We will be paddling approximately 9 miles from Greenwich (SE10 9NW) to Westminster, in all probability getting off the river at Westminster Boating Base (SW1V 3JY). I will be able to confirm this part on...

Hi All, Thames Bridges Trip is now definitely on! It’s a spring tide with HW at London Bridge at 3:45pm. So we will start paddling from Greenwich around 11am. I'll post more details later in the week. Please let me know if you plan to come - either by email (paul.winslow@talk21.com) or on this forum...

Hi Brian, Mark P has asked me to reply to your post. I haven’t planned anything for 16th Nov at this stage. However, the tides are good that day for a Greenwich to Westminster / Battersea trip. Consequently, I did email 4 coaches to see if they were free to help if I organised a trip. They’re not, a...

We are planning to paddle about 5 miles on the Thames in Surrey from Laleham to Walton Bridge on Saturday 6th September. We will meet at 10:30am by the river in the car park in front of the Pavilion at Laleham Park Sports Ground. The adjacent camp site has the Post Code TW18 1SS for those of you usi...