Cutweb Rally Cruise 2002
Places on the way
The Cutweb Rally took place over the weekend 21st/22nd September. I left Northolt around lunchtime on the 14th (only a couple of hours later than planned) and headed off...
All the pictures were taken in the morning before setting off from the grid reference shown. Distance is that covered in the day. Speed shown is the moving average according to the GPS.
Day 1
Covered 14.4 miles, 2.8mph
Day 2
9.6 miles, 2.0mph
Just before the Troy Arm (bridge on the left)
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Day 3
8.3 miles, 2.0mph, TL 07548 02894
Just above Kings Langley lock
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Day 4
10.9 miles, 2.0mph, SP 96997 09538
Nr. Dudswell
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Day 5
20.1 miles, 2.7mph, SP 92070 22592
Grove, just through Church Lock
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Day 6
21.9 miles, 2.5mph, SP 80517 41430
Nr. Old Wolverton on the outskirts of Milton Keynes, opp. Galleon pub
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Day 7
14.3 miles, 2.0mph, SP 16899 64015
Nr. Whilton Marina and right between a main railway line and the M1. Not an obvious place to moor for the night but not too bad!
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Rally Mooring the First
Since I was a bit late (and it was thus getting a bit dark) arriving at the site, I decided to moor below the lock rather than carry on in the dark. The boat is Terry Streeter's Arun
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The Return Trip
Day 1
16.7 miles, 2.3mph
From where I'd spent the rest of the weekend, above the lock
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Day 2
16.5 miles, 2.4mph, SP 46529 43277
Nr. Little Bourton, just north of Banbury
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Day 3
14 miles, 2.3mph, SP 48825 22384
Nr. Northbrook
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Anywhere
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Gratuitous picture of a friend's boat as I went past. Sadly I didn't manage to get a picture of the whole length of the boat, complete with the reflection of mine. Ah well... |
Day 4
22.3 miles, 3.6mph, SP 50321 06000
Osney, nr. Oxford, by the Watermans Arms
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Day 5
26.3 miles, 4.0mph, SU 61023 89525
Wallingford
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Day 6
30.3 miles, 4.1mph, SU 76758 82119
Henley on Thames
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Day 7
17.2 miles, 3.8mph, TQ 02862 71768
By Church Island and the London Stone
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Waiting at Teddington
Arrived at Teddington during the afternoon so just had to sit and wait for the tide next morning
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Day 8
15.3 miles, 3.2mph, TQ 16902 71512
Above Teddington Lock
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