Boat Cruising Log -  Castaway -  2002 / 2003

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SHEFFIELD & SOUTH YORKSHIRE NAVIGATION

Click here for 'The Victoria' - Thorne

Contact Mark & Tina   (01405) 813 163

Click Here for Sheffield & South Yorkshire Canal Pictures (Thorne to Keadby)

Our First Cruise on 'Castaway'
Monday 02:25     Left Blue Water Marina    
22-07-02 02:30   (Open) Lift Bridge 1         (Wykewell - Fully Automatic)    
  02:40 02:50   Swing Bridge 2    (Moores - manual barriers)    
  03:10 03:15   Swing Bridge 3    (Mauds - all manual)    
  03:35 03:45   Swing Bridge 4    (Medge Hall / Crook O'Moor - 1 manual barrier)
  04:00 04:10   Swing Bridge 5    (Godnow - manual barrier)    
  04:35     Crowle Road Bridge    
  05:25 05:40   Swing Bridge 6   (Vazon - manua) + Rail Bridge    
   

Click Here for Information & Animated Picture of the Sliding Rail Bridge

  
  05:45     Moored at Keadby 03:20 03:20
The Auld South Yorkshire (just over bridge)            The Barge (previously the 'Friendly Fox')
Recommend 'The Auld South Yorkshire' Keadby
Click Here for Website
Kev & Joanne - Tel: (01724) 783 518

 

Tidal River Trent
Click Here for Tidal River Trent  -  Keadby Lock to Torksey Lock

VHF Channel 74 for BW Locks
VHF Channel 6 for Commercial Traffic
Keadby Lock 01724  782 205
West Stockwith Lock 01427  890 204
Torksey Lock 01427  718 202
Cromwell Lock 01636  821 213
Tuesday 5.30 5.45

(pm)

 Keadby Lock - 2nd pen  -  late !!!    
23-07-02 5.50     Keadby Road Bridge  (left hand arch)    
  6.10     M180 Bridge    
  6.15     Old Mill    
  6.30     Gas Mains 1    
  6.35     Gas Mains 2    
  7.00     Crooked Billet Pub  (Gunthorpe ?)    
  7.35     River Idle    
  7.40     West Stockwith Lock (Chesterfield Canal)    
  8.25     GainsboroughWharves (Pontoon Moorings )    
  8.30     Road Bridge    
  8.40     Gainsborough Rail Viaduct    
        Trent Port Pumping Station    
        Torksey Viaduct    
  10.30     Torksey Cut & Pontoon Moorings  (Dark !!!) 05:00 08:20

 

Fossdyke Canal & Witham Navigation
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Wednesday 8.25 8.40   Torksey Lock    
24-07-02 10.30     Pub with good mooring (1)    
  10.35     Moored at Saxilby  (Met Joe - Thorne) 02.10 10.30
        Recommend 'The Sun Inn'    
  11.50     Left Saxilby  (Water at Road Side of Cut)    
        The Woodcocks Pub & Moorings    
        Burton Waters Marina    
  1.25     Pye Wipe Inn    
  2.00     Moored in Lincoln  (Only 3 Visitor moorings - 24 hr) 02:10 12.40
    AA & M Guest House - Pete & Maureen - £ 21 per person  
Friday 11.00 11.10   Moved through Glory Hole 00:10 12:50
26-07-02   Moored on left after Glory Hole - BW Gate Key to Waterside Shopping Centre
  12.30     Left Lincoln    
  12.40 1.00   Stamp End Lock  (Water Point)    
  3.40 4.30   Bardney Lock  (Good Sanitary Station)    
  4.45     Bardney Bridge - Village 0.5 miles    
  5.40     Southrey  -  White Horse Inn  (Foxey Lady - cruiser)    
  6.45     Moored at Kirkstead Bridge - Good Meal 06:15 19:05
    Railway Hotel & Caravan Park - Kirkstead Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire LN10 6QZ  
    Gail & Steve Long - 01526  352 580  
Saturday 11.05     Left Kirkstead Bridge    
27-07-02 12.00     Tales of the Riverbank Centre  (No Moorings)    
  12.30 12.40   Tattershall Bridge    
  1.00     Dogdyky    
        Orchard Caravan & Camping Park (BWB Mooring)    
        Kyme Eau Drain    
  1:40 2:40 ??   Stop to repair loose water hose 02:35 21:40
  4.20 4.25   Langrick Bridge  (Garage - Boat Diesel)    
  5.00     Antons Gowt Lock & Drain    
  5.30     Moored at Boston 02:50 24:30
     Free first day £4.00 / further day  Water & Metered Electrics  (Total for 5 days £12.90)
Wednesday 1.35     Left Boston Mooring    
31-07-02 2.25     Antons Gowt Lock & Drain    
  3.30 3.55   Langrick Bridge 01:55 26:25
  6.15     Kyme Eau Drain - 'Osprey' !!    
  6.25 7.10   Orchard Caravan & Camping Park (BWB Mooring)    
  7.30     Dogdyky    
  8.00     Moored at Tattershall Bridge (Royal Oak) 04:05 30:30
Thursday 12.20     Left Tattershall Bridge Mooring    
01-08-02 1.05     Tales of the Riverbank Centre    
  2.35 3.00   Kirkstead Bridge 02:15 32:45
        Eric ? 'Mandalay' - lifeboat STYLE boat - Acaster Slip    
  4.40     Moored at Southrey  -  White Horse Inn 01:40 34:25
         Foxey Lady - cruiser
Friday 1.30     Left Southrey Mooring    
02-08-02 2.35     Bardney Bridge - Village 0.5 miles    
  2.50     Passed Bardney Lock Cut - Continue to Short Ferry    
  3.15 3.20   Remove TV Aerial for LOW FOOTBRIDGE    
  3.30     Moored at Short Ferry  (no landing stage or pontoon) 02:00 36:25
Saturday 11.15     Left Short Ferry Mooring  (TV aerial removed)    
03-08-02 11.45 12.15   Bardney Lock  (Good Sanitary Station)    
  2.45 3.15   Stamp End Lock  (Water Point)    
  3.30     Moored on right before Glory Hole 04:15 40:40
        BW Gate Key to Waterside Shopping Centre    
  5.30 5:40   Moved through Glory Hole to Lincoln Moorings 00:10 40:50
Thursday 5.40     Left Lincoln Mooring  (Moya joined us Wednesday)    
08-08-02 6.10     Slow to end of moorings    
  6.20     Pyewipe Inn    
  6.35     Burton Waters Marina    
  6.40     'The Woodcocks' Pub & Moorings    
  7.30     Moored at Saxilby 01:50 42:40
Friday  

Kevin picked me up - Car from Marina - Home - Back to Saxilby (Sun Inn)
09-08-02  

Recommend the 'Sun Inn' - Entertainment, etc
Sunday 8.25     Left Saxilby Mooring    
11-08-02 10.00     Torksey Moorings 01:35 44:15

 

Tidal River Trent  -  High Spring Tide but a lot of Fresh due to Heavy Rain
Click Here for Tidal River Trent  -  Torksey  Lock to Cromwell Lock

VHF Channel 74 for BW Locks
VHF Channel 6 for Commercial Traffic
Keadby Lock 01724  782 205
West Stockwith Lock 01427  890 204
Torksey Lock 01427  718 202
Cromwell Lock 01636  821 213
  10.05 10.15   Torksey Lock    
  10.30     Lafarge Loading Staithe    
        Dunham Toll Bridge    
  10.35     (70km)  Island - keep LEFT    
  11,40     Fledborough Viaduct    
  12.20     Normanton Island - keep RIGHT    
  3.10 3.20

4.15

 Cromwell Lock - Moored for Meal & Dogs 05:15 49:30

 

River Trent
  4.55     Muskham Ferry Pub (Moorings)    
  5.55 6.10   Newark Nether Lock    
        New Marina    
  6.30     Newark BW Moorings 01:35 51:05
Crown & Mitre  (01636)  703 131
Wednesday 3.20     Left BW Moorings    
14/08/02       Newark Castle & Barge Pub  (Sobriety Winding)    
  3.30 3.35   Newark Town Lock    
  3.40 4.00   River Devon from LEFT + Newark Marina (for Diesel)    
  4.40     Weir on RIGHT    
  5.00     Farndon & Farndon Harbour Marina    
  6.10     Fiskerton    
  6.30 7.10   Hazelford Lock  (After Hours - Self Operated)    
  7.20     Moored on 'Hazelford Ferry'  Pontoon Moorings 04:00 55:05
'Hazelford Ferry' is now a 'Nursing Home'
Recommend the 'Waggon & Horses' - Bleasby - Less than 20 minutes up road from moorings
Good Ale & Food - Contact John or Ann - (01656) 830 283
Thursday 11:35     Left Pontoon Mooring    
15/08/02 12.30 1.10   Gunthorpe Lock  (Rubbish Disposal, etc)    
  2.30 2.50   Stoke Bardolph Lock    
  3.50 5.05   Holme Locks    
  5.45 6.00   Meadow Lane Lock    

 

BEESTON & NOTTINGHAM CANAL
  6.20     Moored below Castle Lock for meal 06:45 61:50
  7.00 7.20   Castle Lock    
  7.30     Moored near Sainsbury's 00:30 62:20
The 'Lock & Lace' - Castle Lock - Previously 'Navigation' - no longer Craig (see log2000-2001)
The Company Inn (Castle Wharf)       J D Wetherspoon
Visit ' Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem ' (mels web pages) - 1189 ad - try to 'Ring the Bull' Tel: (0115) 9 473 171
Visit ' Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem ' (official website)  - 1189 ad - try to 'Ring the Bull' Tel: (0115) 9 473 171
Friday       Left Sainsbury's moorings    
16/08/02       Moored at Beeston 01:15 63:35
Recommend  'The Boat & Horses' - Trent Road, Beeston
Contact  Carol (0115)  9  258 589
The Victoria  -  1899  (BBC2 12/11/03 ??)
Chris Holmes Company Head Office (24 pubs in Nottingham area)
Previous Chairman of 'CAMRA' ?)
Professor Tony Watson (previously Head of Business School)
Local Entrance to Electronics Company  (Ericsons / Plessey ?)
Saturday 10.40     Left Beeston Mooring    
17/08/02 10.45 11.00   Beeston Lock    

 

River Trent
11.05       Beeston Marina    
        Keep RIGHT of Barton Island    
        George & June - LHS Chalet & Mooring (now moved to Derbyshire !!
12.50 1.05     Cranfleet Lock  (lock keeper on duty)    
1.10       Moored on Cranfleet Cut for 'breakfast' !! 02:30 66:05
3.40       Cranfleet Flood Gates    
3.50 4.30     Trent Lock  (new handcuff key from the 'Tea Shop' 0:30 66:35

 

EREWASH CANAL
        S-Bend Moorings - Royal Oak - Tamworth Road    
        Famous Old Ale House - Tam. Rd  (Good Mooring)    
5.15 5.45     Long Eaton Lock    
6.15 6.45     Dock Holme Lock    
7.00 7.10     Sandiacre Lock    
7.30       Moored on Padmore Moorings 03:00 69:35
Recommend The Red Lion (Sandiacre) - Jim & Ann  (0115) 939 2000
Jim & Paula + Alsation Pup !
Monday 10.15     Left Sandiacre (Padmore) Moorings    
26/08/02 10.20 10.30   Wind below bridge    
  10.40     End of old 'Derby Canal' above Sandiacre Lock    
  10.40 11.20   Sandiacre Lock    
  11.35 11.50   Dock Holme Lock (Assisted by following boat crew)    
  12.15 12.30   Long Eaton Lock (Assisted by following boat crew)    
  12.30 12.55   Weed Hatch  cleared (wool sweater) 02:15 71:50
  1.10     S-Bend Moorings - Royal Oak - Tamworth Road    

 

River Trent
  1.40 2.00   Trent Lock    
        Cranfleet Flood Gates    
  2.15 2.30   Moored on Cranfleet Cut for Dogs 01:05 72:55
  2.50 2.58   Cranfleet Lock  (lock keeper on duty)    
  3.20     Sun Rays Mooring (nr George & June's previous chalet)
  3.30     Keep RIGHT of Barton Island    
  3.55     Beeston Marina    

 

BEESTON & NOTTINGHAM CANAL
  4.00 4.05   Beeston Lock Assisted & only about 2' level change    
Recommend  'The Boat & Horses' - Trent Road, Beeston
Contact  Carol (0115)  9  258 589
The Victoria  -  1899  (BBC2 12/11/03 ??)
Chris Holmes Company Head Office (24 pubs in Nottingham area)
Previous Chairman of 'CAMRA' ?)
Professor Tony Watson (previously Head of Business School)
Local Entrance to Electronics Company  (Ericsons / Plessey ?)
  4.10 7.45   Beeston for Water, Clean Boat & Meal 01:40 74:35
  9.00     Moored near Sainsbury's 01:15 75:50
Visit ' Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem ' (mels web pages) - 1189 ad - try to 'Ring the Bull' Tel: (0115) 9 473 171
Visit ' Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem ' (official website)  - 1189 ad - try to 'Ring the Bull' Tel: (0115) 9 473 171
Wednesday 6.45     Left Sainsbury's Mooring    
28/08/02 7.00 7.35   Castle Lock & Wind below    
  7.50     Sainsbury's    
  9:05     Moored at Beeston 02:20 78:10
Thursday       Poodle 'Sonny' died - 8.45 am  (15 yrs of age)    
29/08/02   Click Here for pictures of Holly, Sonny, Peter & Tyler - plus Holly 'User Manual'
Monday 11.45     Left Beeston Mooring (after taking on Water)    
09/09/02   1.00   Moored near Sainsbury's (Nottingham) 01:15 79:25
Visit ' Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem ' (mels web pages) - 1189 ad - try to 'Ring the Bull' Tel: (0115) 9 473 171
Visit ' Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem ' (official website)  - 1189 ad - try to 'Ring the Bull' Tel: (0115) 9 473 171
Wednesday 8.00     Left Sainsburys (Nottingham) Mooring    
10/09/02 8.15 8.45   Castle Lock    

 

River Trent
  9.05 9.45   Meadow Lane Lock    
  10.20 10.40   Holme Locks    
  11.10 11.20   Stoke Bardolph Lock    
  12.10 12.25   Gunthorpe Lock  (Rubbish Disposal, etc)    
  1.10     'Hazelford Ferry'  Pontoon Moorings    
Recommend the 'Waggon & Horses' - Bleasby - Less than 20 minutes up road from moorings
  1.15 1.25   Hazelford Lock    
        Fiskerton    
  2.15     Farndon & Farndon Harbour Marina    
  2.25     Weir on LEFT    
  2.50 3.15   River Devon from RIGHT + Newark Marina (Diesel) 06:50 86:15
  3.20 3.35   Newark Town Lock    
  3.35     Newark Castle & Barge Pub    
  3.45     Newark BW Moorings 0:30 86:45
Saturday 10.25     Left Newark Pontoon Moorings    
14/09/02 10.30     New Marina    
  10.35 10.45   Newark Nether Lock    
  11.20     Muskham Ferry Pub (Moorings)    

 

Tidal River Trent
Click Here for Tidal River Trent  -  Cromwell Lock  to  Torksey Lock

VHF Channel 74 for BW Locks
VHF Channel 6 for Commercial Traffic
Cromwell Lock 01636  821 213
Torksey Lock 01427  718 202
West Stockwith Lock 01427  890 204
Keadby Lock 01724  782 205
  11.40     Cromwell Lock - Moored for Dog 01:15 88:00
  11.50 12.00   Cromwell Lock    
  1.20     Normanton Island - keep LEFT    
  3.05     Fledborough Viaduct    
  1.40   Ran aground due to talking on 'phone to call from George Crossland !!
Our efforts + Ski Boat attempts by 'creating a wash' fail
Pulled clear by narrowboat 'QUICKSILVER' - see pictures
QUICKSILVER, Skipper & Crew - Thanks again if you read this log !!!		 90:00
       
       
    2.50  
  3.10 3.15   (70km)  Island - keep LEFT    
  3.35     Dunham Pontoon Moorings    
  3.40     Dunham Toll Bridge    
  4.25     Lafarge Loading    
  4.40     Torksey Lock Pontoon Moorings    

 

Fossdyke Canal & Witham Navigation
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  4.45 5.00   Torksey Lock    
  5.10     Left Torksey Lock    
  6.30     Pub with good mooring (1)    
  6.35     Moored at Saxilby    
        Recommend 'The Sun Inn' 03:45 93:45
Sunday 11.45     Left Saxilby  (Water at Road Side of Cut)    
15/09/02 12.25     The Woodcocks - Pub & Moorings    
  12.30     Burton Waters Marina    
  12.45     Pye Wipe Inn    
  12.55     Slow - BW Moorings start    
  1.15     Moored in Lincoln  (Only 3 Visitor moorings - 24 hr) 01:30 95:15
    AA & M Guest House - Pete & Maureen - £ 21 per person  
Monday 1.00     Moved through Glory Hole wind to moor    
16/09/02 1.30 Moored on right before Glory Hole - BW Gate Key to Waterside Shopping Centre
  3.45     Left Lincoln    
  3.55 4.10   Slow to end of moorings    
  4.20     Pyewipe Inn    
  4.35     Burton Waters Marina    
  4.40     'The Woodcocks' Pub & Moorings    
  5.20     Moored at Saxilby 01:35 96:50
   

Recommend the 'Sun Inn' - Entertainment, etc
Tuesday 7.20     Left Saxilby Mooring    
17/09/02 7.25     Pub & Moorings    
  8.40     Torksey Moorings 01:20 98:10

 

Tidal River Trent
Click Here for Tidal River Trent  -  Torksey Lock  to  Keadby Lock

VHF Channel 74 for BW Locks
VHF Channel 6 for Commercial Traffic
Cromwell Lock 01636  821 213
Torksey Lock 01427  718 202
West Stockwith Lock 01427  890 204
Keadby Lock 01724  782 205
Mark, Chris - Torksey          Darren,  Don,  Paul  - Keadby
  12.40 12.50   Torksey Lock - pen down to pontoon moorings    
  12.50 1.50   Torksey Cut & Pontoon Moorings     
  2.00     Torksey Viaduct    
        Trent Port Pumping Station    
  3.30     Gainsborough Rail Viaduct    
  3.40     Road Bridge    
  3:42     GainsboroughWharves (Pontoon Moorings)    
  4.20     Jetty    
  4.30 4.40   West Stockwith Lock  wait at ladders for flood    
  4.40

5.00

   West Stockwith Lock    
  5.05     Moored in basin - by 'The Waterfront Inn' 04:25 102:35
Wednesday 7.30 7.45   West Stockwith Lock (High Water - start of ebb)    
18/09/02 7.50     River Idle    
  8.30     Old Mill (Modern House)    
  8.35     Crooked Billet Pub  (Gunthorpe ?)    
  9.00     Gas Mains 1    
  9.10     Gas Mains 2    
  9.30     Old Mill    
  9.35     M180 Bridge    
  9.55     Keadby Road Bridge  (right hand arch)    
  10.00 10.30   Keadby Lock    

 

SHEFFIELD & SOUTH YORKSHIRE NAVIGATION
Recommend 'The Auld South Yorkshire' Keadby
Click Here for Website
Kev & Joanne - Tel: (01724) 783 518

Click Here for Sheffield & South Yorkshire Canal Pictures (Thorne to Keadby)
The Auld South Yorkshire (just over bridge)            The Barge (previously the 'Friendly Fox')
  10.40 11.00   Rail Bridge  +   Swing Bridge 6   (Vazon - manual)    
   

Click Here for Information & Animated Picture of the Sliding Rail Bridge

  
  11.45     Crowle Road Bridge    
  12.10 12.15   Swing Bridge 5    (Godnow - manual barrier)    
  12.35 12.40   Swing Bridge 4    (Medge Hall / Crook O'Moor - 1 manual barrier)
  1.10 1.15   Swing Bridge 3    (Mauds - all manual)    
  1.35 1.40   Swing Bridge 2    (Moores - manual barriers)  
  1.45 1.50   Lift Bridge 1         (Wykewell - Fully Automatic)    
  2.00     Moored Blue Water Marina 06:30 109:05
Click Here for Sheffield & South Yorkshire Canal Pictures (Thorne to Keadby)

Click here for 'The Victoria' - Thorne

Contact Mark & Tina   (01405) 813 163

 

Waterway Events   2002 - 2003
   

 

    
Friday 25-10-02 Official Opening  -  Rochdale Canal    
         
Local  Stoppage  Information  2002 - 2003
07/10/02 15/12/02 Naburn Lock    
         
04/11/02 17/11/02 Brighouse Locks    
04/11/02 01/12/02 Westwick Lock    
04/11/02 01/12/02 Tinsley Locks    
         
02/12/02 15/12/02 Double Locks    
         
05/01/03 11/04/03 Cromwell Lock    
06/01/03 26/01/03 Ferrybridge Lock    
13/01/03 26/01/03 Stanley Ferry Aqueducts    
13/01/03 26/01/03 Figure of Three Locks    
13/01/03 19/01/03 Sawley Lock No.2    
20/01/03 02/02/03 Swinton (Waddington) Lock    
         
03/02/03 16/02/03 Broadreach Lock    
         
01/03/03 16/03/03 Goole Railway Bridge    
         
         
         
         
         

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