B-Hive cruising log for 1990
| Date | Crew | Details | Photos/comments |
| Sunday
29/7/1990 15:30-16:30 |
Alan, Susan, Rosemary, Michael, Nicholas, Cyril, Paul | Summer cruise to IWA rally at Gloucester Docks Moored below Wolvercote lock. Alan disembarked. |
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| Monday
30/7/1990 9:30-18:00 |
Susan, Rosemary, Michael, Nicholas, Cyril, Paul | Lunch stop at Thrupp, then moored Lower Heyford | |
| Tuesday
31/7/1990 12:15-19:00 |
Paul painted stern name in the morning. Moved after lunch, moored in Banbury | ||
| Wednesday
1/8/1990 14:30-17:30 |
Shopping in Banbury in the morning. Moved after lunch, moored below
Cropredy lock Paul disembarked |
Cropredy lock | |
| Thursday
2/8/1990 9:55-? |
Susan, Rosemary, Michael, Nicholas, Cyril | Top of Claydon for lunch, then moored near the Wharf at Fenny Rosemary tried tillering |
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| Friday 3/8/1990 | At moorings. SRMN back to Poole | ||
| Saturday 4/8/1990 | Cyril | At moorings | |
| Sunday 5/8/1990 | At moorings, SRMN rejoined | ||
| Monday
6/8/1990 9:40-16:00 |
Susan, Rosemary, Michael, Nicholas, Cyril | At Marston Doles at 13:00, 45 minute lunch stop - including homebrew consumption! Moored above Napton bottom lock | |
| Tuesday 7/8/1990 11:00-15:30 |
Down though Napton bottom, then down Calcutt, moored just before last 2 locks at Stockton. | 10 gallons of diesel at Napton cruisers gave 160mm increase in level, tank height 640mm, so tank capacity is about 40 gallons | |
| Wednesday 8/8/1990 9:40-14:10 16:00-17:45 |
Leamington for lunch, then moored below Cape bottom | ||
| Thursday 9/8/1990 9:2014:00 |
Cape locks then Hatton - at the top by 14:00. Moored almost immediately! | Nick having a bath in the kitchen sink! | |
| Friday 10/8/1990 ?-16:00 |
Moored at Kingswood junction | ||
| Saturday 11/8/1990 9:30-15:30 |
Alan, Susan, Rosemary, Michael, Nicholas, Cyril | Up Lapworth flight then lunch. Alan rejoined, moored at Hockley | Exhaust system fracture due to poor initial build. Rewelded at local garage |
| Sunday 12/8/1990 14:15-? |
Exhaust system refitted in the morning. Moored at lift bridge No8 | ||
| Monday 13/8/1990 9:45-? |
Lunch at King's Norton Junction, moored close to Alvechurch on Staffs and Worcs | ||
| Tuesday 14/8/1990 13:45-16:00 |
Shopping in the morning, then moored just below Tardebigge top lock | ||
| Wednesday 15/8/1990 9:15-16:00 |
Bottom lock of the main flight by 12:30, moored at the bottom | ||
| Thursday 16/8/1990 16:20-17:00 |
Visited the museum of old buildings, | ||
| Friday 17/8/1990 10:00-17:45 |
Moored at Tibbberton for lunch, then Worcester in the evening | ||
| Saturday 18/8/1990 10:00-? |
Moved | ||
| Sunday 19/8/1990 | At moorings, exploring Worcester |
1 2 |
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| Monday 20/8/1990 09:20-19:20 |
Down to Diglis, then upstream and moored in front of the cathedral. Later moved downstream and moored just below Upton on Severn, with great difficulty! | Moored by the cathedral | |
| Tuesday 21/8/1990 10:05-17:00 |
Downstream - Tewkesbury lock had 29 boats in at once. Gloucester lock entrance tricky, moored in basin |
Lock
a bit full 1,2 |
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| Wednesday 22/8/1990 09:45-16:15 |
Frampton for lunch, then moored at Slimbridge | ||
| Thursday 23/8/1990 15:15-18:00 |
Slimbridge Trust in the morning, then back to take up rally mooring. Brief full power trial - it says 15mph in the log... | 1,2,3,4 | |
| Friday 24/8/1990 | At moorings at the rally | ||
| Saturday 25/8/1990 | At moorings at the rally. Hissing Sid appeared and pretty pigeon box courtesy of Janet ! | 1,2 | |
| Sunday 26/8/1990 | At moorings at the rally | ||
| Monday 27/8/1990 | Susan, Rosemary, Michael, Nicholas, Cyril | At moorings at the rally ?Alan left |
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| Tuesday 28/8/1990 9:30-15:45 |
Upstream, onto the Avon and moored at Tewkesbury | ||
| Wednesday 30/8/1990 9:40-16:30 |
Upstream, moored at Pershore. Geoff joined at 16:30 | ||
| Thursday 27/8/1990 9:40-17:00 |
Susan, Rosemary, Michael, Nicholas, Cyril,Geoff | Lunch below Eynsham, then moored at Billington. Only fizzy beer at the pub! | |
| Friday 31/8/1990 9:35-18:40 |
Rosemary unsupervised on tiller part of the way, moored at Stratford | ||
| Saturday 1/9/1990 9:30-15:40 |
Alan, Susan, Rosemary, Michael, Nicholas, Cyril,Geoff | Alan joined part way up the flight (when did I leave?!). Moored at Wilmcote bridge. | |
| Sunday 2/9/1990 9:25-17:55 |
Wootton Wawen for lunch, then Lowsonford in the evening. ?Alan left |
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| Monday 3/9/1990 9:15-16:00 |
Susan, Rosemary, Michael, Nicholas, Cyril,Geoff | Onto the GU at 12:25, lunch at Shrewley, bridge 59. Moored top of Hatton | |
| Tuesday 4/9/1990 9:10-17:30 |
Down Hatton breasted up with Willoughby from Banbury. Cape for lunch , shopping at Leamington, moored at Radford bottom. Meal on Willoughby | Breasted up | |
| Wednesday 5/9/1990 9:45-15:30 |
Up with Willoughby, moored below bridge 21 | ||
| Thursday 6/9/1990 9:50-14:30 |
Into Napton flight at 12:30, moored at Marston Doles | ||
| Friday 7/9/1990 8:00-16:35 |
Alan, Susan, Rosemary, Michael, Nicholas, Cyril,Geoff | Fenny Compton by 11:35. Bottom of Claydon at 15:05, moored at Cropredy. Alan joined (again - when did I leave?!) | |
| Saturday 8/9/1990 9:45-18:50 |
Moored at lift bridge in Lower Heyford | ||
| Sunday 9/9/1990 9:20-18:00 |
Back to Orchard yard | Trip total 250 miles, 299 locks |