B-Hive cruising log for 1991
| Date | Crew | Details | Photos/comments |
| 20/4/1991 11:30-17:30 |
Barbara, Pete, Sylvia, Tim, Jacqui, Cyril | Day cruise to Dukes and back. Lunch at the Plough | |
| Sunday 5/5/1991 11:30-? |
Jim, Anne, Pete, Barbara, baby Jodie + a Swede |
Lunch at the Plough. P+B abandoned ship at Kidlington to go ringing - but there wasn't any for evensong! Rejoined by Jolly Boatman - moored by the Boat | 1 |
| Monday 6/5/1991 9:15-18:45 |
Lower Heyford for lunch - too late for food at the Bell. Then onwards - moored at Aynho | ||
| Tuesday 7/5/1991 8:30-19:45 |
Stopped at Twyford mill bridge for supplies, then on to Banbury for lunch. Then onward, moored just above Cropredy lock | 1 | |
| Wednesday 8/5/1991 8:15-17:50 |
Up to wind above Elkingtons, then back to Cropredy for lunch at Red Lion. Back to Banbury for the evening. | 1 | |
| Thursday 9/5/1991 11:00-18:45 |
Stopped at Aynho for pub lunch - pub closed! Onwards, moored at Upper Heyford | ||
| Friday 10/5/1991 8:45-4:30 |
Enford bridge for lunch at the Rock of Gibraltar, moored at Thrupp | ||
| Saturday 11/5/1991 8:00-11:20 |
Back to the yard - Swede still aboard! | ||
| Wedding party trip 1 | |||
| Friday 31/5/1991 13:45-18:10 |
Ivan, Paul, Skipper Joe, Cyril | Stopped at Waterman's Arms Osney, then moored outside the Anchor | 1,2,3,4,5 |
| Saturday 1/6/1991 |
Wedding party aboard at 10:30, Anchor for celebrations. Cast off at 15:00 - down to Culham weir and back - moored at 16:00 |
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| Sunday 2/6/1991 14:15-18:00 |
Cyril, Ray, Jane, Frank | Back up to Oxford - almost rammed by an eight | |
| Wedding party trip 2 | |||
| Sunday 23/6/1991 |
Hilary, Sam, Nial, Frank, Frances, Katherine, Julie, Tony, Danny, Peter |
Cast off 11:340 for Abingdon - heavy rain. Moored outside the anchor at 17:00 |
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| Saturday 29/6/1991 | Ship dressed overall - bunting and balloons. Down to Culham weir stream and back 4 times. Weather good. Moored at Anchor | 1,2,3,4 | |
| Sunday 30/6/1991 15:30-18:30 |
Veronika, Frank, Cyril | Back to Oxford | |
| Long summer trip | |||
| Friday 26/7/1991 | ASRMN, +Bluebell |
Away at 13:55 - moored Radley upstream of boathouse | |
| Saturday 27/7/1991 11:00-12:20 |
Moored outside the Anchor for pint and shopping, then moored upstream of bridge | ||
| Sunday 28/7/1991 11:00-16:15 |
Early visit by Hils, Nial and Yin at 8am! Downstream, moored at Thame junction for lunch. Later down to Wallingford |
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| Monday 29/7/1991 10:20- |
Shopping then Child Beal trust for lunch. Eventually moored at Reading, above town bridge | ||
| Tuesday 30/7/1991 10:45-5:55 |
Into Kennet mouth at 11:05, Cunning Man for lunch. Moored Tyle mill for the evening. Cyril joined | ||
| Wednesday 31/7/1991 10:30-6:30 |
+Cyril | Top of Aldermaston lock for lunch, then below Widmead lock. | |
| Thursday 1/8/1991 10:30-12:30 |
Moored Newbury Victoria Park. Shopping and market day! BBQ on the bank, sausages/beefburgers from butchers on the bridge. | 1,2 | |
| Friday 2/8/1991 2:30-3:15 |
At moorings on the park, then moved up above the lock Much fitting work going on... |
Table legs mended, carpet glued, washroom fittings | |
| Saturday 3/8/1991 9:55-? |
Shopping , then off - moored above Kintbury lock for lunch. Moored on the wharf at Hungerford. Janet joined at 7:30 |
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| Sunday 4/8/1991 10:00-16:10 |
+Janet | Moored above Froxfield middle for lunch, then at Great Bedwyn for the evening, after winding in shallow winding hole. Walked up to Crofton - flight is shut - no water | 1 |
| Monday 5/8/1991 | At moorings. Walked to Wilton windmill, back via Crofton. |
Fitted privacy curtains and ammeter Wilton windmill |
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| Tuesday 6/8/1991 10:20-3:30 |
Very shallow around Froxfield, breasted up on Rose of Hungerford | ||
| Wednesday 7/8/1991 10:15-5:00 |
Kintbury for lunchtime pint at Dundas Arms, then locked down to Newbury West Mills. | 1 | |
| Thursday 8/8/1991 |
+Vauses for the day | Down to Newbury boatyard for pumpout, Vauses arrived, Down Greenham and back to moor at park for lunch. Assorted shopping, up Newbury lock, wound and back down to the park. % locks and 2 swing bridges = 1/2 mile moved! | |
| Friday 9/8/1991 9:50-7:30 |
Downstream much quicker - Woolhampton jammed after we went through. Moored below Theale bridge. Rang Mark to arrange pickup in Reading | Rang Bob S re battery charging - reckons batteries are tired | |
| Saturday 10/8/1991 10:00-15:00 |
Down to Reading, moored by the park. Janet left and Mark joined. Also Alan left |
2 new batteries 1 |
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| Sunday 11/8/1991 9:40-15:45 |
- Janet and Alan, + Mark | Mark tillering in the morning, lunch stop just below Cleeve lock. Rosemary on tiller in the afternoon, moored below Wallingford bridge | |
| Monday 12/8/1991 10:15-16:45 |
Lunchtime pint at Clifton Hampden, then moored at Abingdon. Mark tillered all day | ||
| Tuesday 13/8/1991 12:10-18:30 |
Upstream past the bridge, then sternwards down to Nag's Head landing stage. Later upstream, moored above Osney lock | 1 | |
| Wednesday 14/8/1991 9:45-1645 |
Upstream, lunch stop at Swinford reservoir, then moored at the Rose Revived | 1 | |
| Thursday 15/8/1991 10:15-17:00 |
Rosemary tillering - met a tug+barge, moored at Lechlade. Bluebell chased by a heifer! | ||
| Friday 16/8/1991 | At moorings - Visited by the Godfreys. Rowed to Inglesham | ||
| Saturday 17/8/1991 9:40-17:45 |
Rosemary tillering, down to Swan at Radcot for lunch. Mark tillering for the afternoon. Michael made and baked a cake! | 1 | |
| Sunday 18/8/1991 9:45-16:45 |
Back to Orchard cruisers - Mark left | ||
| Monday 19/8/1991 | -Mark | At moorings | |
| Tuesday 20/8/1991 9:45-18:45 |
Moored at Lower Heyford. Rosemary tillered through her first lift bridge! | Too much hoovering killed the inverter! | |
| Wednesday 21/8/1991 9:40-19:30 |
Up to Banbury, Rosemary awarded her tiller-girl wheel. Barry, Jenny+kids joined in the evening | Inverter sent ashore for repair with Alan | |
| Thursday 22/8/1991 15:00-17:40 |
-Alan +Barry, Jenny, and kids |
Moored above Cropredy lock. Barry up at 0345 to get back to work! | |
| Friday 23/8/1991 10:15-16:00 |
-Barry | Lunch at the top of Claydon - force 6 winds making life tricky, then on to moor at Fenny. Alan and Paul joined in the evening | |
| Saturday 24/8/1991 9:45-17:30 |
+Alan, Paul | Easy run down Napton, moored opposite Napton narrowboats. Jenny and kids left | Repaired inverter reinstalled |
| Sunday 25/8/1991 10:15-16:45 |
Alan off on bike after lunch to collect van from Napton. Moored by Rugby boats | ||
| Monday 26/8/1991 ?-13:30 |
-Alan , Rosemary | Alan and Rosemary left before casting off. Moored by Newbold tunnel. | |
| Tuesday 27/8/1991 10:00-15:30 |
Lunch near Ansty, then moored at Sutton Stop | ||
| Wednesday 28/8/1991 8:50-17:10 |
Into Coventry for money and shopping by 11:00. Left at 15:00, Paul wound, Susan tillered back to moor by Elephant and Castle, Hawkesbury | ||
| Thursday 29/8/1991 9:40-17:20 |
Lunch below Newbold tunnel, then back to moor at Rugby boats. Nicholas tried to help with lock gates! | ||
| Friday 30/8/1991 10:00-15:00 |
Back to Braunston for lunch in the pub, then to boatyard at bottom lock for pumpout etc, back and moored opposite pub. | ||
| 268.5 miles 135 locks | |||
| All Brauntons ashore, Vauses aboard | Seem to remember the van ran a big end, so had to be RAC'd home, and S had to driver the Vauses car! | ||
| Saturday 31/8/1991 3:30-? |
Moored before Napton flight | ||
| Sunday 1/9/1991 8:00-? |
Stopped at Fenny for lunch , then moved on at 3:30, moored top of Claydon | ||
| Monday 2/9/1991 early-? |
Lunch at Cropredy, then moored Great Bourton |
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| Tuesday 3/9/1991 | Into Banbury, moored below the lock - met friends on another boat | TV aeriel disappeared! | |
| Wednesday 4/9/1991 7:30- |
Lower Heyford for late lunch, moored after Bakers | ||
| Thursday 5/9/1991 | Into Oxford by 13:00. | ||
| Friday 6/9/1991 | Onto the Thames, up to Godstow, then downstream, moored below Iffley. Someone let bowline loose, remoored | ||
| Saturday 7/9/1991 | Down through Sandford, moored for a rest. Off at 15:00. back to yard by 17:45 | ||
| Price-Braunton voyage | |||
| Monday 9/9/1991 | On board at 16:50, off at 17:05, past Godstow, found somewhere to moor | ||
| Tuesday 10/9/1991 | Heavy fog to start. Cruised up river later, moored at Rose Revived. | ||
| Wednesday 11/9/1991 | Wound and back downstream to find a place to stop for the day. Hils rigged a washing line, Sam built a bonfire. Nial bathed in the sink. | 1 | |
| Thursday 12/9/1991 | Cast off at 9:30, back to the yard | ||
| Peter and Nigel | |||
| Thursday 9/10/1991 | Peter, Nigel | ? | |
| Friday 10/10/1991 | Bottom of Napton! | ||
| Saturday 11/10/1991 | Wound at Napton junction, moored at Claydon top | ||
| Sunday 12/10/1991 | Moored at Aynho | ||
| Monday 12/10/1991 | Moored at Thrupp | ||
| Tuesday 13/10/1991 | Back to the yard | ||
| 19/10/1991 | During previous trip inverter kept tripping - possible fault? | ||
| 24/10/1991 9:30- |
Mike, Sylvia, Tim, Jacqui | Instruction from Cyril previous night Off up the cut, wound at Enslow, moored at Rock of Gibraltar |
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| 25/10/1991 9:15-16:30 |
Back down to the yard | ||
| Vause and Dase families | |||
| Thursday 12/11/1991 14:00-? |
Moored at Shipton Cherwell lock - campfire! | ||
| Friday 13/11/1991 | Though Allen's- which closes 7am 16/11 - Moored below Kings Sutton lock - another campfire! | ||
| Saturday 14/11/1991 | Banbury by 11:00, wound above the lock. Shopping, then back down to Aynho weir lock - fire and baked potatoes | ||
| Sunday 15/11/1991 | Back down through Allen's in time, moored Shipton Cherwell | ||
| Monday 16/11/1991 | Oxford by 11:00 - lazy day | ||
| Tuesday 17/11/1991 11:15 |
Onto the Thames - up to Godstow then wound (next lock closed) and down to Abingdon | ||
| Wednesday 18/11/1991 8:00- |
Back the yard | ||
| Xmas cruise | |||
| 23/12/1991 | ASRMN, Cyril | At moorings at the yard | |
| 24/12/1991 10:30-15:15 |
Lunch at Sandford, then down to Abingdon | ||
| 25/12/1991 | At moorings - roast turkey etc | ||
| 26/12/1991 | Mini cruise to Clifton Hampden and back | ||
| 27/12/1991 | Assume returned to yard - no log entry! |