B-Hive cruising log for 1993
| Date | Crew | Details | Photos/comments |
| May day cruise | |||
| 30/4/1993 |
Sam, Hils, Nial, Yin, Danny, Martina | On board for Oxford Mayday celebrations | |
| 1/5/1993 | Of to Mayday at 6:30 am! Later moved up to Thrupp for the night | ||
| 2/5/1993 9:00-? |
Lunch at the pub in Tackley, then on to moor below Northbrook lock | ||
| 3/5/1993 | To Lower Heyford to wind, then back to the Boat at Thrupp for lunch. Back to the yard at 18:15 | At the yard | |
| 31/5/1993 9:30-20:00 |
Mark Fry, Sue Hicks, JamesWalker, Terri and John Butler | To Thrupp and back | |
| 14/6/1993 | Cyril | No exhaust cooling - stripped pump/cleaned and re-assembled | |
| Down to the Anchor for a while... | |||
| 15/6/1993 15:50-? |
Hils, Sam, Nial, Yin, Cyril | Stopped at Sandford for a pint - left at 19:00- down to Abingdon (had to handwheel - lockie had gone) | |
| 16/6/1993 19:30-23:30 |
+Francis, Robert, Julie, Tony | Evening cruise to Sutton Courtenay - anchored in the pool. Left in the dark at 22:30, back to moor outside the Anchor | |
| ?? 18/6/1993 18:40-00:15 |
Chris, Mike Baxter, Stuart Moseley | Down to below Clifton. moored for tea at 21:00 - then a late trip back to the Anchor | |
| 19/6/1993 11:00-16:00 |
Roger, Cyril | Up to Sandford lock, lunch in the King's Head. Back down to moor outside the Anchor | |
| 23/6/1993 13:00-15:30 |
Hils, Sam, Nial, Daph, Veronika, Cyril | Down to Donkey bridge (?) for lunch - then back to the Anchor | |
| 24/6/1993 17:50-22:30 |
Roger, Mary, Mark, Kate, Jane, Cyril | Cast off for Culham lock, down to moor just above Clifton lock cut. Then back upstream to moor at the Anchor | |
| 25/6/1993 ?-17:00 |
Hils, Sam, Nial, Cyril | Back up the Thames to Oxford, via the pub at Sandford for lunch | |
| Tuesday 29/6/1993 11:35-17:00 |
Mike C, Lesley, Mavis, Colin, Cyril | Up to Dukes cut and back | |
| Saturday 3/7/1993 12:20-18:15 |
Mike C, Lesley, Barbara, Robert | +Margaret, Elizabeth and John Woodcock, Alison, Peter, Mathew and Emma Budd. All to the Perch at Binsey - then back to the yard | |
| Saturday 10/7/1993 11:45-1715 |
Cyril, Mike, Jo, Margaret, Sue, Keith, Vcky, Helen, Katya, Sue | Repeat of last Saturday! | |
| Wednesday 21/7/1993 10:50-17:15 |
Sam, Hils, Nial, Roger, Lloyd, Cyril | Stopped at pubs at Iffley and Sandford on the way to the Anchor! | |
| Friday 23/7/1993 | Cyril | Moved across the river to the end of the moorings | |
| Summer cruise | |||
| Saturday 24/7/1993 | SNRM, Rich, Bluebell | At moorings - Alan only for the night. Dinghy in use | |
| Sunday 25/7/1993 14:15-15:45 |
R tillering, then above Clifton Hampden bridge for the night | ||
| Monday 26/7/1993 9:20-17:30 |
Rich on the tiller for a while - Beetle and Wedge for lunch. Reading in the evening | ||
| Tuesday 27/7/1993 10:30-16:50 |
On down the Thames, lunch at Wargrave Marsh, then just above Marlow bridge for the night | ||
| Wednesday 28/7/1993 9:50-18:00 |
Lunch above Bray lock , then just before Runnymede in the evening | Swimming! | |
| Thursday 29/7/1993 9:00-17:40 |
Hampton court for lunch, then on to moor at free moorings just above Kingston on Thames bridge | Hampton Court | |
| Friday 30/7/1993 11:30-17:30 |
Down to Teddington, though the lock onto tideway at 12:45. Onto the GU at Brentford at 14:00, moored outside the Junction Arms, Southall (very noisy) | 1 | |
| Saturday 31/7/1993 9:30-16:50 |
Up to Cowley Peachey for PO, then back to Bulls bridge, and thence to Little Venice | ||
| Sunday 1/8/1993 | At moorings | ||
| Monday 2/8/1993 | At moorings. Rich left, Alan joined | ||
| Tuesday 3/9/1993 9:30-1915 |
-Rich +Alan |
Shopping/lunch at Camden lock, then moored in the Lea valley | |
| Wednesday 4/9/1993 10:10-17:30 |
Fast progress up the Lea - deep and wide and mechanised locks. Lunch at pub opposite Enfield ordnance factory, then on to Broxbourne | ||
| Thursday 5/9/1993 9:15-18:50 |
Up to the Lea and Stort junction, left onto the Lea. Up to Hertford for lunch, then back down. Onto the Stort at 17:55, then moored at Royston | 1 | |
| Friday 6/9/1993 9:03-19:45 |
Sawbridgeworth for lunch, then on to Bishop's Stortford at 16:40-very shallow for winding. Shopping, then back to Sawbridgeworth for the evening | 1 | |
| Saturday 7/9/1993 9:15-15:15 |
Down to just below Royston lock for lunch, then Broxbourne for the evening. Mark joined at 16:00 | ||
| Sunday 8/9/1993 9:45-17:30 |
+Mark | Alan and Rosemary left to catch train home. Edmonton for lunch, thebn down to Lea valley marina - arrived at 17:02- it closed at 17:00! Moored for the night below the flood gates by the A104 | |
| Monday 9/9/1993 9:15-16:30 |
Through Duckets at 10:30, then Camden lock for lunch. Moored Little Venice for the evening | ||
| Tuesday 10/9/1993 9:45-18:30 |
Sainsburys by bridge 12 for shopping, then eventually to Cowley Peachey - stopped opposite the yard for the bight | ||
| Wednesday 11/8/1993 9:45-18:40 |
Long day up to Tring - eventually moored at bridge 185 - 15 locks today! | ||
| Thursday 12/8/1993 9:45-17:35 |
Up to Kings Langley, lunch below Nash Mills locks. Moored outside the pub at Winkfield swing bridge - another 15 lock day! | ||
| Friday 13/8/1993 9:30-17:30 |
Cowroast by 14:00 - pub for lunch! Then down to Marsworth for the evening. 21 locks! | ||
| Saturday 14/8/1993 9:40-17:30 |
Onto the Aylesbury arm, stoped at Wilstone to pick up Rosemary and Alan. Lunch at the pub, then down to Aylesbury basin | ||
| Sunday 15/8/1993 10:00-16:45 |
+Alan, Rosemary | Back up to Wilstone for lunch, and to drop off Alan and Mark. Up to the junction, then on to tie up at Pitstone Wharf | |
| Monday 16/8/1993 9:45-17:30 |
- Alan, Mark | Leighton Buzzard for lunch, then on to moor above Soulbury 3 | |
| Tuesday 17/8/1993 9:30-17:30 |
Down through the locks, Simson for lunch, then Cosgrove for the evening | ||
| Wednesday 18/8/1993 9:25-16:30 |
Yardley Gobion for gas/PO then on to Grafton Regis for lunch. Up Stoke Bruerne flight, then found a mooring not far from top lock. | ||
| Thursday 19/8/1993 11:10-15:30 |
Blisworth for lunch, then up to Bugbrooke. | ||
| Friday 20/8/1993 9:30-16:30 |
Backwards to the winding hole, then down to Gayton Junction. Top of the flight at 12:30. through by 14:30. Eventually moored above lock 16 | ||
| Saturday 21/8/1993 9:30-10:30 |
Down to moor on the Nene below Northampton bridge. Many boats breasted up on us. | Northampton | |
| Sunday 22/8/1993 | At moorings. Alan and Clare arrived | ||
| Monday 23/8/1993 9:35-18:15 |
+Alan, Clare | Down through first river lock with Miss Julian - whose gearbox then failed. Towed her as far as Billings. Meadow above Cogenhoe for lunch, then on to Wellingborough park for the evening |
Weston Favell Cogenhoe meadow Wellingborough Park |
| Tuesday 24/8/1993 10:20-15:30 |
Easyish day down to moor above Denford lock | 1 | |
| Wednesday 25/8/1993 10:00-? |
Lunch at the Kings Head, Wadenhoe, then moored by North Bridge, Oundle. Cold, so log fire lit in saloon! | ||
| Thursday 26/8/1993 10:05-20:00 |
No lunch stop, then just below Alwalton lock for the evening | ||
| Friday 27/8/1993 10:30-13:45 |
Down to Peterborough, watered up, then onto rally mooring | ||
| Saturday 28/8/1993 | At moorings | ||
| Sunday 29/8/1993 | At moorings | ||
| Monday 30/8/1993 | At moorings, Dave and Jayne joined | ||
| Tuesday 31/8/1993 11:30-18:30 |
+ Dave, Jayne, Roger - SNARM, Bluebell |
Roger joined at 10:00, booked for Orton lock at 18:00. SNARM+Bluebell left. Shopping at Asda on route to Orton, then moored below Alwalton in the evening | |
| Wednesday 1/9/1993 8:40-19:15 |
Easy until Alton lock where a boat had unseated the lock gate - NRA fixed it but was late, so moored in mill stream | 1 | |
| Thursday 2/9/1993 8:30-20:30 |
Lunch at Thrapston, then on to Wellingborough in the evening | ||
| Friday 3/9/1993 08:00-16:30 |
Up to the Brittania at Rush Mills for lunch, then on to Northampton | ||
| Saturday 4/9/1993 8:50-17:30 |
Up the arm and 17 locks - Alvechurch boats by 13:00. Then on to Bugbrooke for the evening | 1,2 | |
| Sunday 5/9/1993 2:35-19:20 |
- Cyril, Dave, Jayne, Roger +Mark, Bob, Kirsty |
Crew changeover - Mark Fry, Bob and Kirsty Best joined, everyone else left. Moored above Buckby top. | Batteries very low - no inverter, saloon gas fire would not turn off |
| Monday 6/9/1993 9:15-18:30 |
No lunch stop, Napton by 15:30, moored near Priors Hardwick - bridge 124. Walked to pub - now a posh country hotel | ||
| Tuesday 7/9/1993 8:40-19:00 |
Fenny for provisions, top of Claydon for lunch. Evening mooring below Tramway road bridge, Banbury. Meal in town at "Muswells" | ||
| Wednesday 8/9/1993 9:10-16:50 |
Aynho for bread and milk, then above Somerton Deep for lunch. Lower Heyford in the evening | ||
| Thursday 9/9/1993 | Bob and Kirsty left by train. | ||
| Friday 10/9/1993 15:30-18:15 |
- Bob, Kirsty +James |
James joined, down to Enslow | |
| Saturday 11/9/1993 9:30-15:45 |
+Sue Hicks | Sue Hicks joined, back down to the yard | |
| 482 miles, 373 locks!! | |||
| 3/10/1993 ?-17:30 |
Mark, Sue and Unis Hicks, James Walker, Ron Walker | Down to Sandford lock for lunch, then back up as far as Godstow and back to the yard | |
| Monday 25/10/1993 14:20-17:45 |
SNARM, Bluebell, George | Up to the Wise Alderman, moored on the garden. | |
| Tuesday 26/10/1993 8:25-16:00 |
Northbrook lock for lunch at 12:30, off again at 13:30, moored at Lower Heyford. Three Horseshoes for a pint, no aircraft noise! | ||
| Wednesday 27/10/1993 8:45-17:00 |
Worked through lunch, Banbury by 16:30 for a swimming trip. Up to new junction and wound, back to moor | ||
| Thursday 28/10/1993 11:00-17:10 |
Market in the morning, down to Lower Heyford. Found a phone that took cash! | ||
| Friday 29/10/1993 8:30-12:45 |
Short day - moored at Thrupp | ||
| Saturday 30/10/1993 13:30-1645 |
Cyril, Andy, Clare, Mark, David | Back to the yard |