Mooring
| Inconsiderate mooring can be very
annoying whereas considerate mooring can bring together
people at the end of the day. River mooring is normally more structured but many of the following canal considerations still apply. Always moor away from bridges, water points, winding holes, bends, lock approaches, opposite marina entrances and anywhere else where there are signs forbidding mooring. Mooring facilities for the disabled are still sparse. Please stay off these moorings if you are not entitled. Sometimes, the only sign that it is a disabled mooring is a small badge in the middle of the bollard. When staying at popular mooring points, try to make the best use of the space available by keeping close to other boats and even crossing over mooring ropes to reduce the required space. The other boater won't bite! (Hopefully). If you are feeling particularly friendly, and the channel is wide enough, then allow others to breast up, (this is almost essential practice on some rivers). If you want more solitude then moor further into the countryside. If you are using mooring spikes then make sure they are well marked. This is a good way to give an old torn up reflective vest a new lease of life or buy some of the ready made ones available at some chandlers. Think of others, including people living close to the towing path, when running engines, playing music and even running a noisy heating system! BW Byelaws say that engines and generators must not be run between 8.00pm and 8.00am. |
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