Topic: The Big Thames Cruise 2013 (Read 26570 times)

mog10 · « **Reply #25 on:** April 29, 2013, 10:19:26 pm »

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AT Boatyard · « **Reply #26 on:** May 06, 2013, 12:48:54 pm »

Hi everyone,
Thank to you all for your support at Beale Park yesterday , You all helped make it a great success.

Anyway back to the cruise, Day1
we let [size=78%]slip from the banks of the Thames just before ten this morning, in beautiful sunshine[/size]
Thanks to Steph and Phill for for coming down and seeing us off, now ten miles up stream stopped for a quick bite, before continuing up river.

ATB signing off from the sunny banks of the River Thames.

Arrow5 · « **Reply #27 on:** May 06, 2013, 02:03:44 pm »

Aw naw, you forgot the camera

Stavros · « **Reply #28 on:** May 07, 2013, 07:26:27 pm »

Well we are on tenderhooks where are you how far you got we need PICS

Dave

Car wash !!! · « **Reply #29 on:** May 07, 2013, 08:21:20 pm »

Good luck for the whole week

SteamboatPhil · « **Reply #30 on:** May 07, 2013, 10:18:38 pm »

The team setting off Monday morning (steamboat apprentice playing camera person and getting the team and the type 45 to line up for the pic....

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AT Boatyard · « **Reply #31 on:** May 07, 2013, 10:49:25 pm »

Well what a life playing boats with good friends and not forgetting top class wife.
Well take a look
regards
Alan

AT Boatyard · « **Reply #32 on:** May 07, 2013, 10:58:36 pm »

Hi everyone,
were all having a great time, the response from people on the river banks makes it all worth while,

messing about on the river in the sunshine and being part of this cruise , wouldn't miss it for the world.
more soon
thanks to you all for your support

Chris
(ATB)

AT Boatyard · « **Reply #33 on:** May 07, 2013, 11:13:43 pm »

Hi everyone,
After 50 years of model boating nothing could be better than this trip with the ATB. Not only are we having a fantastic one off opportunity in life, taking this fantastic model 250 miles up and down the Thames, a enique opportunity to have fun, with four of the best guys you will ever meet and to make a lot of dosh for three wonderful causes, The Beale Park Trust, the RNLI and The Royal British Legion.

regards
Barry
ATB

Stavros · « **Reply #34 on:** May 07, 2013, 11:20:55 pm »

FANTASTIC Alan and crew what a marvellous achievement to get this far Keep the updates comming really wish I could be there with you

Dave

unbuiltnautilus · « **Reply #35 on:** May 08, 2013, 09:25:21 am »

Looks like the best way to spend the day

One small observation, may I humbly suggest a neckstrap for the transmitter.......

Stavros · « **Reply #36 on:** May 09, 2013, 09:38:44 pm »

So come on then Alan where are the DAILY pics we all waiting

Dave

Arrow5 · « **Reply #37 on:** May 09, 2013, 10:01:11 pm »

A: they dropped the transmitter. B: they are down the pub. C: both !

AT Boatyard · « **Reply #38 on:** May 10, 2013, 10:54:33 am »

Hi Mayhemers. We would like to apologise to anyone waiting for us at certain stops. We are sometimes ahead of schedule and this us due to the adverse weather conditions. We have hit some very gusty winds and very strong currents. We will be posting pictures on Mayhem later on today.

Thank you for your patience.

Kind regards
Debbie on board the cruiser heading downstream on the Thames

AT Boatyard · « **Reply #39 on:** May 10, 2013, 11:22:34 pm »

Hi everyone,well one thing I would say is this is hard work for us all.
We are now just over half way. We have negotiated 42 locks and battled through 40/50 mile an hour winds.
ATB arrived back at Beale Park at 6pm tonight after a steady run down from Addington. For the next couple of days
we are one crew member down. So we have decided to have an early start in the morning and travel down to Henley.
The crew are looking forward ,hopefully, to an easier day tomorrow. So maybe some time to get a lot more photos uploaded and also some video uploaded to You Tube. So all of you out in Mayhem land can see the magical views and beautiful countryside that we are seeing.
Well time for bed now.
Here are one or two pictures for now.
More tomorrow.

kind regards
Alan and Debbie ATB

Rottweiler · « **Reply #40 on:** May 10, 2013, 11:27:47 pm »

great photos! Looks like you should instruct the crew of HMS ILLUSTRIOUS how to negotiate through the Thames barrier!
Mick F

Stavros · « **Reply #41 on:** May 10, 2013, 11:33:13 pm »

Looking Darned good there Alan and crew KEEP UP the EXCELLENT work

Daveand Kelly +1 to come

derekwarner · « **Reply #42 on:** May 11, 2013, 01:50:01 am »

Alan......yes we are following her progress on the Thames from 22,000 km's away

........she cuts a very realistic bow wave & stern wake as shown here.........

.....Derek

AT Boatyard · « **Reply #43 on:** May 11, 2013, 05:31:46 pm »

what would you do if you were doing this lock!!!!!!!!

Stavros · « **Reply #44 on:** May 13, 2013, 09:35:31 pm »

So anymore UPDATES

Dave

Guy Bagley · « **Reply #45 on:** May 13, 2013, 09:39:18 pm »

spoke to them today, they are steaming ahead... they are a good half day ahead of schedule, so tonights stop over in windsor is not actually happening- they are nearer to chertsey..... having sailed through windsor around lunchtime !

philk · « **Reply #46 on:** May 13, 2013, 10:18:10 pm »

Quote from: AT Boatyard on May 11, 2013, 05:31:46 pm

what would you do if you were doing this lock!!!!!!!!

i wouldn't let matt hold the rope

AT Boatyard · « **Reply #47 on:** May 14, 2013, 06:52:51 pm »

Some pictures

JayDee · « **Reply #48 on:** May 14, 2013, 09:12:25 pm »

Hello,
Are there any World Records for model boat distance sailing?.
All the stops and visits you have made on your journey, can all be easily verified, and the distances between them too.
May be worth the while to check up on this !!!.
I am staggered at the performance of your boat, you do yourselves Proud !.
John.

eddiesolo · « **Reply #49 on:** May 15, 2013, 10:40:07 am »

Wonderful piccies and looks like you are having a great time.

Si:)

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