Travel & Transport
Hampton Court Dittons Regatta Gives the River a Lane Plan
Hampton Court Dittons Regatta gets marked lanes, strict river rules and an oar promoted into administrative service.
River Thames
Travel & Transport
Wargrave Sprint Triathlon Restricts the River, and Every Boat Gets a Briefing
A dawn river restriction for the Wargrave Sprint Triathlon turns ordinary boating into a tightly briefed exercise in official obedience.
Travel & Transport
Elmbridge Regatta Notice Sends the Calendar Adrift
The official Elmbridge canoe regatta notice specified a 6 June river restriction, while the draft sent the calendar drifting into comic territory.
Travel & Transport
Thames Boaters Get a Shoal Warning, and the Narrowboat Consults Its Inner Puddle
A shoal downstream of Godstow Lock prompts official caution, careful boating and a narrowboat’s increasingly serious biscuit meeting.