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Tour 2015
4 - NB Earnest Hubbert's Bridge to Boston, Black Sluice Navigation
14th June 2015
After yesterday's tribulations we started late at 11:50, this was timed so as to pick up John Rushbrook at Boston, Black Sluice at 12:40. John was waiting, so we did a typical TNC Non-stop pick up. It was back to The Wheatsheaf, Hubbert's Bridge for a late lunch (13:25). We were booked in at Boston (River Witham) tidal Grand Sluice on the falling tide level, which was to be around 20:00. We decided to go out of Black Sluice tidal lock at 18:00, so as not to inconvenience Andy, this meant we would have to sit out the top of the tide on the tidal waiting pontoon, or go up to Grand Sluice to wait for the falling level. We left Hubbert's Bridge at 17:00, and went straight in Black Sluice Lock at 18:00. We decided to go up to Grand Sluice, so waited out the tide attached to the one slip rod. Level was achieved at 19:50 and we motored straight through to the Boston VM (20:00). We went out to the pub, but were back at 22:00, so decided on a peaceful evenings cruise up to the secluded Anton's Gowt pontoon (22:25)(Entrance from River Witham to the Witham Navigable Drains). The only craft we encountered on the Black Sluice Navigation was one canoe...no powered boats on there, except us! We were extremely lucky with the weed, especially as a weed cutter boat had recently been up the end. There were also no weed booms to negotiate. The cost to us (no Gold Licence) was 2 z £9 (£9.80 - 2019)
Black Sluice Lock, Black Sluice Navigation.
Black Sluice Lock, Black Sluice Navigation.
Tidal River Witham. St Botolph's classic view.
Waiting for the tide to ebb, so we can make a level at Boston Grand Sluice.
River Witham.
Waiting for the tide to ebb, so we can make a level at Boston Grand Sluice.
River Witham.
Straight through at Boston Grand Sluice. River Witham.
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