British Rowing Thames Valley Explore Rowing League 2022: river restriction notice
Published 24 February 2022
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When
Sunday 3 April 2022, from 12:30pm to 5:30pm.
Where
Caversham reach, former Reading School Boathouse to 200 metres upstream from Caversham Bridge.
Details
Racing will take place between 12:30pm and 5:30pm along a 500 metre stretch of river.
During the races the rowing crews will race downstream along the towpath, left hand bank. Therefore, during racing times all normal river traffic should navigate on the non-towpath, right hand bank.
All those navigating this reach between the above times should pay particular attention to byelaws 24 – 42 of The Thames Navigation Licensing and General Byelaws 1993.
The course will be marked by regatta marshalls wearing high visibility jackets and safety boats.
Please pay attention to any advice they may offer as they are acting for the safety of both the rowers and other river users.
All directions as to left and right are given looking upstream.
Byelaws
Nothing contained in these directions shall supersede those parts of the Thames Navigation Licensing and General Byelaws 1993 and the UK Merchant Shipping (Distress Signals and Prevention of Collisions) Regulations 1996 as may be relevant. Particular attention should be paid to byelaws 24-42 of the Thames Navigation Licensing and General Byelaws 1993, Steering Sailing and Speed.
And Notice is hereby given, that it is provided by Byelaw 52 of the Thames Navigation Licensing and General Byelaws 1993 that:
The master of any vessel shall except in an emergency not pass any boat-race regatta public procession or gathering for the launch of a vessel or any other event or function which may cause a crowd to assemble on or by the river nor station his vessel thereon in such a manner as would risk obstructing impeding or interfering with such boat-race regatta procession launching event or function or endangering the safety of persons assembling on the river or preventing or interfering with the maintenance of order thereon.
The maximum penalty for breach of the Byelaws is £1,000.
Read our Thames Navigation Licensing and General Byelaws 1993