Henley Music Festival 2023: river restriction notice
Published 20 June 2023
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When
Monday 3 July to Sunday 9 July 2023.
Where
Hambleden reach.
Details
Those in charge of all boats in the vicinity of this event must conform with these directions and with any special directions which, at the discretion of a Harbour Master, may be required in particular circumstances during these dates.
All boats travelling downstream must be navigated within the regatta course and all boats travelling upstream must be navigated on the Bucks bank/Fawley side of the river. Except from 7am to 6pm on Friday 7 and Saturday 8 July and 8am to 4:30pm on Sunday 9 July (when the navigation channel for all river traffic will be on the Bucks Bank/Fawley side of the river).
Boats can cross the course from one side of the river to the other provided that in doing so they do not impede any other boats.
At no time may any boats be moored within the regatta course, to the bank in the area known as The Narrows, or to the adjacent regatta course booms (The Narrows is indicated with an X on the map below).
Boats may moor to the booms on the Bucks bank/Fawley side of the regatta course provided no more than two boats lie alongside each other and no mooring lines are attached to any course pile. Cabin boats wishing to moor to enjoy Henley Festival must not moor to the booms until after the end of the Henley Royal Regatta Prize Giving Ceremony on the afternoon of Sunday 2 July.
No boat can be left unattended to the regatta course booms, piles or boxes at any time.
All boats, including unpowered boats, must display the required navigation lights when navigating after sunset and before sunrise.
Additional directions for mooring may be given by Navigation Officers as required.
Furthermore, we hereby advise that the regatta course including all of the piles, booms and boxes are the property of Henley Royal Regatta. The Regatta may choose to take civil action against any person who causes damage to their structures.
It is an offence to fail to conform with the directions in this notice or to obstruct an officer of the Environment Agency in the execution of their duty or to fail to obey directions given regarding the navigation, mooring or unmooring of any boat.
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