Longridge Canoe Club Races: river event notice
Published 6 June 2022
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When
Sunday 7 August 2022, 10am to 3pm.
Where
Hurley reach, Hurley weir stream to Hambleden Mill Marina.
Details
White and blue buoys will be placed along the central line of the river for the duration of the event. Keep to ‘river right’ as in normal navigation.
The races will take place alongside normal river traffic. Competitors will be turning in an anti-clockwise (left) direction at turning points along the course, marked by orange buoys.
Masters of all boats should maintain a safe speed and lookout between Hurley weir and Hambleden Mill Marina. Take extra care at the turning points above Hurley weir, opposite the Abbey property, at the top of Magpie Island and at the entrance of Hambleden Mill Marina.
All boats must be navigated in accordance with any instructions given from Environment Agency control points or patrol launches.
Those in charge of boats should be aware that they are responsible for avoiding collision. You should use all available means appropriate to the circumstances and conditions to decide if there is a risk of immediate danger and avoid it.
Bathing is not allowed in the river on or near the course during the hours of racing.
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