ST Valentines Day Storm Aftermath
Dave P and Dave I got the dinghy out and photographed the mayhem at RSC. We righted a some boats, shut up the ski shed doors and rescued some stray kit. Most boats are now tied to something, and the access to the river has been blocked, big thanks to Brian and Richard. Lots of water – up to our nether regions, so don’t attempt to wade up lane. No water in the clubhouse at all, hallelujua.
Here’s a link to dave album:
https://picasaweb.google.com/102965561362672343772/Rscflood201402?authkey=Gv1sRgCJKCuPrlieXQRQ
Racing Sunday 16th Feb
Racing – Sunday 9th Feb
Not surprisingly the water level has risen, and the road through Sonning is now shut to vehicles. This raises the possibility of relocating the race to the B478 with use of the roundabout at Sonning Eye as a mark of the course – starboard rounding as per the highway code. The logistics of relocating would be significant therefore with regret RACING IS CANCELLED.
Sunday 2nd Racing Cancelled
THE WORK PARTY SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY IS NOW CANCELLED – DUE TO THE FLOOD
Sunday 26th Racing Cancelled
Fridays Flood update. – Pictures of Tektona recovery
The road to the club is still under water but you can walk it in normal wellington boots if they finish just below the knee. Walk slow or they will fill up.
Drive down in a 4 x 4 only if the ground clearance is high.
Drive down in a 4 x 4 only if the ground clearance is high.
At the club, it’s still waterlogged in places but not too bad.The jetties and launching ramps have not surfaced yet. The place is a bit of a mess now, but once the sun comes out it will look fine, I don’t think we will see any sailing for another week or so.
Mike.
Tektona pictures
www.rhmoore.me.uk/tektona<Tektona Pictures>
Don’t drink the water !!!
Latest conditions at the Club
Now see the Flood Video. Thanks Will.
From Richard
Brian, Louise and I also got to the club on Saturday. Newton is quite right, there is a lot of debris along the track.
Tektona was floating very low indeed, maybe 4 inches of freeboard at the bow, a little more at the Stern. We managed to tow her back to the clubhouse and pumped her out.
She is now back on a mooring buoy. We have some pictures of the operation.
The red shed will need a good scrub out. There are seven or eight boats in the car park. The Pirates log is beached near the river. most boats have moved around to some degree. Some, including one of mine went for quite a long walk. A couple have come off their trollies and capsized. The floating jetty is almost certainly beached.
The good news is that there is no evidence of water getting into the clubhouse.
Richard Moore.
and from Newton
I waded down yesterday (Sat 18th) with Roland and Ryan. It was up to my thighs about 70cm and a bit over young Ryan’s waist. At the time the EA web site had the UPSTREAM level as 0.60 metres, this is more representative of the level at the club so you can use this as a point of reference.
There was a slight cross current in the lane of maybe 1-2 knots. The bigger risk is tripping over obstacles under the water particularly tree branches.
You really need dry/wet suits and buoyancy aids, the water is cold! There is a lot of carnage with boats having moved and blown into each other. I took some photos, mostly beyond the red shed.
I noticed the Tektona looked rather low in the water. Probably rain water. I don’t know if it has any built in buoyancy or if it is in any danger of sinking.
Newton