What better way to spend a Sunday than on a boat cruising down the Thames Estuary to Canvey Island? After a day of navigation theory in the classroom, we boarded Londinium 1, the City of London Maritime Volunteer Service’s motor launch, to put our new skills into practice.
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| Londinium 1, at its mooring next to Tower Bridge |
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We headed out with the tide through the Thames Barrier:
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| Thames Barrier |
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| Round the Isle of Dogs |
And took it in turns to plan the passage, navigate and steer:
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| Bethan and the smartly dressed skipper |
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| Passage planning |
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| Gary takes the wheel |
Thanks again to MVS City of London for the help in qualifying 8 new Clidive navigators and wreck-finders.
