Crosshouse Slip (of interest to Solent Ribbers only)

Peter J · 02 January 2005, 15:46

Have you seen what they have done to the Crosshouse slipway under the Itchen Bridge?

They have banned trailers from the carpark and made a space to park them on the slipway - but there is only room for 5 trailers. Five! Are they having a laugh. On a busy weekend there is anything up to 15 trailers there.

AND you have to pay to park now. About £7.00, I think, for the day.

The only way you can park there, when the 5 bays are full, is to detach your trailer and push it to a vacant parking space and then put your car in another space.

What dipstick came up with this idea? Any one know who to complain to about this?

Pete7 · 02 January 2005, 16:36

Pete, sounds like your spoiling for a fight, how about your local councillor, bought time they started to earn there expenses allowance. Which side of the bridge are you refering to by the way? but id does sound daft, the Itchen bridge is hardly a tourist trap

more like the council want to earn some more money from a public slipway, trouble is its the ordinary folk that will be effected, the super rich moor there ribs in Drivers.

Pete

The Garfish · 02 January 2005, 16:57

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Originally Posted by Pete7

the super rich moor there ribs in Drivers.

yus eyve sean dat richudB swonnin innto dryvers worf in iz fkin merk ,rowleks onn iz rist an a soopermodul inn towe an gettin inn a bigg possh scawpiun an den croozin dowen de ichin wiv iz nowse inn de ayr lyke hee waz prinnse fkin filip reevewin de fkin fleat.

gArf

Louise · 02 January 2005, 22:03

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Originally Posted by The Garfish

a soopermodul inn towe

Right I'll get the slapper! Can you give me a description please gArfie so I can duff her up!

Pete7 · 02 January 2005, 22:46

Garf is this the one ?

Pete

Louise · 02 January 2005, 23:06

Cheers Pete! I like you too!

Jizm · 03 January 2005, 05:51

To be honest that slip has been a pain in the prevberbial since the stadium was built there. What with cars parked right across it, people having their lunch sat in their cars, vans , trucks etc blocking it and refusing to move to allow you to launch. If you now have to pay then I will just go down the hamble where you still have to pay but gain the advantages of boat yard facilities. Although if anyone does know who to complain to then count me in for the fight!

The Jackeens · 03 January 2005, 19:59

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Originally Posted by Jizm

If you now have to pay then I will just go down the hamble where you still have to pay but gain the advantages of boat yard facilities. Although if anyone does know who to complain to then count me in for the fight!

There are some good alternatives on the Hamble. We've used The Rising Sun slip at Warsash a few times (free) although the bloomin tide/current and the slipway hazard (

) have caused us a few worries in the past and provided some great entertainment for the beer drinkers on the wall!

Us

geoff · 03 January 2005, 20:43

Try calling Southampton Open Spaces 023 80833605. At least that is the number we post on the website. Dont know where it came from though.

thorper · 03 January 2005, 21:35

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Originally Posted by Jizm

To be honest that slip has been a pain in the prevberbial since the stadium was built there.

Dont worry that will not be a problem after this season is over! There will only be one south coast premiership team, whose stadium at Fratton is nowhere near the sea front!

Ricky

Bittentobuggery · 03 January 2005, 22:50

Councils. Don't you just love 'em..

What they have done will cause huge problems in the summer when the slip is busy. By reducing the width of the slip at the top, congestion will arise as people arrive and ready their boats on the slipway with little room for others to get past.

We normally pull into the car parking area and reverse with a wide sweep down onto the slip but last Monday there was a Ford Transit in the new outer parking space making this manoeuvre impossible and completely blind.

I can only assume that the council will be imposing some sort of congestion charge later in the year. This will be coupled with speed humps on the slipway itself and a priority launching lane for single mothers, ethnic minorities and asylum seekers.

Perhaps I will be able to persuade Stuart to get his kit off again, and watch him grimace as the cold waters of the Itchen lick at his testicles...

The Jackeens · 04 January 2005, 06:32

Aw Brian !

I was having my breakfast!

missus

Peter J · 04 January 2005, 12:07

Pete7: its on the western side just upstream of the bridge.

There is another slip on the opposite side - anyone ever used that?

Jackeen: can you elaborate on the problems with the Warsash Slip? I had a look at it but I have not used it. It seemed very shallow. You have to park your car and trailer a bit away from the slip don't you? Is parking free? Can you use the pontoon by the harbour master to get your crew on and off?

Isn't there a comercial slip on the opposite bank?

The Jackeens · 04 January 2005, 15:56

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Originally Posted by Peter J

Jackeen: can you elaborate on the problems with the Warsash Slip? I had a look at it but I have not used it. It seemed very shallow. You have to park your car and trailer a bit away from the slip don't you? Is parking free? Can you use the pontoon by the harbour master to get your crew on and off?

We've used it a few times. It's convenient for most places on the Solent. It's free (parking too). Trailers are sometimes left on the slip but I can't really recommend that

The scary bit on the slip is on the left/Solent side (a sort of ledge) so launch towards the Harbourmaster Tower side. We use it up to 2-3 hrs either side of lows or at full tide to avoid the shallow gradient in between.

You can usually leave your boat on the visitor pontoon while putting away the car or dropping off peeps although a courtesy call in is important.

Longer stays (e.g. a sojourn at The Rising Sun pub) means a definite check in (& ££ ) at the H/Master.

The degree to which one mucks up a launch or recovery here is directly proportionate to the number of beer-drinkers grinning from the wall.

For much better info than my highly subjective account try http://www.boatlaunch.co.uk/ haven't checked it's in there but it should have the main launchsites in the area.

missus

The Garfish · 04 January 2005, 17:04

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Originally Posted by Pete7

Garf is this the one ?

naah dats de rong binnt. de wan i sore waz corld mis cowldworter. i fink shee livved inn de ichin ayrea. boyy cud shee maik yew grimmis.

gArf

The Jackeens · 05 January 2005, 09:53

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Originally Posted by thorper

Dont worry that will not be a problem after this season is over! There will only be one south coast premiership team, whose stadium at Fratton is nowhere near the sea front!

Ricky

Yep. Play up Pompey!

Peter if you want to have a go at launching at the Warsash slip give us a shout.

(gArf what are you like

)

Us

Rogue Wave · 05 January 2005, 11:56

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Originally Posted by The Garfish

. i fink shee livved inn de ichin ayrea. boyy cud shee maik yew grimmis.

gArf

There one person wot lives in the Itchen area that makes me Grimace!

Peter J · 05 January 2005, 12:48

Whilst on the subject of slips on the Hamble.

Does anyone know anything about the slipway on the eastern side just after the M27 bridge going upstream?

It looks like a lovely slipway but in a private boat yard - can you pay & play?

Rogue Wave · 05 January 2005, 13:33

Nope, It's called Eastlands boatyard and they not too keen on it being used for Passing trade. That sort of thing is never carved in stone so they might.

The solent/ Southampton is littered with really good slipways the one accross from the crosshose is easy enough to use theres also a nifty one behind town quay marina which the management don't like you using but is actually public (or so I am told but I haven't checked cos we launch from Saxon Wharf presently but not or long

jackeen · 05 January 2005, 13:36

Stu,
is eastlands where gemini are ?? theres not much water there I would think.

p