This cruise on the Basinsgtoke has been sponsored by the Basingstoke Canal Society in conjunction with Byfleet Boat Club and the Local (Guildford and Reading) branch of the IWA.

It is the first cruise over the entire length of the canal since 2006 following a successful cruise by four boats from Byfleet Boat Club (Leo No2, Hazell Nut, Aqua Vitae and Winter Lilly) to Brookwood village between Christmas and New Year 2012.

The main aim is to navigate to the limit of the navigation but there are three options available as follows:

1) Cruise to the Bridge Barn hotel in Woking and return
2) Cruise to Brookwood Country Park and return
3) Cruise to King John's Castle (Odiham) and return

Application form available here

Currently the boat numbers are:

Woking - 2
Brookwood Country Park - 7
Odiham/King John's Castle - 32

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Lock 13

The offside upper gate being removed
at Lock 13 (KD)
In my E-Mail confirming your place on our 'Basingstoke at Easter' cruise I mentioned Lock 13 as follows 'Yes, currently we have no gates in Lock 13 (at all) but they are on order and as it is just around the corner from my house I'll be keeping a close eye on progress!'

I am pleased to report that the BCA will start installation of the upper gates on Monday 4-March with delivery of the lowers in their diary for 15-March.  I think, if all goes according to plan, we will be OK on that front.

Went to Lock 13 today (5-March) in the glorious spring sunshine just to see what the progress was and was delighted (and surprised) to see two sets of lock gates ready for installation.  That's great news and means we are well ahead of the plan here and in fact the BCA have advised we were 'on plan' before the early arrival of the lock gates.
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