Troubled Waters

If you walk around any marina or stretch of moorings anywhere in the country there will be horror stories and tales about a local stretch of water. Depending on the location of the mooring depends on the severity of the tales.

Burton Waters and the local online moorings are no different. The horror stories all revolving around the River Trent and Trent Falls. The strange part of this though, is that those spreading the rumours have never been to where these horror stories are about. How can this be?

For the record the River Trent is not the easiest water to navigate but with the correct charts and some common sense it can be safely navigated with no trouble at all. Many boats travel this stretch of water with ease. The ones that do come across trouble tend to not be prepared or carrying the charts.

Trent Falls has all sorts of tales attached and people are terrified of the place. For what reason I don’t know as all that is there is the confluence of the Rivers Trent and Ouse and the forming of the River Humber. It is a vast expanse of water with shallows galore but again with the correct charts it is perfectly possible to navigate this water with no problems.

Where these tales of horror and woe originate is anybody’s guess, but my advice is don’t write of a stretch of water on someone’s say so. Research the area for yourself and make up your own mind. There are a lot of exciting places to explore on the UK’s waterways, don’t let people put you off trying.