It doesn't matter the weather...

IT CERTAINLY doesn't matter the weather if you are a continuous cruiser and your time is up, writes Tom Crossley.

After the required 14 days in one place you have to move.

Genuine continuous cruiser

Our Keith Gudgin is a genuine continuous cruiser and his time was up on the Trent & Mersey so off he went putting in over the number of miles required to get to a decent mooring at Shugborough, even in this weather!

Jan and I have met Keith on many waterways, one year at three separate places, the Trent & Mersey then on the Coventry and finally way up the Ashby as he keeps to the rules.

No sympathy

Like many boaters who abide by the rules he has no sympathy with those who are on a continuos cruiser licence but want to stay in one place, just moving a short distance and back, as they have connections in the place where they are moored, without of course having to pay for a mooring or abide by the rules.

If you have a continuous cruiser licence then you should move the required distance and not return. If you want to stay in one place then you should pay for a mooring in that place.