Trevor wrote: > Staying on the basic subject, may I ask a couple of questions at this point > - what is the actual BW rule that we are talking about here; is the rule > saying '14 days maximum in 28 days' or '14 consecutive days in any 28'? If > it is the former, then what is there to stop people 'legally' (albeit not > 'morally' in some eyes) just moving backwards and forwards between two > villages a few miles apart?
And while we are at it, can someone explain what the difference to me is if I can't moor at a particular spot at Nantwich (say) because: a) one boat is always moored there, despite it being a 7 day mooring b) one of a group of 4 boats that move between Nantwich, Hack Green, Audlem and Barbridge is always moored there, repeating the cycle every month. c) one of a group of 52 boats that go round the entire system from Ripon to Guildford every year is always moored there, repeating the cycle every year? This is, imho, where Adrian's "negligible marginal cost" argument breaks down. Once you have too many boats in an area then the facilities become insufficient. Then one of two things happen: either BW have to spend more on more facilities, or boaters are getting less for their money.
