Carry On Up The Lune |
| Posted by Mike Valiant (mike) on 19th December, 2006 |
Running time 2 hours 29 mins.
Cert. E
- Produced & Directed by
- LAURENCE HOGG
"Carry on up the Lune" these words were heard as NB. Progress turned east into the Lune estuary, out of the Irish Sea. NB. Progress had just become the first 70' narrowboat past Blackpool Tower!!
Once you get past the rather amaturish title sequence, which seems to last far longer than it should, you find a well produced and absorbing video. The video is interesting both for the spectacle of a narrowboat at sea as well as well shot and informative views of the lancaster canal.
This video tells the story of Chris Coburns IWA award winning cruise in 1995, which took his boat into the Irish Sea, to access the beautiful Lancaster Canal. The film starts in the outskirts of Birmingham and chronicles the journey through part of the BCN, the Northern Shroppy, the Manchester Ship Canal, The Mersey, the Ribble, and the Lune, via the Irish Sea!
The Lancaster Canal is cruised in full and a visit is made to the disused and dry northern reaches, together with a look at the lost mile into Preston. The history and infrastructure of the canal is covered. The journey then continues back from Glasson Dock, where Progress is made ready for the longest sea passage ever attempted by narrowboat! A run of 75 miles down the Irish Sea, across Liverpool Bay and into the Dee estuary. Progress is up to 12 miles offshore! Chester is reached and a brief look taken at the National Waterways Festival and boats there.
This is a story of the narrowboat that goes to sea! It promotes the cause for the Ribble link and The Lancaster Canal Trust. It tells you how the crew did it but stresses it is not encouraging narrowboats to go to sea end you see why!
NB. Progress gained the IWA Robert Aikeman award for this passage. You will agree it was well deserved!
It is a long video but the time flys while watching. I would have liked to see a little more of the Lancaster Canal and a little less of the sea voyage but then I admit to having a bias. The quality of the reviewed copy was quite reasonable and viewing is well recomended.
A PAL format DVD was also produced and may still be available from a few sources including eBay.
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