Rating moorings

[Chris Newson]

Hi

Thanks for program use every time we have a canal holiday.

I was going to try and rate some moorings but there is no rubric to describe what each category means. Is the following roughly what is intended?

Impossible is obvious

Tolerable - large gap to towpath needing plank

OK - can moor alongside but on bottom: any method or mooring.

Good - moor alongside and good holding for spikes

Excellent - alongside and rings/Armco for brackets etc.

Chris

[Stephen Atty]

I think those probably are close enough - again everyone will have their own interpretation of what they are. If I saw Excellent I'd expect a solid side with rings etc and a good surface to the path

[FLHerne]

I so put some weight on the surroundings - a straight, surfaced, piled bank might be 'tolerable' if it's next to a very loud scrapyard. One with a good view, convenient for shops or a local attraction might be 'good' even if the physical mooring isn't ideal.

In general I use roughly your scale as a cap; a really pretty/convenient mooring that needs spikes is Good but not Excellent.

A good mooring is good compared to those nearby, e.g. the Peak Forest is almost all shallow so making \"not on the bottom\" a hard requirement wouldn't be helpful.