Watson class
Surfing the Trent Aegir
The spectators waiting to view the Aegir on the River Trent at West Stockwith were surprised to see this motor cruiser surfing the waves.
It may look like a small boat but it is around 40 feet long.
Just upstream of this section there is a sharp bend in the river with a training wall on the outside of the bend, where the helmsman had to rev the diesels hard to avoid being washed on to the wall, the cloud of black smoke produced being evidence of the moment of panic on board.
Surfing the Trent Aegir
The spectators waiting to view the Aegir on the River Trent at West Stockwith were surprised to see this motor cruiser surfing the waves.
It may look like a small boat but it is around 40 feet long.
Just upstream of this section there is a sharp bend in the river with a training wall on the outside of the bend, where the helmsman had to rev the diesels hard to avoid being washed on to the wall, the cloud of black smoke produced being evidence of the moment of panic on board.