After an evening spent at a selection of unexpected angles, as the water level was varying so much, I eventually loosened the ropes so that we were afloat about two feet away from the bank. Passing boats were not a problem, as we grounded and stuck in position each time something passed. Levels were low all the way, as we moved south with NB Coromandel, apparently due to a failure in the back pumping at Radford Lock. The forecast had been for winds of more than 20 mph, and the gusts were a lot stronger than that as we made our many attempts to get back to our pontoon without demolishing it.
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