Samuel

Very pleased to see this old tub being lovingly restored. You have mentioned a boat builder, you are lucky to have him. Has he ticked the 'no publicity' box?

Sounds like a great event! If you would like to sail in another Arthur Ransome yacht and help towards her conservation then join the Nancy Blackett Trust:- https://nancyblackett.org/ Only £15 per year for a family. A gentle sail on the Orwell could be a useful experience for those members of this forum who have anxiety about the strange things that yachts do!

N.B. Witham paints have moved to other side of Lowestoft - http://www.withamgroup.co.uk/woco/contactuswoco/

And if you want to go sailing on the boat that was the inspiration for this story see here: https://nancyblackett.org/sailing/

If 250 people got together and each pledged say £1,000 (they could be members of a forum perhaps) then they could set up a Trust to buy and manage this property. I have noticed that there are many people here with expertise and strong opinions who would like to see this property continue as a pub. Who knows there might even be the possibility of match funding from somewhere! Far fetched perhaps but community pubs do exist elsewhere.

I presume BA will have to change their rules on display of registration marks, as at present not all craft have to do so.

For me, one important issue this raises is that if a dog is your mate (assuming he isn't the skipper) make sure he understands the minimum skills needed to get the boat back to a safe harbour.

From a selfish perspective damn shame it isn't still a lifting bridge. How did they manage to make the new bridge clearance just high enough to think you might get through with the mast up but know that you won't.

Could this post be described as a super snub?

Don't understand this - please show your workings for full marks!

JM - you've lost me - which court case might they be prejudging?

Rather alarmist perhaps? Those who choose to follow this advice might find their options somewhat limited.

Be careful what you say on this forum..............................

Don't worry that's normal for Norfolk.

I agree that A,B,D and E can be shown to be untrue based on the narrative. However the question is which one must be true. We have been told that some people wanted brightly coloured jackets with hoods, some people wanted lightweight jackets etc but would they not want a brightly coloured lightweight jacket or a lightweight jacket with a hood?.i.e. we have to assume one choice excludes any other choices. I think the logic is rather sloppy and involves assumption. If this is an example of Grammar school standards perhaps I was lucky not to go! Or is there something else I am missing?