Polly

I never liked the notion of school uniform. We educate children to think and develop their individual talents ( at best) then dress them all alike? Most of Europe and America manages without...

I use IKEA under mat non slip mesh, two layers at a cheap as chips price. I had it on Rondonay for 11 years and never had a problem, in fact after her pushpit was hit and a stanchion damaged, there was a leak down on to the quarter berth. The underlay kept the mattress out of harms way completely, allowing the water to run under it until I discovered the issue.

Looking very nice Barry.

Lovely boat! We look forward to hearing she has lucky new owners.

Well done!

Yes they drive me mad(der) and seem to breed in the night too. One day I will be swamped by them........mutter mutter....

Really interesting updates, thanks!

I buy ours from Hawke House Marine Fareham, it is excellent, however they do not manufacture it themselves

Yes Alan the very one thanks!

We passed a nice launch today flying this flag, any ideas what it might be? The castle was plain yellow btw.

You can get something good from Norfolk Marine, I think, ours was within your budget and would be suitable for Poppy.

I remember asking permission to board a boat at Ranworth once. There was a fair bit of incompetent helming going on, and the skipper and crew of lovely private boat tied up were having kittens. Eventually the helm of the boat causing all the fun roared off, and in so doing, jerked his poor wife off the back into the water. Now the only way to help her was along the side decks of the privateer and nobody aboard was doing anything other than running about and shouting about nearly being hit.. No sign of the poor woman! "Permission to board, skipper?" Says I . Affirmative reply so I then sprinted to the bow, peered over and said, 'I can't see her?!' A little voice under my feet replied, ' I'm here.' And there indeed she was hanging on to the anchor chain right under the bow! We got her sorted and all was well, eventually 'hubby' got himself back to pick her up! The whole thing was a bit surreal!

Lovely sailing on Wroxham Broad and the Bure down to Salhouse today. Forgot as usual to take pictures. Must try harder! Anyway here we are after a very pleasant BBQ great day.

I am not sure of the launch date for Zoe but given that that the Diamond Jubilee was in 1897 my betting is that she was indeed launched that year.

So if you see us, please say 'Hello'

She wasn't doing that tippy over thing this year.

Well, yes, I tend to rely on a boatyard survey these days. I think my point was that the BSSC, although covering safety aspects, doesn't cover the other stuff I really want to know about.

Put in an offer, they can always say 'no'.

Peter is right, the Zoe is the oldest still in hire, she was originally called Jubilee, Queen Victoria's Diamond, I believe. She sails like a witch too, amazing.

Hellooo

Lovely boats!

Hi both, nice to see you here.

BSSC doesn't check woodies for rot!

We tow the Whimp and have sailed the Carrick Roads and Coniston in her.

I cherish our boat, it's not cheap, and we are not wealthy, so there is no good economic argument for having Brilliant. I would say we have her in trust, because she is a piece of Broads history. Benefits? Great sailing A real 'country cottage' complete with beams! A resource shared with family and friends We can go for a weekend, a week or longer, the choice so ours. An ongoing project full of interest. I feel good just thinking about her!