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Yes I watched it last week on Netflix and liked it so much I watched it again this evening. Richard Curtis, Danny Boyle and the Beatles music. Awesome. Plus Meera Sayal and Sanjeev Bakshar having fun. Then there were the pubs… The Butt And Oyster with a shot of the window table where we had a memorable meal with old friends. The one at Cantley where Hathor overshot the mooring, but we still got back to it for a meal…

A lovely movie and very suitable locations. 👍🏻

Quite a nice find.

Well. Let people be what suits them and accord respect to everyone doing their best to get by. It’s good to see people choosing a career path based on interest and ability; it’s also good to see men enjoying their children, taking a lead quite often. It’s no accident that pushchair design has gone technically upmarket! 😊

I want to know if it's like Brownie badges. We could have these.... I fell in I BA Three sheets to the wind Zig Zagger Stinky Steerer Wet Shed Wonder Runs on Beer .............................................

OMG Who has their hands on this lever??

We had a high scoring quiz. Jean particularly liked the overload of music questions 😋 Bern won and celebrated John’s birthday at the same time! Steve O was second, just ahead of Nik O on third. Well done everyone.

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Yes. I think neither Lewis nor Bottas were happy with the strategist

We spent the afternoon at Silverstone Museum and followed up with the French GP on Telly. A good day.

Thanks for a super quiz. Next week: Rivers Sea battles Animals of the famous Bond, James Bond Connections General Ignorance.

I find mask wearing is a problem.

Ray how sad. I hope you get a good offer soon. I am selling Whimp and it isn’t what I wanted to do.

Dunno Ray… changing tack splicing the main brace watch the burgee three sheets to the wind ….

I have pet hates too, but I also think we are speaking a living language, so evolution is inevitable. ‘Variants of concern ‘ today are normal usage tomorrow. Also, using language to define membership of a group is as old as the hills, innit? 😋

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Welcome Chris I hope you all have a wonderful time! We are on White Moth for the first weekend in September. I can’t wait!

The Whimp is a 13’6” dinghy. We had her built in 2000 at Southgates Horning (then NYBC) by Mike Barnes and Alan Lee. The mould was taken from a 1900 Broads dinghy. She is British racing green GRP and oiled Wood with EEC approved built in buoyancy, a LOT of buoyancy! Whimp has a Gunter rig and Jeckells tan sails with a black cat on the mainsail. This is a proper ‘Swallows and Amazon’s’ boat. The trailer and launch trolly was serviced by Indispension in June 2020 when new wheels were fitted. There is a one year old Weathermax cover, a pair of oars, ropes and rigging as shown. I have yet to bring the tillers and rudder over to Norfolk. She needs some cosmetic help right now Polytrol on the hull and Deks Olje 1 on the Wood. That’s really a short work session to bring her back to where she should be. It is a buyer collect offer and she is lying in the Broads. This is a solid little boat with lots of character. Please pm me to discuss.

I think Jay has it right. JA

I agree Helen, The White Horse is a very good pub.

I took the opportunity to check out The Whimp before heading home. I wanted to give her a clean with Polytrol and get some Deks Olje on the wood but the chandlery was shut when we were in Wroxham so the time was not right. Reluctantly and in the first sunshine of the weekend we packed the car and headed home.

We saw lots of swans, herons and marsh harriers. There were a few ducks and geese, but most of the wildlife was sheltering in the reeds. The rain was like icicles belting down at times and the wind was fierce enough for two reefs, three was an option we didn’t need. With apologies to the many that know already, that’s a way of making the giant sail driving the boat into a more manageable size when the wind kicks up. We had a great sail down the Bure, I was surprised that Thurne Mouth didn’t prove a bit too exciting, the wind there being usually ‘interesting’. Back at the boatyard by about 7.30 we made a late foray up to The Bridge at Acle; it is always a pleasure to eat at this busy pub. Coming out, it was unbelievably cold! I think the three layers of clothing needed all weekend almost failed at that point!! Monday morning, packing up time, and everyone boating seemed to have had a good time in spite of the weather. I did hear that the owners of the camper vans on the site there had been in some anxiety about bogging down, but I think they were ok actually.

The next morning Jessica and I pottered around the Village a bit. There is a very nice cafe and cake shop just down from the bridge. I think it is called Number 14, we got sausage rolls and brownies for later. Both items were well above average for quality, a bit like Horning Deli. Sailing back was again a double reef experience. Bootlegger sails well and responsively. We dropped the sails on the approach to The Ferry as there were a few boats going in. It was good to see Gus on duty there, so we had a brief shouted conversation as we passed by.

We headed up to Wroxham and moored for the night at Barnes Brinkcraft. I have to say that the whole thing about being in a hirecraft as opposed to Brilliant made Wroxham mooring oh so easy. This was to be our limit of navigation for the weekend. Originally we had planned on Coltishall with a first overnight booked at The New Inn Horning but the weather had limited our plan already. After discussion we went for a second night dinner booking at the Hotel Wroxham. I tried to book a mooring there too but they have changed to a ‘first come first served’ setup and said it might be double mooring. We decided against that because the likelihood of a larger craft moored outside wasn’t a good option. Bootlegger is wooden and low,the weight of a big cruiser could be detrimental to her hull; also -and more importantly, we have had exhaust from higher craft coming into Brilliant as the whole engine running on the mooring thing has become commonplace. It is a carbon monoxide risk to the traditional sailing craft that most people would not factor in. I wish the boatyards would factor it into the advice they give. Anyway, rant over😘. The meal was good, I will add photos. We were in no hurry and they were really busy, so the slower pace of service was not a problem.

Saturday was a bit less stormy so we layered up, Dave and Jess were glad of their offshore fancy pants gear. We had a talk about the boat by Frosty, who I believe skippers Albion, it was a pleasure to meet and talk and then we were off. Sailing where we could and motoring against the wind and tide ‘hossing’ down the Bure when it made more sense. We visited South Walsham Broad passing by St Bennett’s Abbey. The stormy skies were quite a feature of the weekend! The river was quite busy with hire craft.