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And just because you can see the bank and get to it dont assume that means you will be able to get out. before i go for a swim, i test the depth with a boat hook, find somewhere with steps to be able to get out, and set a rope at that location, either tied to a tree or fixed to a rhond anchor with the sole intent to provide a safety rope to assist getting out of the water, if you fall in, none of these safety steps will be in place to help you get out.

I oiled the steering pulleys which seemed to make things a bit easier, but under way you have the pressure of the water against the rudder. she does steer in reverse, but use small movements of the wheel and plan ahead, you need enough way to get flow over the rudder to steer, tickover is enough to achieve steerable reverse (about 1 mph). as long as you are not trying to perform a sharp turn, the steering is enough to reverse along the river, I went all the way into the dyke at the locks from the pond area outside in reverse and managed to get her alongside.

there are 2 turns to starboard and one to port from the centre position, if you restrict yourself to a single turn of the wheel to starboard, it should be pretty even each way.

The good part is that the measures to counteract covid, also cover the common cold and flu, so there should be a reduction in those ailments too.

she only doesnt respond when turning starboard because the rudder goes too far across and ends up at right angles to the boat at full lock, back it off and you should be ok (this is what happens when someone with an engineering background is let loose on a boat for a week, things get looked at and evaluated)

its all worth going to, each part of the broads has its own special character.

Helen when you get up to the mill pond keep to the left and turn near the races, the ranger told me there is a shallow gravel bank just in front of the steps, then return keeping to that same side, for the rest of the trip, keep near the centre as you can see the weeds under the surface near the edges.

the question is are they allowing people in, in this covid 19 aftermath, a lot of pubs are working entirely outdoors at this present time, with only staff entering the premises.

to be fair there is still a reasonable tidal range at st olaves, so the advice still goes, great yarmouth you can step down from your deck of the boat at high tide, and be stepping across down onto the roof at low tide. st olaves will be a couple of foot range

something i learned was that when mooring if you can push the boat 1 foot off the quay heading then you have your boats set about right, they dont need to be bar tight, if you are worried about tidal rise and fall, use the ropes from the opposite side of the boat as longer lines give more flexibility and tie up the near side ropes to bollards half way down the boat to lengthen those rope runs too (this is what is commonly called a spring) at great yarmouth particularly there is a large tidal range, so if you moor up at high tide keep and eye on your ropes as the tide goes out, though to be fair if the rangers are on duty they will also keep an eye on everyones ropes as the tides change.

just remember they are not normally needed to get around corners under normal conditions, manoeuvring in tight spaces, fine.

give it a go, but follow any advice from the boatyard at handover, they may give more specific information about the areas you might wish to avoid.

its not, its his brother Howards turn.

best bet with early and late crossings is to get down to great yarmouth and moor up ready for an early start, or if coming the other way do the late crossing and immediately moor at great yarmouth ready to proceed up on the morning tide..

Past the limit of navigation for hire craft

That is generally the case with open wounds no matter where you are swimming outside of heavily chlorinated swimming pools.