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    What's Happened To The Boating Spirit?

    in Broads Chat

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    Many years ago we had a hired boat on the Thames moored for Lunch at the big riverside park at Marlow just upstream of the lock and weir all told about 15 boats moored there of which we was the only hired boat 

    An elderly couple came into moor on Hampton boat and manged to get a rope round the propeller and started drifting towards Marlow weir plenty of boat owners watching but none took action

    We left our lunch cast off and put our boat between them and weir allowing them to drift on to us and we tied them to us and towed them back to moorings.

    All still stood and watched no one helped from the bank to assist mooring them up.

    Later in the day as we went upstream through the next lock, two lots of owners said well done but none helped

    Yes we had a hire boat and should not of helped but in an Emergency you have to act and damn the consequences in my opinion anyway

     

    Ray 

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    August Discounts

    in Broads Chat

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    Peter

    I know where you talking about, called in earlier in year but did not stay past one very quick drink

    It does have tremendous potential but as you say it needs investment like a lot of pubs do these days

    Ray

    August Discounts

    in Broads Chat

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    I did a trial booking on Hoseasons Web site Friday for a holiday starting today 5th August one boat only came up Sparkling Horizon from Richardson's

    Discount or not they are getting the boats out

    Ray

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    Stag & Hen Debate, Again!

    in Broads Chat

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    Wise words Grace and Jean

    I been boating on the Broads for fifty years average three weeks a year and have never encountered problems from all male/female parties perhaps I have been lucky.

    The only problems I have encountered was from a couple who spent most of the night in violent argument then speed off at full speed at first light and being bussed by a very large private boat on Breydon resulting in. Being called as witness for the prosecution in a court case that followed 

    Ray

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