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LizG
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I see the BA have posted on FB to say the weed cutter is now up there clearing the channel
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At least one was sailing at Acle Regatta this weekend
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A Sabrina then! At least one at Acle Regatta this weekend
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Paddle board above the lock?
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Where did you find them? North or South
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4 minutes ago, BrundallNavy said:
Is that why Blackhorse Broad is still shut.
It doesn't open again to the Bank holiday at the end of May after opening briefly for Easter
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I remember one was called Matthew Frobisher (spelling might be wrong) - we were moored up in the late 1960s by Brograve Mill and I was in the rowing dinghy when it came down and I had to find somewhere to let it pass!
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I think it was to do with some traveling RYA reps?
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A few weeks back I walked up to Burnt Fen and then across east past the radar station and then back down to Upper Street past Brownshill - there was at least one path that went across the marshes to the river bank so another nice walk.
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The forecast in Hertfordshire has gone overnight from being a nice day to not such a nice day!!!
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I was out and about locally near Ware today. This is the village pond at Chapmore End - it's on the top of a hill!!!
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13 minutes ago, NorfolkNog said:
The under tow effect. I think what happens in Yarmouth is that the incoming tide rises under the ebb so you get the odd effect of the river level rising while still ebbing.
I seem to recall reading somewhere that the used to be an old river crossing at Stokesby which can affect the tidal flow but there again I could be wrong! Nontheless I always double check the tide when mooring there.
There is an old crossing at Stokesby, catches out yachts in the 3RRs as it the water is quite shallow by the old building. If you look at the BA depth map you see a short spur from the footpath along the bank dead opposite where the crossing was. I thought the crossing was more obvious but if you zoom in you can see it is shallower there
https://www.broads-authority.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0026/180737/DEPTH__Stokesby-Reach.pdf
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2 hours ago, Andrewcook said:
Kpnut you Women are brave as to going under Wroxham Bridge and learning from other people to do that as like other women such as Airline Pilots and going into Space there is no limits on what you women can do now while we men are behind the Kitchen Sink now.
Never had any worries with Wroxham Bridge in WR!
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Thanks just such a coincidence of names. I knew who were the new Lodge owners .....
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Does the similarity of new names mean the same owners?
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I never knew about the pub? Are there any photos?
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I made it to the EDP today. Photo by Holly Hancock but now in the very public domain
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This has appeared on YouTube this morning
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I had another thought earlier as to why he called this racing yacht Grizzled Skipper in the Coot Club
The species gets its name due to the fact the skippers are fast flying - skipping about but Skipper also means Skipper as in boat terms!!!
In 1934 when the book was published we already had Dingy Skipper, Lulworth Skipper, Essex Skipper and for a period no. 11 was called Silver Skipper (1927 - 1930) - not a proper name although there is Silver-spotted Skipper - that doesn't leave many British Skipper species left! He could have gone for Small, Large or Chequered but instead he picked Grizzled? Maybe no 56 was renamed Grizzled Skipper because the new owner liked Arthur Ransome's books?
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Enjoy a second or two drinks on board
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The difference there though is that it was his boat? Did the Flash you sailed resemble any class sailed on the Broads?
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I've looked up Grizzled Skipper and as you say built in 1938 and originally named Papilio - Papilio machaon is a Swallowtail! However there is already a White boat built in 1914 (launched 1917) called Swallowtail and that name has never changed.
Grizzled Skipper has been the recognised butterfly name for many years unlike some others where names have changed. What I like are names like Wood Argus number 43 which is the old name for Speckled Wood and Marsh Ringlet which is a Large Heath.
Am I right in thinking that Ransome never used real names for his boats so maybe he picked up on White Boats, realised they were generally named after butterflies and just picked a butterfly at random which wasn't listed as a White Boat??
Should anyone be interested to know what they look like - here are two I photographed a few years ago. They are very small! Compare the size of a Forget-me-knot and the one roosting
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11 minutes ago, Speleologist said:
An additional conundrum: I had always assumed that the Grizzled Skipper referred to in Coot Club was YBOD number 56. However further investigation on the YBOD class website shows that Grizzled Skipper was built in 1938, several years after Coot Club was published in 1934. Furthermore it appears that YBOD 56 was known as Papilio between 1938 and 1958, only receiving the name Grizzled Skipper some 24 years after Coot Club was published. I have also been unable to find any record of an earlier White Boat having been known at one time as Grizzled Skipper.
It seems likely that Ransome had a White Boat in mind, since the name follows the class tradition of being named after butterflies and moths. Was it a fictional name? Was an earlier White Boat known as Grizzled Skipper at one time. Was the boat a real boat called Grizzled Skipper but not a White Boat?
Does anybody have any further information on this conundrum?
This is one for Jamie Campbell if anyone wants to contact him. He is on FB....
I'll see if I have anything saved?
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I did wonder if you fancied duck after yesterday's visitors! Yes I agree a boat cooker can produce some pretty good meals!
As I have said before the cooker on WR was capable of cooking a superb piece of rolled loin of pork for about 10 people with stuffing balls, apple sauce and stacks of gravy. Occasionally managed to do crackling as well if I could get some! Admittedly some of the veg were prepared on another boat!
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Springer’s Retreat On The Rivers
in Holiday Tales & Blogs
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I doubt it's no now May just no mow!