vanessan

I notice from Broom’s website that they ask anyone looking to book between October and December to phone them. Maybe asking relevant questions of the would-be hirer and outlining any restrictions?

My husband initially pulls up the mudweight with a couple of short bursts then longer ones until he is sure the chain is not tangling. This also helps loosen the weight from the mud. His tactics have not let us down yet. If covered in mud, we leave the mudweight dangling in the water by an inch or so whilst moving and within a short space of time the mud is gone. In that short space of time, at least one person will call and tell us we have left our mudweight down! (I’m glad people do that in case one day we really do forget - again!) On the hire boats, is there any way of letting an electric mudweight down manually?

Please don’t give them ideas.............😯

And more than a few bottles! 🥂

I read that as 10000 at first! That would make your year seem better I reckon Ian. 😁

http://www.beccles.info/towncouncil/beccles-quay-yacht-station-for-2020-21/ In case you need the info for your next trip.

Beccles is one of my favourite places to visit and I love the stretch of river between the yacht station and Geldeston. There used to be quite a few nice wild mooring spots up there but, as in so many places, these have either disintegrated or sprouted no mooring signs. Have really enjoyed your write up catcouk, pictures have been amazing.

I think you are a bit out of date with this pic Mr Nog. Beccles Yacht Station is now run by the town council and their charges are a tad different. Having said that, I can’t remember seeing anything about a water charge on their new signs.

Good to hear you are home again Ian. Wishing you all the best for a full and speedy recovery.

I believe they are affectionately known as ‘git gaps’!

All the best Ian. The nasty bit is over now, the only way is up.........⬆️ Good luck with Jim (!), do what he tells you and you’ll be back on the boat before you know it.

All here.

I think I’ve gained a day somewhere! Sorry Ian.

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Turn downstream from the North Cove moorings, it’s a few hundred yards to the reserve. You can also do a round route, through the reserve then to North Cove itself and back down the road/track to the moorings. Nice walk.

Are you in hospital?

No wonder we seem to be fighting a losing battle! 😷

Out of interest Poppy, have you ever challenged anyone? (Challenged is probably the wrong word, perhaps asked why the face covering is being worn incorrectly.)

Funny you should say that, it’s something I have consistently noticed too. It also seems to me to be older gentlemen (?) who ignore the social distancing rule and push their way forward to wherever they are trying to get to. 😡

Very interesting reading, a real ‘watch this space’!

Have you managed to book one though? I see elsewhere someone managed to book online for next year only to receive a telephone call to say the boats were moving to NBD.

I agree.

Actually, despite the joking, it is a shame that the number of boats available for hire on the southern Broads is shrinking so much. With the expected loss of Freedom and now WRC, that’s a good number lost. I did understand that Sanderson’s we’re selling off too. Sad.

That’s good then. 🤓

I don’t care if it’s less or fewer, there won’t be so many! 😁