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Actually that's an international 2.4 metre. The 2.4 is a reference to a measuring rule, not it's length. They are about 12 to 14ft long depending on how the designer interprets the rule. There are at least 2 raced at Wroxham and they occasionally come down to Horning to race.

radio controlled submarines at your command. http://rcmodelsubmarines.co.uk/

https://horning-sailing.club/rclaser.php As you can see there is a sailing group of them at Horning Sailing club which sail on the River / Black Horse broad. (Wednesday Afternoons) At 0.35SqM I think that comes into the minimum size for a sailing boat and would cost £40

thank you gentlemen thats something I had incorrect information on..

Part of what London Rascal said with my interruptions " But...Imagine if you had all this capacity but a far smaller engine, an engine that actually did not do anything more than help re-charge batteries in an emergency. I am not talking of the set up Barnes Brinkcraft already have with their Rhapsody cruisers which are ‘Hybrid’ because really they are not truly Hybrid at all at least when you compare them to a Hybrid vehicle, but if their could be some joined up thinking electric boating could really come about. That's exactly what I've got, 24 batteries, a 48V 3kW generator, solar panels and the cables / chargers to charge up from a post if I can. The main issue is the electric posts were first put in at several moorings to try and ‘kick start’ electric cruising. The issue was they used standard 16 or 32 Amp connectors, and before long many boaters had got used to plugging in their boats to these amenities. Electric cruisers vanished and now are just for a few day boats here and there. Not quite, there are quite a few around the place, Motorboats and sailing boats with electric auxiliaries, we're just quiet about it... Meantime in the world of vehicles you have various manufactures chasing the ‘electric dream’ and this can only work if the charging infrastructure is there. What is needed on the Broads therefore are charging stations – just like that you see in many roads and service stations now, they not only have a bespoke charging socket but they communicate with whatever vehicle is being charged. In short, people cannot just turn up with any old lead and ‘nick’ the electricity. If such were to be in locations on the Broads, then it would mean that boatyards building new boats could invest in true electric propulsion and such posts would and could only be used by electric craft – sure keep the ‘legacy’ electric posts too but if people are serious about greener boating this is the only way the diesel engine is going to begin disappearing from hire boats. I think a GREAT MANY MORE POSTS that do both jobs would sort the problem. Problem for the moment is if a hire boat was all electric it could not be guarantee access to posts, if they are there, but for most areas there are no posts at all. For a large proportion of the public the posts would have to be at pubs, since you can't make a profit from the posts and they are expensive to fit and maintain, pubs won't fit them...

My Dad as a child / young teenager, was sent down from Aldershot to my Grandparents quite regularly during WW2, and came back regularly carying a portion of pork. As those grandparents kept Pigs....

For those going that way, the narrow bit of road in Coltishall from the triangle garage towards Hoveton / Wroxham. will be closed 5/6/7th April 2017 for water works. I suspect there will be other water works in that area shortly as there is water coming out of three valve covers in the area including one on the ramp to the bridge near the top. That will be chaos when they do that one... Meantime on the NDR according to the web site. The Bridge works on the Buxton road near Spixworth should be completed this month, The roundabout works on the Coltishall road / North Walsham road should be completed by June, and my observation is they have been ballasting right up to the current road over the last few days, I suspect imminent temporary single lanes and then semicircular curves round the newly formed roundabout The Roundabout on the Wroxham Road doen't appear to have that much work done on it, but they are still promising finished by June. The Salhouse roundabout Should be complete (but I haven't been that way to see lately)

I noticed as I sailed past, the Horning ones are all wrapped up in black plastic and tape...

I remember Tescos Stalham was 99.9 for unleaded for a while. Meanwhile today, I just filled up there and the price has dropped by 1p.

I had the same happen many years ago, a pigeon went in to an air vent below the bumper on a Triumph 2000 and lodged against the radiator. Unfortunately I didn't notice straight away, until I could smell rotting semi cooked pigeon...... These days it tends to be deer which make more of a mess of the car....

Oi.... we need the wind, when we come a visiting, in our sailing boats . But you could add a few heaters..... Yes, sadly the multinational Big business approach is a problem, I work for one (not brewing). Never tried Hops in cyder, but we have them growing wild in our hedge row (probably from when the site was a pub pre 1895) You're giving me Ideas for next years crop of apples.....

I would add, My Dad Knew the then Lord Moyne (late 40s early 50s) and family as they had / have a property Very near the village we lived in, in Wiltshire. Lords Moyne are one of the titles owned By the Guiness family, another is Earl of Iveagh who own the Elvedon estate. in Suffolk

I love the Idea of cider Brewing ( I do a little myself). I see you are planning an alternative to seafood, which is just as well, I hate the seafood !!! The later down river races from Horning are listed as 16th Jul, 20th Aug, 8th Oct, But are not specifically listed as Thurne, they may go to Acle, I'm not sure on that at the moment. Guiness is owned by Diagio, who are a British Multinational alcohol supplier, the Guiness family own much less than 10% of Guiness, though they retain control of the Brewery property in Dublin. The Guiness family are Anglo-Irish, having lived both in Ireland and in the UK for several generations.

Because there are few who bother reading the regulations.... It's a problem we've had very occasionally (rarely?)had on the up river straight from the sailing club, a dozen Yeomans and another dozen dinghies wizzing around them gives them the general idea.... I have seen BA inspectors telling anchored fishermen to move out of the main river channel

No you were not in the wrong, Broads regulation 19, " but notwithstanding any other provision in these Byelaws the master of a powerdriven or manually propelled or quanted vessel crossing from one side of a channel to the other side or entering a channel from a side dyke or other waterway shall do so at a proper time having regard to any vessels navigating along the channel and shall give way to such vessels." and fishermen anchoring in the river, Regulation 29 (3) Any person fishing from a boat or the bank shall show reasonable consideration to any other person using the navigation area and shall ensure that his rod or line does not obstruct the passage of a vessel along a channel. regulation 57 the master of a vessel: (a) shall ensure that the vessel is not anchored, moored, berthed or stopped in such a position or manner as to impede the clear and free passage of any other vessel, or otherwise to obstruct the navigation of a waterway or channel or the use of a right of way on the banks thereof. and as part of the discussion rather than your notes Regulation 33 (b) The Byelaws concerning lights shall be complied with from sunset to sunrise, and during such times no other lights shall be exhibited, except such lights as cannot be mistaken for the lights specified in these Byelaws or as do not impair their visibility or distinctive character, or interfere with the keeping of a proper look out or with the safe navigation of any other vessel. Noting the underlined bit, a problem we've had on the 3RR, with people using those high powered torches to look up at sails and generally flash around to look at river banks and other boats, blinding the other boats!!!

I did see a day boat trying to anchor in Black Horse Broad, using a Rhond anchor!!! As I was In a rescue boat, I bimbled over and told them what they were doing wrong. so they went and tied to a tree...

I've sailed many times at night in the 3 Rivers Races, and a couple of times in a motor cruiser. you don't need lights to see where you are going, you just need dim nav lights, too bright and they shine out like a multicoloured search light. Never have the cabin lights on in a motor cruiser. The little battery nav lights i can see from one end of Hickling broad to the other. We watch the boats coming across the broad from the other end, knowing which way they are tacking quite easily. As for the Hickling telegraph poles, the only time I've had a problem was one 3 Rivers race where the fog was so thick you couldn't see one pole to the next.

Never had a problem ever using Scottish notes in or around the broads. But i might now

So Horning sailing club will have to go thirsty / hungry on 21st Apr, but hopefully you'll be be open for their next down river race to Thurne on 21st May.. i enjoy the civilised down river races to Thurne, having a quick lunch and race back. I look forward to trying your beer and food.

No idea when the cameras will be back, but our club computer expert will be working on it when He's not trying to earn a living..

The 3 Rivers Race 2017 Entry forms are now available, a little bit late because they're on the ALL NEW Horning SC web site!!

Without being flight or ground crew, I probably had the best view of the arrows or the historic flight. Just open the back door of the buildings I was working in and watch. That would be from the avionics building at RAF Scampton or RAF Coningsby, no fences in the way. Or when I watched Arrows at RAF Locking flying lower than the building I was in ( on a slight hill side.)

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Heres a good one....what is the National Speed limit...... From the official government site it's 30mph unless otherwise signed!!!!! I don't know when they changed that one either!!!

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