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Ah Rockley Point, been there on holiday, got my hand badly cut on glass in the sand.. (in the sea, hurt somewhat that did...) That was just 53 years ago.. Wish I'd learnt to sail then rather than 10 years later..

The best sailing, is a personal choice, if racing I love Horning based sailing, https://www.horning-sailing.club/ we race round the buoys outside the club or up on Black Horse Broad weed permitting, and like yesterday, we also do down rivers to Thurne or Acle have lunch and race back. I also love sailing quietly, say above Potter Bridge out onto Hickling Broad or out to Horsey.. If you wish to sail a lot, and have your own boat, then I'd recommend joining a club.. Most do not insist on you racing, though that is their primary aim.. That also gives you the use of cheaper moorings, free parking, showers, toilets and at many clubs, water for tank top ups . There is also the benefit of club social evens to join in as well should you so wish. if you click on, http://www.thegreenbook.org.uk/ and then click on, clubs and classes there is a list of all associations accredited with the Norfolk and Suffolk Boating association (it includes Motorboat clubs). Hire , as Marshman says all yards are on the northern Broads, you could take a boat down to the southern broads if the yard permits. Most of the yards hire Halfdeckers for day sailing, as well as broads cruisers for stay aboard sailing...

It was certainly open this lunch time,

Just the Norwich side of the Green Man on the Wroxham road, there is a large puddle... and it's not come from the sky... expect road works soon.. Tescos petrol station Stalham appears to be open, I went past this morning it was all lit up, and all the barriers were down.

Interesting to see the photos from the Swan frontage in Horning, in the back ground you could see right across the marshes to the raised land the Hoveton road is on.. The Dutch Tutch in Potter Heigham is visible in another,, so the Photos are post 1911

Stalham's PFS hasn't reopened yet, but it's getting close, the pumps were being tested yesterday, and staff were going in and out of the Kiosk.

yep it definitely is NBYC well one of the pictures on that web cam list is.. the direct link. https://www.nbyc.co.uk/webcam/

17 days to go to our show in Stalham, so I thought I'd just give you all a little reminder..

My week and Blue Moons with around 75 other boats. We, BM and me, successfully avoided mentions or photos in this.. https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/252422/Horning-Sailing-Club-Regatta-Week-2022 Thanks to all that avoided us...

This time of year, when coming home from Norwich from work, I look at the traffic sensors online before leaving. I almost never use the Wroxham Norwich road till after the schools go back. Coltishall road more likely, Frettenham occasionally.

Words were had with the sailors that did that it's against club rules..

Lot of rain over night but it appears to have finished earlier than expected, which is good for today. My day yesterday, First race went extremely well , an average start, but I kept up with the fleet, despite being the slowest handicap boat. At one point BM was ahead of a 8% faster boat. BM mixing it with the big boys, End of race one I had a day boat try overtake me on the left. As I crossed the finish line, it tried to turn right to go round the Swan in corner. Unfortunately it hadn't actually passed me at that point so there was a coming together. I saw the same day boat on the way back during the second race cause absolute chose trying to weave its way through the fleet.. Race two thought I was keeping out of every ones way at the start, two boats were over. The others got in a mess and suddenly I was in first place, didn't last long but it took a lap and a half for every one to get past. Then the wind died, and with a strong tide against us we drifted back wards for a couple of tacks before wind resumed if some what lightly, was well behind everyone at the end.. a day boat where it shouldn't be, in the middle of the river during the Rebel Keel boat start.

Ok folks there has been an amber warning put out for road traffic this weekend, So I'm putting out an amber warning for river traffic on the River Bure in Horning / Hoveton from tomorrow Saturday. Hoveton? Yep once we are past the dyke into Black Horse broad we are sailing in the waters of the parish of Hoveton. Yep Horning Regatta starts tomorrow, I'll be dropping the keep right buoy in the water between the Swan Inn and the parish staithe. Repaired for the second year running having been run over again. First boats out 14:00 Saturday, The forecast for the first few days of the regatta are light winds with heavy rain on Sunday. This combined with spring tides means sailing will be a struggle , boats will not be moving fast, and there's not a lot we can do about that.. Apologies for getting in your way..

More like card machines won't work there reliably, it's low probably no signal half the time, and you'd have to pay for phone charges to use one..

The jack staff is on the bow from which the Union Jack is flown, the only time it is the Union Jack, if it's flown elsewhere its the Union Flag. The Ensign staff is on the stern..

The majority of us are in Work, I'm in a little room with no windows, so does Norfolk even Exist when I'm in here.. Perhaps I should ask Schrodingers Cat.

Saw you going through Horning , shortly after followed by Broad Ambition.

Nice to see you as you went past, in Horning

Typical Scottish house, pebble dash... Sailing today a bit too windy, not many about at Horning some because of the wind, some up at Wroxham for the start of their regatta. Liz did some rallying up a dyke. Saw Pipedreams go past, then shortly after had a passing word with Broad Ambition. Didn't do too well at the sailing, weed, the mainsail slipped, a bit to much wind for BM.

Unfortunately there is already an email out from "Microsoft" which is nothing of the sort.. if you follow the instructions your account will be locked out and your emails hacked

just Three days till the regatta season starts properly.. Sunday is the Start or Wroxham week, and six days later Horning regatta starts..

OK just a three days till Wroxham Regatta starts and 6 days after that Horning regatta starts so it's time for a bump up of this thread so people can be reminded of the chaos us sailors can cause..

It belongs to the pub as does all the grass, the carpark, the sailing club land... Generally the pub does let anyone Moor there, that's between the end of the gravel path and the Southern Comfort. Beyond the gravel path it's the sailing clubs Moorings.. However on some occasions the Pub "allows" that mooring for special purposes. I know several sailing club members take the mooring for regatta week every year (30th July to 5th August this year) and keep their broads cruisers on it.. What their deal with the pub is I don't know.

it' 26C At Hickling SC at 08:55, and 28C on Norwich airport. and 23.12C inside this lab.

NO, in the deep water channel, but near markers and posts, so not straight down the middle of a Broad or River, with hoards of sailing boats heading at them from all directions and the motorboat driver not knowing where to go..