[Not So Great Start To Season]

1 hour ago, Broads01 said:

I'm pleased both Richardsons and BA have responded positively. What's a blue book warning? 

A recored written warning, sort of like caution, but from the BA not the police.

[Not So Great Start To Season]

Spoke to Richardson’s, fortunately the hirers held their hands up and admitted the incident, the Richardson’s are going to call me at some point today to sort out repairs. Closer inspection there are 1000's of scratches all the way down the hull a broken fender eye, broken window hinge in the head, a burst fender and a great big dirty black mark from the rub strip hitting us not to mention a very shook up wife who had me checking the bilges all evening for water ingress. BA have also spoken to the helm and given them a blue book warning.

For anyone reading this remember this, if they had not stopped after I had called them back the BA were prepared to prosecute them for leaving the scene of an accident, so if you should hit another boat please don’t just drive off, stop and exchange details.

[Not So Great Start To Season]

Moored on a wild mooring just north of Acle bridge, we were T boned by one of Richardson's finest, full of lads more interested in taking 'selfies' than driving the boat. Not happy. They were not even going to stop if I had not called them back. BA and Richardson's rung and messages left with both.

First trip out this season... great

[Roland Rip]

We went down to Colchester to say a final goodbye to a good friend. As usual he had the last laugh finishing off his service with Bat out of Hell!

[New Webcam]

Very interesting to see the water temp and how little changes, mind you at just under 10'c I dont fancy a dip!

[Trixie - A Tour]

As usual, great video, come to expect nothing less from Robin.

[Horning By Cab]

We have used Horning cars in the past, great service.

[Caravaning]

Thanks again, Bureside looks interesting, I wonder if I could moor my boat on there moorings while my brother is stopping there... interesting.

[3 Rivers Race 2019]

I remeber a couple of years ago late on a staurday watching for the first boats coming back to Horning, seeing the green nav lights rounding the bend before New Inn only to be dragged slowly back by the tide, repeated several times until one got light whisp of air to them going. I guess that where the skill come in!

[Caravaning]

Thanks all, a few to take a look at.

[Caravaning]

Time to pick the collective brain.

We own our own boat on the northern rivers, but my brother is a carvanist, he is wanting to come down for a week or so in the summer and we are going to take him out on our boat. The question is does any know any good caravaning sites with full services i.e. water electricity etc that is ideally close to the a mooring on the northern rivers? And does anyone have any expirences of them?

Thanks in advance

[Herbies]

£20 seems a bit high for me, I may be parnoid but it seems to me its to put off private boats from using the moorings. As for how much I would charge for someone to use my morring, well if we are not using it then I dotn have a problem with anyone using it for free but the marina probably wouldnt allow it.

[Carousel Of Drone Images]

Great photo's Thanks

[Acle Bridge]

Stunning skys!

 

[Gtl]

Thanks EastCoastIPA I was just wondering

[Spanish Cod Cooking On The Corsican Part 49]

We had a spanish fish soup in Lanzarote, it came in bright red soup, it was great but stained your finger orange when dealing with the shellfish in it. Any idea how its made?

[Tomato Sauce Cooking On The Corsican Part 50]

Much better than the bottled sauces! lovely thanks

[Gtl]

What would happen if you topped up at say Boulters with regular red?

[Is It Pc Gone Mad]

Oh dear! Stop the world I want to get off and go somewhere more sensible

[Short Stay Toll, Can One Buy In Advance?]

When we brought our boat round the coat we just nipped in at Reedham and boaught one from the ranger there on the day.

[Peaceful Saturday Morning]

About a month ago we had a boat moored on Horning village staith running the engine for 10 to 15 mins every half an hour form about 9pm to well past 11pm. No idea why or what they were trying to do. I just stuck my fingers in my ears and left them too it, but cant say I was happy about it. I just find it rather inconsiderate, the only thing I can think of is it was somthing to do with heating but as it was a private boat maybe they sould take a look a their batteries, (not private boat bashing by the as I was on my own boat).

[Boat Safety Scheme (bss) - Recommendations]

Tim Waters has done our last 2 BSS inspections, nice guy, really helpfull and full great of technical advise.

[New Boat At Last]

Enjoy your new boat, I'm sure you will love it, even though your bank account might not :)

[Would You Hire Out Your Privately Owned Boat?]

Simple no, even if the insurance would allow it. Plus dont BA charge inflated tolls for hired boats?

[Riverside Stores Stokesby]

It's pitty, had some really good food there and they saved big time when my phone charger broke on a solo trip, amazingly they had one and I still use it on the boat to this day. Places like that are a god send and will be missed.