PastorsDayOff

Yeh, it’s a real buzzkill! But the offer is made, and you are welcome to call it in when you are next around. I am hoping to be out sailing tomorrow. I would have also been out today, but my ME bested me.

For those who live locally, I am always happy to give them the experience of sailing. Otherwise, try hiring one of the boats available for hire through the website. Instruction can be given, and then just have a go. If I can do it, anyone can. If you live locally, message me; I’ll take you sailing.

I jumped right in the deep end after a 30 year break from sailing, and most of that offshore. Looked at many boats to buy on the Broads, motor and sail, and getting back into sailing appealed to me. Didn’t take any refresher courses, but it really was like riding a bike; the knowledge came back. For me there is nothing better than enjoying the peace of the Broads under sail with the engine switched off. I recommend people give it a try.

Isn’t that why we call them ‘idiot lights’ (no personal insult intended)? Must get mine out the garage and MOTed. Sailing has been getting in the way.

Downloaded, signed in, and appears to be working.

Saw this earlier. Excellent idea. Hopefully get more people giving sailing a go, and this is a good place to start.

Welcome aboard sheephead.

Those of us who drive cars in Lowestoft might see this as rather good news. Shame they can’t do the odd bit of maintenance during the day.

Despite the fact that I have been around all types of boat, and spent much time on them, both at sea and inland over the last 40 or so years, and even though I am a strong and confident swimmer, I would still confess, that I am somewhat afraid of water. I have always respected water as something that is largely uncontrollable, immensely powerful, and devastatingly destructive. Even so; I have been, like many, one of those who has perhaps let bravado and coolness get in the way of safety; thus, over those many years I have been on boats, I have not allowed myself to adopt the safe practice of wearing a Lifejacket. Even at sea, sailing often with other men, it didn’t seem to be cool to wear a lifejacket, unless the sea conditions became particularly unfavourable. Now a little older, and somewhat more aware of my own mortality, when we bought our own sailing boat last year, I felt the need to make it a rule, that everyone on my boat must wear a life jacket, a decision that I was glad I made over this last weekend, as my wife, a confident and seasoned boater and strong swimmer, misjudged the distance whilst we were mooring, to find herself suddenly overboard in the Broads. Whilst we were thankfully not in fast moving water, the very cold of the water shocked her to the point that she could not actually swim. Thankfully, the self inflating life jacket did its job, and inflated quickly to keep her head above water. Help came quickly from fellow boaters, to whom I am eternally grateful. But the sobering truth is this, HER LIFE JACKET SAVED HER LIFE! So please please hear my plea. It doesn’t matter the conditions, and it doesn’t matter how sheltered your boat is, respect the water, and wear your lifejackets.

I don’t need to look at a BMI calculator, I just look in the mirror. I know I need to lose a lot of weight as I’m starting to create my own gravity.

Park one up outside a post office though, and there would be a mile long line of people suddenly appear all apparently needing to renew their TV licences.

Jimi Hendrix, Voodoo Child. That explains a lot!

Just as a P.S. to my previous post; detector vans, of which there are only a few shared round the country, only target homes, and only those that don’t have a listed licence. If you’re not sure if your boat is covered, then mudweight and just watch them try to get one near to you!

Each to their own. I have watched TV on boats many times. Today I’m more likely to watch something downloaded on computer or iPad, but generally I don’t bother, though I am a regular couch potato at home. But here are the rules as I understand them from a previous life (job) I don’t like to talk about. If you are using your own TV on your own boat, then you are covered by your home TV licence. If you lend your boat to someone else, they are covered under your TV licence, just as if you were to lend them your house for a holiday. If you rent your boat out, that’s a different story, you need a licence to cover the boat, just as the boatyards and hotels will have, which enables someone without a TV licence to watch TV on the boat or hotel room they rent. It is the difference between renting or lending/borrowing; which is why, if you rent a room in your house out to a student, they need to have their own TV licence. Now I’ve got that out my system I need a coffee. Now where did I put that remote?

For myself, part of the appeal of going on the boat, and specifically on the Broads is to go as off grid as possible. I’m happy to leave the TV at home.

I think the programme you were trying to watch might be finished now!

Technically, it’s a TV reception licence, but is there actually anywhere on the Broads you can pick up a decent TV reception?

Might see you out and about on Saturday from Sovereign Grace if you are heading back out from Beccles.

Working on it. Bought the sailboat; now plotting the course ready to untie the mooring lines. A few more circuits of the Broads, then we are off.

I have a 50 ft mast on my boat, will I get under Ludham Bridge? Sorry; just thought I would test the quote! Welcome aboard Donnyboy!

Welcome aboard Archer003.

Welcome aboard Lesandcol.

Waveney River Centre is a nice place to overnight; you will have to pay for mooring, but there is a pub/restaurant on site.

Welcome aboard Twosaints.

This is all very confusing, John, Lionel, Betty. Me thinks there must be an interesting back story here.