My wife and I honeymooned on the Broads in 1972 and then spent many a happy holiday cruising until our emigration to New Zealand in 2002. We returned to spend our 45th wedding anniversary in 2017 and had Classic Gem for 3 weeks. An older boat and a bit of a handful for two, with many good features, but would not pass under Potter Higham Bridge (I am pretty sure our pilot left a skin of paint under Wroxham bridge!). Anyway we enjoyed it so much we are coming back this year. We have hired a smaller boat, Swan Rapture, which the blurb says will pass under all Broads bridges. However, it does have a 7' air draft, the same as Classic Gem, which would not. We would love to visit Hickling again, but having read this thread, I have my doubts we will get there. Can any of you knowledgeable folk offer information (and hopefully reassurance)?
Many thanks