This is my first posting, and I hope I've put this in the right place...
I have a 2 week family holiday planned in August in a hire boat on the Broads.
None of us have been there before - all we know is from Arthur Ransome.
Our boating experience is somewhat limited - a week of day boat trips on the upper Shannon, and a week in a cruiser on the Lough Erne.
We had a fantastic time on both occasions, found (almost) everyone very friendly, and managed not to get into any trouble.
I think that - at least on the Northern Broads - it will be a bit busier in August than Ireland was though.
I'd be interested in advice people here have that might not be obvious on how to enjoy ourselves without being a nuisance to those who know what they're doing and have to put up with hordes of beginners in hire boats...
We're not planning on mooring over any coots' nests.