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    Full English Breakfast

    in Broads Chat

    Posted

    Morning all. I feel a resurrection of a thread coming on.

    The last post here was in 2019. What with Covid, change of ownership and stuff there must new venues to be added and defunct ones to be removed.

    Also, I would like a list of places that have not just good but excellent breakfasts. Myself and SWIMBO are oftentimes stuck for a good breakfast venue and cant always remember where we had one and if it was any good.

    I shall (of course) be rating these suggestions

    First on my list is Black Barn Farm at Salhouse. Unfortunately not anywhere near a river but serves our new favourite breakfast. Its great for people with either

    1. Access to a car

    2. Really efficient legs for walking

    Also does regular farmers markets and stuff

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    Herring Bridge

    in Broads Chat

    Posted

    I too watched it on the live stream. 

    Lots of talk about how we need to stop groundwater and rainfall getting into the sewerage system but no practical solutions as to how or when this would happen. 

    Lots of talk about "modelling" to see what the problem is and how rain makes its way into rivers. 

    Lots of talk about lack of funding from all agencies to cope with anything at all

    No commitment from any of the agencies to get anything done in a specific timeframe.

    A lovely 10 minutes at the end about the battle between Letheringsett Mill and the EA/Anglian Water as to who pays for the dredging there. Completely took things away from the issues at Hickling and the surrounding areas. A very well timed distraction from the points made earlier.

    I do admire Duncan for taking this on in what could only be described as a very busy election year for him. He truly is a man of the voters - sorry people. 

    Anyhoo. Years ago, I heard a story that somebody left a sluice gate open or closed or something in Beccles which caused flooding to houses.

    Someone found out that all the water that flooded out was "owned" by Anglian Water who refused to help the homeowners. They then got their solicitor to write to AW with a bill for storage of water that was in their house. AW turned up the next day and started sandbagging and pumping out houses. Probably an apocryphal story but did make me giggle.

    I spent a few minutes checking online as to who owns the water but gave up and watched videos of cats playing pianos instead. 

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    Hire Fleet Changes 2024

    in Hire Boat Discussion

    Posted

    6 hours ago, oldgregg said:

    They'll usually have a number within the fleet (ie Major Gem 2), but that won't be reflected in the reg.

    So in that instance she might show F866-8 on the transom, meaning she's F866 and can have 8 aboard.

    Can't find a pic of one now but will have a look tomorrow. Pretty sure I have seen boats with zxxx-1 or zxxx-2. 

    Will get back to you ASAP. Or slightly later than that. 

    Water Speed Record

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    10 hours ago, JanetAnne said:

    That's because they couldn't stop the scale model during trials! 

    I must pop in to check on progress next time I am up there.

    I did hear that the model ran well but, as you say, had velocity reduction issues. Rumour has it that it only stopped after running out of water and mounting the bank which resulted in a "model/ tree interface situation" 

    I spoke to him a couple of months ago and he was currently saving up for more carbon fibre for the boat. 

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    Water Speed Record

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Incredible to think that this was over 50 years ago. Tech and materials and pretty much everything else has improved so much yet the advances in speed have taken so long.

    I love The Guardians reporting of this though. Apart from the spelling mistakes (standard for The Gourdion)

    "Almost certainly the accident happened because Bluebird had been travelling too fast"

    Its a shame Leo Villa and Donald hadn't thought of this earlier. Seems so obvious with hindsight :)

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    Water Speed Record

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Morning all

    Couldn't find anything on the forum about this so thought I would put some info up. Its very exciting. Its been 30 odd years since Ken broke the WWSR which just goes to show how hard it is to do. 

    Ken Warby & The World Water Speed Record
    On the 8th of October 1978, Ken Warby broke his second and current world water speed record at a speed of 317.60MPH. Becoming the first man in history to break the 300MPH & 500KMH barriers. Ken Warby is the first and only Australian to hold an unlimited speed record, the first man in history to design-build & drive a boat to an unlimited speed record, records which he still holds to this day.
    Ken Warby & son Dave currently have the new Spirit of Australia II completed, tested, and will again return to Blowering Dam N.S.W. Australia to challenge the Unlimited World Water Speed Record.

    I have been following their progress here and here

    Its been a slow process but they are/were getting closer to breaking the record. Speeds have been gradually increasing and all was looking well until the weekend when they had a bird strike at 260mph, destroying the engine. 260 is a huge speed and if you Google or Youtube you can see how well it rides at that sort of speed. Its quite astonishing really. 

    The UK are also mounting a challenge with this.

    Longbow is at a slightly less developed stage so I am sure Dave Warby will break the record first but it makes me proud to be British to see people knocking up a boat in their shed - just like it used to be done. The build pics are great. Its just a few bits of ply and some dead trees cobbled together with a huge jet engine dropped in. 

    Anyway. If I hear more I will let you know but feel free to comment on anything WWSR related

    Andy T Boater

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    Paddle Boarders

    in Broads Chat

    Posted

    OK - so this is taken from the following website (other sources of information are available)

    https://www.itiwit.co.uk/stand-up-paddle-rules-and-regulations

    "SUP: the rules of priority in rivers. In rivers and enclosed bodies of water, the SUP is considered as a small craft: it must therefore move out of the way of all boats longer than 15 m (barges, cruisers). Again, sailboats must be given priority; however, a motorized craft of less than 15 m is obliged to manoeuvre around and away from you."

    So, a bit like cyclists, it would be my fault if I hit them whilst driving a car.

    I would suggest that, in general,  paddle boarders who are quite "into it" would be safer than people who buy a board from Lidl middle aisle or hire/borrow one and use them infrequently. (other opinions are also available but speaking as a BSUPA Paddleboard instructor my viewpoint wins :default_biggrin:)

    I did want to make another point but cant be bothered now. 

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    A Bargain?

    in Broads Chat

    Posted

    14 hours ago, Mouldy said:

    over £300 of that will be VAT

    VAT is not payable on foreign holidays either. Another reason why holidays abroad seem quite cheap in comparison

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    Ranworth Update

    in Broads Chat

    Posted

    23 hours ago, rightsaidfred said:

    The point of contention here is that like public Rights of Way and Common Land that have a protected status irrespective of ownership, the staithe by way of unhindered free of charge public use for at least the last 70 years has the definition of being a Public Staithe as defined in the conclusions of William Mackenzie KC in 1916 in relation to Reedham, you could add to this the side issue that as the BA are a Public Body and all the BA moorings have been funded solely by public monies ie the Tolls that also implies all the various BA moorings are Public Staithes, the definition of a Staithe is described in the Broads Act section IV.

    “staithe” means any land which is adjacent to a waterway and which the inhabitants of the locality are entitled to use as a landing place;.

    OK - this is not a rant but just my thoughts. Bear in mind these thoughts are the ramblings of a man who is still really cross that Ooompa Loompas in the Wonka thing at Theatre Royal are 6ft tall and look like silver Cybermen. And also the lack of public information about the cost of a haircut (dry with no "product") in Stalham.

    So if the BA moorings have been funded solely by public monies ie the Tolls, how can the moorings have had free of charge public use ? in the past

    Also, “staithe” means any land which is adjacent to a waterway and which the inhabitants of the locality are entitled to use as a landing place;. Nowhere in the Broads Act 1974 (as far as I can find) does it mention "free"

    I can see why people are getting all wound up about this but if they didnt charge for moorings they would need to make their money somewhere else - like a bigger toll increase. 

    I know it not "right" and its not "fair" but so little in life is. 

    How about we all chip in say, £30k* each and buy the lease for Ranworth? Then we could save ourselves a tenner every time we wanted to spend £50 or so on food and beer in the pub. 

    *Estimate purely based on no evidence at all. 

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    Alarm Going To Go Off On Sunday

    in Broads Chat

    Posted

    2 hours ago, JanetAnne said:

    Anyone else remember the old air raid siren on top of the Lowestoft Co-op canning factory being used in the 70's to call the part time firemen out?

    Yep. It was a very loud thing. And I was a lot further away from it than you were. Cant imagine the noise from a house only a few hundred yards away.

    Closure Of Horning Marshes Moorings

    in Broads Authority Notices

    Posted

    On 15/04/2023 at 08:06, Vaughan said:

    I think that is fair comment, since there are now so few public moorings.  I have often had to mud weight on Barton Broad on a trip back from the south rivers, since there was not one space available all the way from Stokesby to How Hill.  And that is in the "off" season.

    Not that I mind Barton Broad, of course!

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    Is the end of this rainbow at BA Headquarters? I assume they have found the magical pot of gold which is 13% bigger than last year.

     

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    Ranworth Update

    in Broads Chat

    Posted

    18 hours ago, rightsaidfred said:

    Mr.William Mckenzie K.C. opined that the B.& F.R.D.C. could be considered as the owners BUT (and I quote): 

    "It appears that charges or tolls can only be made where they have been customarily paid for a period of years, so as to show that the quays are not public quays. 

    That would suggest if the charges are removed as unlawful then they revert back to the status quo

    Definition of a Staithe N & S Broads Act 1988 section VI

    “staithe” means any land which is adjacent to a waterway and which the inhabitants of the locality are entitled to use as a landing place; 

    Fred

    My BOLD and UNDERLINING

    But we have been paying for a number of years. Its just that we have paid through tolls. Now we pay as we play. 

    There is a long document here which gives history of Staithes, what they are and what they are not. 

    OK - its commissioned by the BA and has many many words in it - some of which could be read by people who like to read these sorts of things.

    Anyway. I have watched enough episodes of Crown Court to know that I know nothing of legal things. 

    And unpopular as this will undoubtedly make me, I suspect neither do some others here that go on about legal rights and criminal acts and suchlike.  

    I for one dont believe that even the BA would have been stupid enough to have imposed charges without spending some considerable amount of (our) money on checking the legality of this out first. But I am but a simple boat owner - and what do I know.

    Andy T Iconoclast

     

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    Ranworth Mooring Fees?

    in Broads Chat

    Posted

    Late to the party on this but I have a question or two*

    Are there any time restrictions or definitions of what "overnight" means?

    If not, does that mean that I can moor up at, say 4pm, pay my overnight fee and that space is then mine until the following morning?

    Could I, therefore pootle off down river until sunset (or later if I wanted - I am a rebel with lights) and come back to find I still have the spot?

    If someone moves into my spot whilst I am away and pays their overnight fees then Ranworth are selling the same thing twice? Surely thats not a good/ nice/ legal thing? 

    I would assume however, that selling the same thing to 2 people/ boats is fraud of some type? Once you have sold it to me then you are no longer the owner so selling it again to someone else is bad thing.

    So if I own it for the night and someone moves in whilst I am out who kicks the new boat off and lets me back in?

    Andy

    * - I said a question or 2 but it appears that I have put in 6 question marks and have therefore increased my QM usage by 200%. This is way above the current rate of inflation and for that I apologise.

      

     

     

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    Life On The Rigs.

    in The Norfolk and Suffolk Coast

    Posted

    Did my very first trip on the Rough B. 

    Bit of an emergency so I was taken along to bulk up numbers.

    Spent 3 days attempting to fly out of Caister because of snow and fog. We were driven to Immingham and spent a further 2 days trying to fly out of there. Nearly made it twice on the first day before turning back and finally made it on day 2.  Hotbedding and 16 hour days and another crew doing 16 hour nights were fun - especially as being an apprentice meant I was constantly being woken up and moved because someone bigger wanted my bed. Spent most of the trip curled up on the floor. 

    Weather was so bad and so cold that the salt water fire hoses we ran out as a firewater precaution were freezing on the deck. 

    Finally got the job done and flew back to Cleethorpes. Flight back was interesting as the wind was at the limit so the pilot lifted a few feet and literally threw the helicopter off the side of the helideck. We plummeted down and pulled up with what seemed like only feet to spare. I am sure it was much more than that but felt a lot closer. The Dauphin helicopter was quite small and it was like flying 12 on a powered hanglider. The pilot was brilliant but also would wind us up by shouting through the intercom things like "oh my god - I havent seen that flashing light before" and things like that. 

    When we finally got back to GY there was really bad snow which had drifted and closed the A12 GY to LT dual carriageway. We made it to Hopton before getting stuck and spent the night in the car on the side of the road. 

    As a youngster it was a brilliant adventure - but not one I wanted to ever repeat. 

    Those were the days when the men were made of steel and the rigs were made of wood. 

     

     

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    I Must Resist (although Resistance Is Futile)

    in Restoration Projects

    Posted

    1 hour ago, BrundallNavy said:

    I see it went unsold, Did Mrs T boater hide your wallet :default_beerchug:

    I see Tim Collins yard sold for £125k. hope it continues as a timber yard and not developed into more houses. 

    She didnt hide my wallet - but I made sure she didnt know it was for sale. Even if it was free I think it would be too much money. 

    As for Tim's land, thats a fair bit of money. He told me that it actually has no river frontage and half of his old workshop/shed is on land that is only "borrowed" and will be returned once the yard sells. So someone has bought a very small parcel of land with no access to the river. And a lot smaller than it looks on the maps.

    I have been informed that he will move out of the yard but the business will still keep going. It will just be a ring up and he will deliver only service with no option to go and look at or select the wood. Sad but thats life.

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