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My wife Judy by "Nancy" at Southgates Boatyard, Horning for the last of 5 years of weekend hires as "Nancy" was sold. W e managed to buy her 35 years later at Herbert Woods and I still have her.

Hi Turnoar, I know that Herbert Woods took a mould from her for a GRP version but "Nancy" is the only wooden boat to that design. She was well known on the rivers when we used to sail her but my age and a home in Lincolnshire make outings difficult so we look for a new, classic, boat owner. Harnser.

A chance to own a unique Broads wooden half-decker “Nancy”, 20ft loa. She was designed and built by Herbert Woods about 1950 as a boat for teaching youngsters. Carvel mahogany on oak frames with cream sails, bermudan rig. Excellent condition. Maintained and stored under cover at Swallowtail Yard, Ludham for inspection. Offers invited by PM A summer berth could be leased at nearby Hunters Yard by going on their waiting list.

Greetings. My name is Colin Smith, I am 88, and I have had a long association with the Broads. My love of sailing was made by my early teenage reading of Arthur |Ransome's Swallows and Amazon series which also gave an interest in the Broads from “Coot Club” and “The Big Six”. My first Broads event was hiring “Pandora 4” from Earnest Collins at Wroxham with 3 schoolboy friends in 1954 to show them the joy of sailing. Then yearly to 1958 in “Summer Breezes”. A memorable event in 1959 was when my Judy and I first hired a beautiful half-decker called “Nancy” from Southgates Yard at Horning. We fell in love with that boat and sailed her for many weekends in subsequent years. Those years sailing “Nancy” on the North rivers and Broads were an absolute delight for us. We were distraught when the Yard told us in 1964 that she had been sold. 35 years later, by an amazing coincidence, we saw an advert for her sale from Ruth Knight at Herbert Woods yard, Potter Heigham, bought her and resumed our old pleasure. Sadly my Judy passed away in 2009 and as the rest of the family have other sailing interests and the Broads are now populated by many cruisers and few sailing craft I have decided to part with “Nancy”. An advert appears elsewhere on this site.