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  1. Dear all,

     

    Please find attached NTM 04 of 2023 regarding dates for powerboat racing at Oulton Broad.

     

    You can also find copies on our website: https://www.broads-authority.gov.uk/boating/navigating-the-broads/notices-to-mariners

     

    Best


    Tom

     

    Tom Waterfall

    Senior Communications Officer

    Direct dial 01603 756034

     

    Broads Authority 

    Yare House, 62-64 Thorpe Road, Norwich NR1 1RY

     

    Please note that my normal working hours are 8.00am – 4.45pm Monday to Friday, with alternate Mondays as non-working days.

     

    If I am out of the office I will deal with your email on my return, alternatively please contact another member of the Communications team.NTM 04 2023 Oulton Broad Power Boat Racing.pdf

  2. 42 minutes ago, MauriceMynah said:

    Oh dear, once again I find myself asking you all for advice. 

    I wish to acquire a pan. It will be very heavy cast iron, square or rectangular, and have a folding handle. I would like it to have those ridges to keep the food out of the oil. Its the sort of thing that people cook steaks on.

    No sign of anything like it in Roy's and Amazon showed something similar which I bought, but it was so "lightweight " it could have been pressed alloy.

    My dear friends, where should I look for such an item?

    Hello MM, 

    I have tried a few pans with ridges in the past and have always ditched them for standard frying pans because they are more trouble than they are worth.

     

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  3. Because of the height of Ranworth Breeze I always use the Broads Authority's tide table which are the only ones that can give me the height of low water at Yarmouth. Other tricks such as counting the ladders rungs at the start Yacht Station moorings, if you can see that 7 rungs are above the water line there is 10 foot clearance under both bridges and Ranworth Breeze needs 9 foot 8 inches with everything down.

     

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  4. 15 hours ago, YnysMon said:

    We'll next be on Moonlight Shadow for a fortnight from early evening on 5th May, the day before the Coronation. Can anyone give us any advice on where we should head for on Saturday if we want to watch the Coronation on TV - where are we most likely to get a good TV signal? Are there places we should avoid?

    Lodon is a dead spot for TV reception and phones Helen.

    Regards Alan

  5. Dear all,

    The incident involving the unexploded bomb in Great Yarmouth is still ongoing and the planned defusal has been put on hold.

    A cordon remains in place and the River Yare is still closed to river traffic downstream of Haven Bridge.

    Please continue to avoid the area for your own safety.

    Best

    Tom

    From: Tom Waterfall
    Sent: 07 February 2023 14:40
    To: Tom Waterfall <Tom.Waterfall@broads-authority.gov.uk>
    Subject: Urgent Boating News - Navigation restriction on the River Yare, Great Yarmouth

     

    Dear all,

    Due to an ongoing incident involving a suspected unexploded bomb near Bollard Quay in Great Yarmouth, the River Yare is currently closed to river traffic between Haven Bridge and the North Sea.

    A cordon is currently in place restricting access to the nearby area. Police have urged members of the public to avoid the location.

    An Explosive Ordinance Device team is currently on-site investigating. We will issue any further updates in due course.

    Best

     

    Tom

     

    Tom Waterfall

    Senior Communications Officer

    Direct dial 01603 756034

     

    Broads Authority 

    Yare House, 62-64 Thorpe Road, Norwich NR1 1RY

     

    Please note that my normal working hours are 8.00am – 4.45pm Monday to Friday, with alternate Mondays as non-working days.

     

    If I am out of the office I will deal with your email on my return, alternatively please contact another member of the Communications team.

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  6. Dear all,

    Due to an ongoing incident involving a suspected unexploded bomb near Bollard Quay in Great Yarmouth, the River Yare is currently closed to river traffic between Haven Bridge and the North Sea.

    A cordon is currently in place restricting access to the nearby area. Police have urged members of the public to avoid the location.

    An Explosive Ordinance Device team is currently on-site investigating. We will issue any further updates in due course.

    Best

     

    Tom

     

    Tom Waterfall

    Senior Communications Officer

    Direct dial 01603 756034

     

    Broads Authority 

    Yare House, 62-64 Thorpe Road, Norwich NR1 1RY

     

    Please note that my normal working hours are 8.00am – 4.45pm Monday to Friday, with alternate Mondays as non-working days.

     

    If I am out of the office I will deal with your email on my return, alternatively please contact another member of the Communications team.

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  7. 14 minutes ago, CambridgeCabby said:

    The Ranworth Maltsters is open today from 11:30 to about 18:30 - 19:00

    Is that good or bad? I have heard the new chef as not improved the meals.

  8. Many boats have modesty  covers over the windscreen and side windows, this  also acts as uv protection for furnishings.

    I usually take our off Ranworth Breeze when going on board and do not put it back on until the end of my allocation.

    Regards

    Alan

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  9. Hello Chris,

    I often have to use Ranworth Breeze solo if I can not temp my friends to come down to the boat for a week or a few days. with solo cruising you have to pick your overnight mooring with care, good stern mooring or low running tides for port or starboard mooring.

    Regards

    Alan

  10. 5 minutes ago, CambridgeCabby said:

    As an aside , the only reason there are rangers (voluntary) ones at Ranworth seems to me to be due to the fact that they have a visitors center there , the “current crop” that were there last season did on occasion assist in boats mooring but not IMHO in a manner that was especially efficient or tbh beneficial .

    One of these rangers rushes out with their boat hook in hand ready to spear any incoming vessel and is one of those individuals that has a talent to look exceedingly busy whilst achieving diddly squat , often waving a day boat into the side dyke (taxi rank side) or on the front when there are spaces in the dedicated dingy dyke readily available .

    They are often seen untying a boat without consulting with the owners or crew so as to squeeze another boat in , and tying the boat lines above an already moored vessels ropes , not good etiquette at the very least , and as far as moving another’s vessels I’m not certain as to the legality either.

    In all the years we have been boating , when a boat arrived and is in obvious difficulty making a safe mooring there has been an abundance of willing individuals only to happy to assist.

    A BA Ranger is not needed at Ranworth at all and to a majority of those I converse with is not wanted either .

    Ergo , if the BA wish to save funds then dispense with the Ranger at Ranworth all together .

     

    It is not one ranger because they operate shifts.

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