Hemel_Dave

Hi All My Richardsons brochure fell through the letter box this morning the brochure has plenty of info in it with the cruising time chart loads of company history and some nice big pictures.Also new this year is the air draft for each boat and short breaks of 2 or 5 nights. Dave

Herbert woods have a webcam set on potter bridge

Hi Herbert woods are offering a 50% discount on selected boats and holiday homes during July and August.

I found this site over a year ago if you search within a couple of weeks of start date the discounts can be quite good.

REVIEW OF SWAN LIGHT FROM HERBERT WOODS We hired Swan Light for a 4 night break 29 May-2 June. Swan Light is a 6 berth boat in 3 cabins(no beds to make up). The forward cabin is very large with a walk round double bed and a good size toilet shower room and its own cd/radio. The mid cabin can be made up as 2 singles or 1 double the beds are also very low to the floor the beds reach under the high level helm this cabin is also very dark as it only has a very small window(about 6 inches) it shares a large jack and jill toilet shower room which also has a sitz bath. The aft cabin has a double berth with the engine under and shares the toilet shower room with the mid cabin all cabins have good storage. The living area has 2 large wrap round sofas with more than enough seating for six it has a flat screen tv with built in dvd player and another cd/radio. The galley is well layed out with plenty of work surfaces it has a full size cooker,microwave and fridge which could of been a little bigger. The driving position gave good all round views and the canopy is winch operated it also has a window wiper for wet weather. All cabins and living area are carpeted the boat also has a generator. The engine noise was ok if didn't go to hard on the throttle and kept the cabin door closed. We travelled from potter heigham to stokesby windmill to wroxham to stalham and back to potter heigham and used £35 of diesel which we thought was pretty good for a 42 foot boat.

Does anyone know what herbert woods are charging for fuel.

Hi we hired Regal Star and that cooker was a total pain.

Sorry for going off topic but I hired supreme a couple of seasons ago and the bow thruster got us out of a couple of tight situations

Hi Looking at Sandersons yard on the Hoseasons website it says save 50% on fuel pump prices also when you click to book a boat from them no fuel deposil shows on the price breakdown.

My second copy arrived today.

We have booked swan light for the end of May and a non boating week in a chalet on Hemsby Beach in September.

My Hoseasons brochure arrived today the print and price panels are very small and fine compared with last years its as if you are reading the T&C page from cover to cover.

Hi Herbert Woods have an ideal cruiser for first times next year might be a little cramped though at only 10ft long by 12ft wide called olympic light. Dave

Herbert Woods 2012 brochure is now online. Dave

Le Boats website is advertising Somerleyton as a start base for 2012.

Hi Dan Is that me in the last picture. Dave

HI Just been looking on Herbert Woods website and they are offering a 20% discount on holidays starting on the 6th or 7th of June.

Watching the webcam yesterday the yard looked busy with a few boats going out on hire as the new season kicks off. Dave

Hi All, Just had a look on Herbert Woods website and they are offering free fuel of £80 for a week and £50 for a short break over the Easter holiday period in exchange for an Easter egg. Dave

Dan must be on the case.

Well spotted Dan Dave

Hi All Not sure if this has been posted before but I've just looked on the Blakes boating website and at the bottom of the home page it says part of the Hoseasons group Ltd. Dave

Gold Gem was the first boat we ever hired back in 1990 before the days of carpet and soft furnishings we found the boat to be well designed and roomy the only downside for us with the boat was the position of the engine which was under a handy storage/worktop so you had to remove everything off of it for the daily engine checks. Dave

Hi I've just been looking on NBD website and it looks like they are adding some new boats to there fleet for this season next week. Dave

Hi Clive, It's good to see you adding more boats to your fleet. Dave