BroadAmbition

My tip is to make sure loose items are secured and off shelves UNLESS you are confident Breydon will be a smooth passage. I have made the crossing hundreds of times, however a fortnight or so back I got caught out good n proper. Top of boat down, windows open, galley in normal state, deck gear just sat on deck / coach house roofs for a smooth crossing - It was anything but. Flood tide and a strong southerly wind (Tail end of Hurricane Bertha I believe) resulted in a genuine 5foot swell straight on the bow - Result soaked wheelhouse, cabin bedding soaked. I tried to 'Heave to' but the wind/tide would have put me on the mudflats - there was nowt for it but to 'Come about' which is hen the galley got trashed and we lost some deck gear. Now travelling with the swell we could get the top up and stow what hadn't just stowed itself on the deck during our 180 turn, another 180 turn and we were underway again, great fun with the spray sometimes landing astern of us (and we are 40ft) I have never seen conditions like that on Breydon before now. If one is 'Secured for sea' then you won't have any problems and it is quite exhilarating, but beware if you are not prepared - I wasn't and should have known far better - No excuses 'Guilty as charged Neptune'

Duvets and pillows onboard all year round, but taken home for a wash as and when needed. Bottom fitted sheets, Duvet covers and pillow cases brought onboard / taken home for each visit. Sometimes but rarely sleeping bags used - generally only in the winter if it's really cold

That rain storm will have done you a favour - at least you will have found out the source of any leaks before the soft furnishings go in. Once you start using her proper and spend a few nights onboard then and only then will you come across a host of little finishing / tweaking jobs - all part of the fun and getting her 'Just Right' - it takes time and the dreaded £'s but all very much worthwhile and enjoyable getting her sorted too. So pleased you are afloat. Well done

What a very good write up, lovely photo's too. Not jealous, not jealous (Much) Sigh . . . . still only a month and I'll be out on the Briney too, visiting St Kats no less

John - we are fiends click buttons or otherwise!

9:9mph is about right - Thanks for your advice

Er of course it wasn't through horning !! The GPS displays in mph The make is a Jack Powles 40 (Aka Star Supreme class and/or Bourne 40 hull) Engine is 50hp shaft drive with a 4 x blade prop

Confused - Using your formula I get a max hull speed of 8:6 However I have seen more than that (using GPS) on flat calm waters at slack water

Another vote For Mikuni - Plus if you keep your fuel tank treated with 'Soltron' it will burn cleaner, hotter and no dreaded bug either

'A long time ago in a galaxy far far away' Well to be precise it was the either the Norwegian or Barents sea I was at sea on one of her Majesties grey funnel line vessels. The year would have been 1980-ish That particular day we were towing a 'Splash Target' about 1/2 a mile astern of the ship The splash target was to simulate a ship and threw up a tall water plume. The American air force were due to do a live bombing exercise on the splash target. The weather was clear, bright with azure blue skies and not a cloud to be seen with hardly any wind They were about six aircraft due to make numerous 'Bombing' runs which they duly did. Some of the 'Hits' were indeed classed as hits as they were quite close to the splash target. The Americans drew off gained some altitude and circled. Then - 'She' - arrived over the horizon. Her height was about 3000ft the same height that the Americans had been carrying out their exercises. 'She' was of course a lone Avro Vulcan, in she came, no practise run,(like the Yanks had enjoyed) just straight in and let go a solitary bomb. By now most of the ships company were on the upper deck (Which would have been around 200 of us or so, 80 odd below decks). After letting go her ordnance she stood on her tail and emitted that now famous Vulcan 'Howl' The noise even at that height was tremendous, then silence. We sailors just stood our mouths agape - Our splash target was no more, a direct hit (Which most of us had never witnessed before or since) leaving our ship towing just a wire hawser with no splash target throwing up a plume of spray. Witness 200 sailors whooping with pride and joy. The American aircraft quickly departed. The Vulcan gained much altitude until she was able to produce a fine contrail in the sky where she proceed to 'Write' out our ships pennant number over hundreds of miles 'D88' That was one of my most proudest and best remembered days where the famous Vulcan is concerned. Nowadays I see her regularly flying in/out of her home base as she is on my doorstep - I've had a walk round her in her hanger too. Some of us now take her for granted, apart from when she goes over 90% and 'Howls' (She doesn't always do this even on take off). I will never forget that proud day at sea when she showed the Yanks how it is done

I'm about - About to be afloat again that is! Oh and welcome

Welcome to all the 'Newbies' from me too. I joined in 07 but right now I kind of feel like a new member too

And for what it's worth I totally 'get' where speedtriple was coming from

The lock was operating normally Saturday and the moorings back to normal Sunday

I've often seen the club previously mentioned just north or Acle bridge, they even have a windsock they erect

Love it, proper good post there JTF

Yep that'll be yet another 'You naughty individual,consider your wrist most firmly slapped' then Let alone the forlorn hope of any compensation for damage caused to the craft, loss of insurance no claims bonus and the like

The car has had it's makeover. As for the roof . . . . . . .

Glad to see they have it sorted and thanks for the notification

So after yet another outage why not change sites to a more reliable one?

What I don't follow, he is using a new hosting company - which I presume is a paid service provided? if so he is paying for a service that he is not receiving. I would not be best pleased if I was in his shoes

Maybe your not Reported today Jason Hatch - 40hp Honda outboard stolen from boat at Ranworth....please contact Paul Bassham PC1048 @BroadsBeat crime no140 if any details. thank you!

Wishing everyone the best for Christmas and the New Year. Here's wishing one and all have plenty of days afloat in 2014

You could always ask the skipper of 'Broad Ambition' He can do it backwards

Do the BA have the power/authorisation to close Breydon to private sea going craft then?