thingamybob Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Just now, JennyMorgan said: Allegedly very demanding and not cost effective. Apart from that white sling backs & Norfolk mud don't tend to be compatible. Oh dear. Now, do tell me about "Norfolk mud" and "rampant young ladies from Essex". I will have to visit the Broads more often, it appears I am missing out on something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted February 4, 2017 Author Share Posted February 4, 2017 Events involving Norfolk mud are a regular occurrence on Breydon Water. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Thanks for that picture Peter, it answers a question I've often meant to ask... Can Breydon mud be walked on (safely). It seems not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppy Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 22 hours ago, johnb said: We have a friend who has quite bad mobility problems and only last night her husband was saying how much they enjoyed day boats but getting on and off is a big problem. The picture seems to show a ladder going down to the boats, are there floating pontoons or there always be a step down into the boat (apart from inside the boat itself)? Thanks for any information. Come and see us here http://www.nancyoldfield.org.uk/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracie Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Wow, what a fantastic job you and the rest of the people do at the Trust, Pops. To take time out of your lives to allow folk that couldn't normally visit the Broads without your help is amazing, unsung hero's in my book Grace p.s Just hope you refrain from telling them any of your jokes 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seriously Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Not so sure the railings are for kids with additional needs as theses kids are better behaved than most boat users. I think the bars are to help hen and stag parties , so they can improve their ability to rock the boat until it capsizes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 I watch the work of Waveney Sailability and I never cease to be amazed. There is one man who controls his boat just with his mouth! Where else other than a sailing boat could he find that sort of freedom? Totally dependent on other people whilst on the land, totally free of that dependence whilst out on the water, not even dependent on a fuel station! http://www.waveneysailability.co.uk/ 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 14 minutes ago, Gracie said: Wow, what a fantastic job you and the rest of the people do at the Trust, Pops. To take time out of your lives to allow folk that couldn't normally visit the Broads without your help is amazing, unsung hero's in my book Grace p.s Just hope you refrain from telling them any of your jokes Grace, perhaps that is where he gets most of his jokes from! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppy Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 3 minutes ago, JennyMorgan said: Grace, perhaps that is where he gets most of his jokes from! Most of the jokes they tell me would get me severely 'modded ' on here 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracie Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Highly unlikely JM, I have had the privilege of working with disabled children in the past, their sense of humour and zest for life made me smile and lifted my spirits every day, unlike any joke that Pops has ever told Grace 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 I used to teach blind folk how to sail & I must agree with Gracie's sentiment regarding humour & the zest for life. Regarding some of the jokes and I also have to agree with Poppy! I know that I was being tested, a determination to shock, but hey, part of the joy in helping folk who really appreciate the experience that only a sailing boat can provide. A sailing boat calls on every sense that a person has and one blind man I had on board wept as he sailed, the joy that it was giving him. He was over seventy and he just kept asking himself why he hadn't taken up sailing when he was younger. Thanks to people like Nancy Oldfield & Sailability he can. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 15 minutes ago, JennyMorgan said: I used to teach blind folk how to sail Oh that explains so so much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEAMASTER Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Easy answer to this folks. Well in my opinion. There crash bars. Lets face it majority of day boat hirers I've come across have had no respect for other boat users especially bigger boats. So theses bars are anti ram bars so we don't drive over the top of them in anger. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 1 hour ago, MauriceMynah said: Oh that explains so so much ??? Just curious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 6 hours ago, JennyMorgan said: ??? Just curious Oh you know the sort of thing Peter, Aiming for the bank, unaware of anyone else using the river, all the normal attributes of a saily. It's just I never realised they couldn't see is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 Sod-'em-all- we-got-right-of-way so there!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 1 hour ago, JennyMorgan said: Sod-'em-all- we-got-right-of-way so there!! Not if you are the "overtaking vessel" which was always my problem in Evening Flight! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 49 minutes ago, Vaughan said: Not if you are the "overtaking vessel" which was always my problem in Evening Flight! Couldn't you have claimed to be hampered vessel? Not sure what you were hampered by but I'm sure that you could have thought of something suitable. Fair bet that the overtaken boat wouldn't have known better, bluff is such a useful tool!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 13 minutes ago, JennyMorgan said: Couldn't you have claimed to be hampered vessel? When you are driving one of the fast River Cruisers (which used to be my great privilege) in a stiff breeze at Thurne mouth, it is more like riding a galloping horse. You can lean out either side as you take the bends and you can tug on one or two strings (or reins) but you are not actually in any effective control at all! The wash that you make is phenomenal! Those moments of adrenalin rush will always be in my memory but in fact, these things are very dangerous! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 That wash can be pretty impressive! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 Just now, JennyMorgan said: Isn't she lovely? There are two of my nephews in that photo. I am sure Mike Barnes would agree with what I said earlier! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 6 minutes ago, Vaughan said: Isn't she lovely? There are two of my nephews in that photo. I am sure Mike Barnes would agree with what I said earlier! I'm sure that Mike would, Maidie being the biggest offender in the wash stakes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 Somewhere I have a snap of a water-skier being towed behind Maidie, he was riding on the crest of the wash. When Maidie sits in the water she certainly creates a hole in the water. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 Sailing cruisers NEVER get out of control. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracie Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 There, now what have I been saying all along, those flappy things are a menace and judging by the above posts the Sailors aren't much better either and you wonder why I run to my cabin at the sight of em Just kidding, of course, brilliant stuff Grace 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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