Boats Far From Home

[Vaughan]

From the Crown Blue Line brochure of 1999. Photo taken In the port of Aigues Mortes, in the Petit Camargue.

By the way, that is Susie and I, driving the boat.

 

In this photo we were NOT driving the boat as we had abandoned the wheel to say "cheers" to the photographer!

[LizG]

Pretty sure I've posted this boat before but Pearl Gem B89 moored up between Stansted Lock and Hardmead Lock on the Lee Navigation today. As usual into the sun

[Roy]

3 hours ago, Broads01 said:

I remember the Alpha Craft hirefleet versions of these, not sure if they had one or two. One was called "Starfire" as I recall and had a full size 3 seater household sofa in the saloon. It's still on the Broads I think. I would imagine the airdraft is quite sensible.

Yes I remember seeing two on the broads one is definitely still on the broads. 
 

I love this thread it’s interesting to see where the boats have ended up 

[WherryNice]

Taken from Blakes 1990 brochure, a Crown Concorde appears to have also been available on the Broads?  The picture is actually Starfire from Alphacraft but I guess that's because Concorde was in build? 

[Broads01]

Crown Cruisers weren't at Somerleyton for very long, if memory serves. 

[Graham47]

8 hours ago, Broads01 said:

I remember the Alpha Craft hirefleet versions of these, not sure if they had one or two. One was called "Starfire" as I recall and had a full size 3 seater household sofa in the saloon. It's still on the Broads I think. I would imagine the airdraft is quite sensible.

That’s correct. Alpha Craft had 2 in their hire fleet. Starfire and Skyhawk, both of which I hired. They were 4 / 5 berth and were extremely spacious and comfortable. Skyhawk was up for sale under private ownership a couple of years ago and at that time was moored on the owner’s property in Horning. It belonged to a lady.

 

[Vaughan]

8 hours ago, WherryNice said:

The picture is actually Starfire from Alphacraft but I guess that's because Concorde was in build? 

I was thinking that they were built about 1990, before I joined the company.  We didn't have any blue ones, though.