Eyegreg Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Hello everyone. I am a new member and have been following the NBN topics and thoroughly enjoyed. I do not own my own boat but manage to hire every other year. I have been lucky that my father always took us on holiday for two weeks of the year every year from 1949 so it is so interesting how the changes have taken place. My father's first hire boat was a yacht and my brother was six months old and that was in 1942 - well done to my mum. No engine just a pole. Thank you for reading. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TostockTimonier Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Hi and Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranworthbreeze Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Hello Eyegreg to the forum. Regards Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwanR Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Welcome along! Do you have any holidays booked back on the Broads at the moment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea14Ian Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Welcome from me. Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyegreg Posted August 28, 2020 Author Share Posted August 28, 2020 Thank you so much to everyone who welcomed me on board. Yes, we have a holiday booked for 15th June 2021 from Barnes Brinkcraft Encore Plus 4 (luxury for us for a change) but not sure on how I will see what is going on behind. I am looking forward to it so much and my husband is looking forward to the start of the fishing season. I love planning where we will go and tides, etc but it never really works out as expected. Last time on the broads was Martham Mill last year with the grandchildren who absolutely loved the boating with no wifi and the floods. Best holiday they ever had they said. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turnoar Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Ahoy there Eyegreg, great to have you on board, do share any stories of those voyages from your childhood, it’s really interesting to hear tales of bygone holidays. The yard, the boat, the moorings, anything, it’s wonderful to hear history! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyegreg Posted August 30, 2020 Author Share Posted August 30, 2020 Hello not quite familar with the site yet but here goes. Thankyou so much for your comments. I have quite a few memories on the Norfolk Broads, some of which were quite traumatic i.e. the demise of our much loved great Aunty Dora on Eastern Sun during the fifties!! On a lighter note “Martham Development” boatyard was a particular favourite of my parents and we were bought an “MD”enamel badge to wear whenever we took over our hire boat. We had Japonica a few times as well as Janet and Janice. We also used to stay in “Millway” which was then a lovely wooden cottage a little bit further on from the boatyard and had two undercover boat moorings one each side of the property where we housed Jamecia a lovely half decker and a day boat called June as well as a dinghy from the same boat yard. Millway had no electricity and the gas lamps had to be lit during the evening so we could play the obligatory game of cards. The WC was outside and consisted of an oil barrel with a plank of wood over the top. My sister and I were always chaperoned when it got dark as the toilet shed was situated right next to the river! There was a jug and basin to wash with in the bedrooms but I was not allowed to use either as I was considered to be a liability when it came to being clumsy. One of my chores was to go and collect the milk from a man in a small hut which was situated down by Martham Ferry Boatyard. I used to be quite scared of this responsibility as the “milkman in the shed” kept jars on the shelves with jam or honey in to catch the wasps and I was quite traumatised by the poor wriggling creatures as I felt sure they could get out of the hole in the top of the lid. Anyway, I have given just a brief insight of the many years we spent on the Norfolk Broads and hope I haven’t bored anyone with my ramblings, but thanks for reading. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lulu Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 25 minutes ago, Eyegreg said: Anyway, I have given just a brief insight of the many years we spent on the Norfolk Broads and hope I haven’t bored anyone with my ramblings, but thanks for reading. Definitely not bored me. More stories please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CambridgeCabby Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 A warm welcome from Katie and myself to this friendly corner of the web Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyegreg Posted August 30, 2020 Author Share Posted August 30, 2020 Thanks so much to comments but not too sure around website. I am Cambridgeshire . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YnysMon Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 A belated welcome from me too! I agree, we'd love to hear more stories. Wow, your Mum must have been a star to go sailing with a baby! I noticed a young couple on one of the two berth Hunter's Yard boats this summer had a baby with them and thought they were brave, especially as the boats have no running water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesey69 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Staggering to think how times have changed. My first hire still had gas heating and that was in early 1990s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Our first hire had no heating, no fridge, no tv/radio and gas light in the main saloon. It was one of Richardson's finest called "Fancy Free" back in 1965. I've asked in the past if anyone has any pics of her but it seemed nobody had. Pity! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Blakes catalogue of 1971. I think by then they had added a few things to her, such as a shower! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Hi Eyegreg. Welcome to the site. I joined last year and it’s full of interesting stories and information. You’ll soon find your way around.Sent from the Norfolk Broads Network mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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