webntweb Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Ha'penny Bridge, Lechlade - wild mooring beyond 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webntweb Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Topping up water at Radcot Lock 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webntweb Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Swinford Toll Bridge 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webntweb Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Kings Lock just above Oxford 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webntweb Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Godstow bridge - bit of a tight fit 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webntweb Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Port Meadow, Oxford 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webntweb Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Osney Bridge, Oxford. Very similar to Beccles Old Road, and a similar clearance as well 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webntweb Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Folly Bridge, Oxford - Downstream navigation arch. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webntweb Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Kings Arms, Sandford - front of our boat just visible on the left of pic. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webntweb Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Leaving Benson Lock 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webntweb Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 And finally, approaching Richardson's boat yard at Wallingford from downstream. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Brilliant photos, I am definitely encouraged to give that area ago again in the future. To keep it on a Broads theme your boat is still on hire as Coral Horizon in a similar colour scheme all be it refurbished as a 2 berth only at Stalham. Caversham boat services are also worth a look based on an island with 70s and 80s built boat they are many ways similar to Hearts cruisers in the 90s unfortunately without the prices. They have an ex Brister Yare Moonlight Aquafibre Pearl 38 and a Greenway Bourne 35. An old fashioned fleet however they have invested in the latest electric toilets. Neil 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadAmbition Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Great photos. Thanks for sharing Griff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webntweb Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Captain said: Brilliant photos, I am definitely encouraged to give that area ago again in the future. To keep it on a Broads theme your boat is still on hire as Coral Horizon in a similar colour scheme all be it refurbished as a 2 berth only at Stalham. I've often wondered if it was the same boat. It was "Maid of Chertsey" whereas Craig's database has Coral Horizon as previously "Maid Clarissa". I suppose it could have changed names more than once before coming to the Broads. One possible way of discovering if it is the same boat is if you looked at it close up you could make out the name of the original owners "Turks" in large letters under the paint on the angled part of the roof. Perhaps one of the forum members who moors at Richardson's could have a look sometime? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyg Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 I always thought coral horizon was the old ex royall tango. Well there you go, thanks for the info 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Interesting definitely ex Thames not Royals as it was reregistered on arrival on the Broads, similar colour scheme, probably dates from about 1980 if it's a Turks boat as it was an early Bounty 28, I will have to investigate further to confirm when possible. I don't believe there were too many on the Thames. Richardsons bought the fleets of Maid boats so a rename is possible or I could be completely wrong about which Maid it was! Neil 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS2021 Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 6 hours ago, webntweb said: And finally, approaching Richardson's boat yard at Wallingford from downstream. Most Thames yards which closed became very expensive riverside apartments. I believe this yard became Oxford University Boat Club. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 4 hours ago, webntweb said: I've often wondered if it was the same boat. It was "Maid of Chertsey" whereas Craig's database has Coral Horizon as previously "Maid Clarissa". I suppose it could have changed names more than once before coming to the Broads. One possible way of discovering if it is the same boat is if you looked at it close up you could make out the name of the original owners "Turks" in large letters under the paint on the angled part of the roof. Perhaps one of the forum members who moors at Richardson's could have a look sometime? It is the same boat.... The Wallingford fleet was renamed after the Richardsons takeover (Maid Boats to Maidline Cruisers for 1992, and Benson & Thames Ditton bases became Benson Pleasurecraft & Ferryline Cruisers for the same year) and the fleet took on Maid of (insert place name) rather than the former girls names under Maid Boats. For the 1998 season (or thereabouts) the Wallingford fleet were all renamed to girls names again, and this one became Maid Clarissa. As said, she came originally from Turks and was built for 1980 I think, and was a bit unusual then in having two rear singles rather than the rear double layout (which she actually now has). Dan 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webntweb Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 55 minutes ago, Dan said: It is the same boat.... The Wallingford fleet was renamed after the Richardsons takeover (Maid Boats to Maidline Cruisers for 1992, and Benson & Thames Ditton bases became Benson Pleasurecraft & Ferryline Cruisers for the same year) and the fleet took on Maid of (insert place name) rather than the former girls names under Maid Boats. For the 1998 season (or thereabouts) the Wallingford fleet were all renamed to girls names again, and this one became Maid Clarissa. As said, she came originally from Turks and was built for 1980 I think, and was a bit unusual then in having two rear singles rather than the rear double layout (which she actually now has). Dan I didn't remember her having twin berths in the rear cabin but she must have had, as when you came in the rear door there was a hand wash basin on your right behind the door - ideal for a quick hand wash after handling ropes at the locks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broads01 Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 11 hours ago, andyg said: Scratch that idea lol, just had a look on le boats web site, they are clearly marketing there boats at overseas visitors ( they must be ) damage wavier £203 per boat,ouch. Some of the add ons are laughable in my opion, upper deck cushion pack of 2 £12, why ? Final boat clean down £120 PER BOAT !!! Apparently this option allows you to enjoy your final evening afloat. Just bag your rubbish and go ( do ppl really fall for this ) etc etc. Le boat are definitely not for me lol.... Yes, Le Boat really take the mick, an all inclusive price it's certainly not. They've got worse since I hired from Benson in 2016 it seems. When I hired their in 2011, their fuel price was way over the top, so in 2016 I filled up elsewhere to save money. However now they've switched to the European way of charging by engine hours, so you can't fill up elsewhere and they can charge whatever they like. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broads01 Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 11 hours ago, RS2021 said: Don't know what they are like, but Cotswold Boat Hire at Buscot Mill, near Lechlade have a handful of Broads style cruisers for hire if you want to do the upper Thames and don't want a narrow boat. https://www.cotswoldboat.co.uk/boat-hire/ I hired from them back in 2002 on a boat they still have, "Avalon", a Bounty 34 centre cockpit. They were (and still are I think) a husband and wife team and at that time operating from the lawn of a riverside pub (The Trout Inn). We had a great trip though, being aboard 16 nights we went all the way to Teddington and back. Looking at their website now I'm disappointed Avalon has an unchanged interior 19 years later and hence it's looking tired. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broads01 Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 9 hours ago, webntweb said: And finally, approaching Richardson's boat yard at Wallingford from downstream. Thanks for sharing all your photos, Roy. The Wallingford one takes me back to my teenage years when I went with my parents from there on our first Thames holiday. That was in the pre-Richardsons Maidboats days in 1985 and we were on Maid Florida, a 33 foot centre cockpit (Discovery 33?). When the cockpit roof was closed, entry and exit was by narrow central hatches (no stern door), the one on the port side being more or less blocked by the helm seat! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broads01 Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 Maid Florinda looked just like this externally https://www.donedeal.ie/boats-for-sale/banham-discovery-33-river-cruiser/28604095 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broads01 Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 Another brochure from the Richardsons Thames era https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Horizon-Norfolk-Broads-Thames-boating-holiday-brochure-1993-/284409525400?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS2021 Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 2 hours ago, Dan said: As said, she came originally from Turks and was built for 1980 I think From Hoseasons brochure 1981 - she appears as new in 1980 with an artists impression. Also the only other similar boat I can find on the Thames - new in 1990. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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