Are You On The Broads 28th 29th May 2022?

[Meantime]

Don't get me wrong, it is fun to watch, just no fun finding yourself in the middle of it if your not a competitor!!!

[Meantime]

Somewhere in the very centre of that picture is someone out for a relaxing cruise.

 

[Vaughan]

4 minutes ago, Meantime said:

Somewhere in the very centre of that picture is someone out for a relaxing cruise.

 

I think you have made your point, by now!  From your point of view, of course.

Most of the holidaymakers I have ever met would regard something like that as the high point of their adventure holiday (which is what it is) and dine out on the story for years afterwards.

[Meantime]

9 minutes ago, Vaughan said:

I think you have made your point, by now!  From your point of view, of course.

Most of the holidaymakers I have ever met would regard something like that as the high point of their adventure holiday (which is what it is) and dine out on the story for years afterwards.

Not just my point of view I think. How about an eye witness account 

Quote "All of a sudden everyone started arriving and we began to realise that our mooring, although quite normal, was restricting the width of the river when boats were tacking. By then the raters suddenly arrived and we were stuck there!

As soon as we could see a gap in the traffic we cast off and scuttled back under the bridge again!"

 

[Vaughan]

1 minute ago, Meantime said:

As soon as we could see a gap in the traffic we cast off and scuttled back under the bridge again!"

Yes, out of a wish to clear the course.  A hire boat could just as easily have stayed there, on the public mooring. The mooring itself could have been reserved for the day, I grant you that!

My concern was not for my own boat but to give the competitors more room to tack.  Live and let live, as they say.

[Polly]

I am looking forward to watching the start then pottering upstream with my hire boat. 
I think my crew will enjoy seeing 3RR

[TheQ]

Moorings are few for the start of the 3RR, you'll need to find a spot early...

[TheQ]

17 days to go.

You'll have to avoid or watch, 101 entries this year.

[BroadAmbition]

I’ll be in Germany !

Griff

[TheQ]

20 hours ago, BroadAmbition said:

I’ll be in Germany !

Griff

Now that's what I call taking precautions..

[TheQ]

12 days to go and the long range forecast is in, Easterly 10mph for the whole race, with a maximum temperature of 13C.

Pretty chilly for standing around to watch..

[TheQ]

5 days to go till the start at 10:00 at Horning on Saturday..

Well just after my last message the forecast changed to a northerly with a hint of west in it..  and so it remains, this is perfect for the start as most of the boats will keep to the right hand bank though the village with the wind behind them.

Temperature hasn't improved 13C forecast.

 

[TheQ]

The final bump up of the year, the forecast hasn't changed except for a degree or two more temperature.

[LizG]

The program and boat list is for sale £2 this morning in the Horning newsagents 

[meanderboatgirl]

I plan to moor up near st benneets on the bank and watch them go past