HEM Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Back in the 1960s my aunt together with a teacher colleague owned a half-decker called Nancy. She was Bermudan rigged - I think the sails had "Nancie" written on them. IIRC she was carvel-built (mahogany?) with the name Nancy & "Southgates Horning" on the transom. Supposedly "the tallest mast on the Broads" she was said to have been the prototype of a new class that never got further. My aunt & her colleague (teachers at Oldham school for girls) used to take a group of pupils sailing based on Ranworth (Malthouse) Broad each Easter. It was probably 1966 when we joined for a long weekend after the pupils had left. I must have spent at least a couple of holidays on the Broads with my aunt (on one of which I became friends with Erny Curtis - son of Basil who ran the Thurne shop). On one such visit we collected Nancy from Southgates before sailing to Thurne. Anyhow - my aunt is still alive at 99 & I'd be interested to learn what became of Nancy... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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