Graham47 Posted July 8, 2023 Share Posted July 8, 2023 I have hired boats on the Norfolk Broads from 1966 to 2020. Started with Richardsons. Followed by - Herbert Woods Ferry Boatyard A D Trueman Harvey Eastwood Earnest Collins. 4 weeks per year Aston Boats Loddon. 4 weeks per year Aston Boats Beccles. 4 Weeks per year Fineway Cruisers Alpha Craft. 4 Weeks per year. Ferry Marina. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aboattime Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 Sandersons at Reedham 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorAndDeirdre Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 Turners in Horning also Southgates. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 1 hour ago, TrevorAndDeirdre said: Turners in Horning also Southgates. Me and two mates hired a houseboat there - many years ago. Thought we were the 'bees knees! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aboattime Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Pearsons in Reedham,wasnt there a yard in Somerleyton,cant think of the name,didnt they have blue hulls? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastboating Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Two not mentioned as far as I can see that we have hired from are Neatishead Boatyard and Stalham Yacht Services. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatingman Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Ripplecraft were based at Somerleyton also Crown Cruisers St Olaves had Johnson's Yacht Station Beaver FleetBe Priory Craft castle Craft At Burgh Castle their was Breydon Marine and Birth Castle Yacht Station 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham47 Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 I seem to remember when I started coming on the broads in the late 60s, there was a small boatyard in Reedham, just down from Sandersons towards the bridge. I think it was called Reedcraft. It only had a couple of boats and no boat shed on the riverside, just a gap between a couple of the cottages where the office was. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aboattime Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Great Yarmouth, Azzura ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham47 Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Arrow Boats, Beccles. A small yard between the Waveney House Hotel and Beccles Lido. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatingman Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Cobholm Boatyard Cobholm Great Yarmouth Clifford Allen Coltishall Belaugh Boats Belaugh 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNog Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 There were just so many yards back in the day, Some of our early hires which I don't think have been mentioned yet: Lady Lorna from LL Cruisers at Wroxham (Hoveton) a Hampton, first year in hire if memory serves Falcon from Easticks at Acle - again virtually brand new boat and probably the most unfriendly yard I've ever hired from Aston Concorde from Loddon - think it's the yard now owned by you know who And a classic woody - Eskdale from Dale Line at Horning. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNog Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 This is as recent as 1995 yet probably only a fraction of these remain 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broads01 Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Great photos, Howard. What year did you have Aston Concorde? It looks very new. Your 1995 list is revealing and just shows how much has changed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turnoar Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 What is the cruiser behind the Aston? A Santa something from Harvey Eastwood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broads01 Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 4 hours ago, Aboattime said: Great Yarmouth, Azzura ? Yes, the ill-fated Line Azzuro. They took over Kingfisher Cruisers at Thorpe (at the site which was previously Maidencraft, later Freedom) and for some reason relocated to the old Marina Keys site at Great Yarmouth. They gained a terrible reputation for poorly maintained boats and didn't last long. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WherryNice Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 2 hours ago, Turnoar said: What is the cruiser behind the Aston? A Santa something from Harvey Eastwood? http://www.broads.org.uk/wiki2018/index.php?title=Boat_Details&BoatHistory=9499&BoatId=5862 I think it's this one:) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobster Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 On 08/07/2023 at 14:07, Boatingman said: Oulton Broad A D Truman Fowlers Little Shipa Hoseasons Newsons Knights Creek Hampton O Heft Leo Robinson Just to add to Oulton Broad, Darbys Kevin Craft Broadsway Harlequin - letting from the Commodore pub. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobster Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 12 hours ago, Boatingman said: Ripplecraft were based at Somerleyton also Crown Cruisers St Olaves had Johnson's Yacht Station Beaver FleetBe Priory Craft castle Craft At Burgh Castle their was Breydon Marine and Birth Castle Yacht Station Albatross - South River Marine site today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deebee29 Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 Willow Craft Brundall. - Cherry Willow (think we were first hirer) Compass Craft Horning. - Compass Viscount (again we were first or second hirer) we last saw this in 2019 owned by Richardsons but renamed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatingman Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 Jack Powles Wroxham Norfolk Broads Yacht Co Wroxham Loynes Wroxham Sabena Marine Wroxham Landamores Wroxham 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNog Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 8 hours ago, Broads01 said: Great photos, Howard. What year did you have Aston Concorde? It looks very new. Your 1995 list is revealing and just shows how much has changed. Hi Simon Memory failing with old age but I think around mid 1990's. They still had the two yards then at Loddon and Beccles. We were caught the wrong side of Beccles old Bridge by a torrential rainstorm overnight. We had to wait all day for low tide and eventualy the guys from the Beccles yard reversed the boat through the Bridge and still scraped it slightly. We hired the boat from Loddon and only just got it back in time! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegalSafari Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 9 hours ago, Broads01 said: Yes, the ill-fated Line Azzuro. They took over Kingfisher Cruisers at Thorpe (at the site which was previously Maidencraft, later Freedom) and for some reason relocated to the old Marina Keys site at Great Yarmouth. They gained a terrible reputation for poorly maintained boats and didn't last long. Maidencraft was next door to kingfisher cruisers slight more upstream. They were separate operators and different sites but worked closely. I think their site is now a bungalow or something like that. I would assume kingfisher helped them with maintenance and stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouldy Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 10 hours ago, Broads01 said: Yes, the ill-fated Line Azzuro. They took over Kingfisher Cruisers at Thorpe (at the site which was previously Maidencraft, later Freedom) and for some reason relocated to the old Marina Keys site at Great Yarmouth. They gained a terrible reputation for poorly maintained boats and didn't last long. Remember them. Difficult to imagine a worse place to open a hire yard, particularly for a first time hirer, having to deal with a fast ebbing current passing through Yarmouth! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davydine Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 I don't think anyone has mentioned High Craft at Thorpe, who used to have boats named after hills in the Peak District I think? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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