Beccles Wooden Broads Cruiser Show 10th - 13th August 2023

[BroadAmbition]

How about a few woodies offering short boat trips up / down the river for the public - Donations to Circushead?

Griff

[BroadAmbition]

Or a raffle to general public with winners being given a cruise to the locks inn and back. Proceeds between circus and our cancer charity?

Griff

 

[BroadAmbition]

How about getting a celebrity woody with us?

She could join in (Lead) the C-in-C from OB to Beccles, probably returning on Sunday - MTB102

Griff

 

 

[BrundallNavy]

35 minutes ago, BroadAmbition said:

How about getting a celebrity woody with us?

She could join in (Lead) the C-in-C from OB to Beccles, probably returning on Sunday - MTB102

Griff

 

 

I thought you ment Jamie Oliver 😀

[NeilB]

19 minutes ago, BrundallNavy said:

I thought you ment Jamie Oliver 😀

He can cook the BBQ 

[BroadAmbition]

Janie Oliver is hardly a woodie 

Griff

[BrundallNavy]

42 minutes ago, BroadAmbition said:

Janie Oliver is hardly a woodie 

Griff

I suppose he could pass as a celebrity lol. 

[BroadAmbition]

Seeing as it’s an anniversary, what about Classic Boat Magazine being in attendance? They’ve been before 

Guest speaker? Woodie related?

National historic boat register? I m in receipt of their on line monthly news updates 

Open air tribute band performance?

That lot should keep you occupied for five minutes pondering 

Griff

 

[grendel]

Remembering of course that it's a private by invite only occasion, not an event.

[BroadAmbition]

Of course - Dave is asking for suggestions. Thought that’s what I was doing?

Griff

[Bikertov]

5 hours ago, BroadAmbition said:

How about getting a celebrity woody with us?

She could join in (Lead) the C-in-C from OB to Beccles, probably returning on Sunday - MTB102

Griff

 

 

And if anyone mis-behaves, or a tupperware boat turns up, they can be dealt with by the ordinance carried by said MTB ... 

[Roy]

For the anniversary show you could have the mtb 102 and a couple of wherrys on show. 

Maybe a woodie doing river trips aswell 

just out of interest what is the oldest woodie on the broads not including wherrys and yachts ( I bet it’s a Herbert woods ) 

[grendel]

Water rail is 90 now, but there was also a 91 year old, and Eastwood whelptons 100 year old bootlegger at the show this year.

[NeilB]

Martham still have the yacht Zoe for hire, built 1897.  J Loynes had Golden Plover for hire right up to when Faircraft took over.  According to the database built in 1915 and last seen 2019 so is probably still here somewhere.

http://www.broads.org.uk/wiki2018/index.php?title=Boat_Details&BoatId=2744&BoatHistory=3907

[MauriceMynah]

Rumour has it that some of the moss growing in Nyx's window gullies dates back to the dark ages.

[garryn]

14 minutes ago, MauriceMynah said:

Rumour has it that some of the moss growing in Nyx's window gullies dates back to the dark ages.

No it only dates back to when you purchased her.

[BroadAmbition]

If the moss keeps growing then the dark ages will be making a return 

Griff

[Tobster]

I know that the River Cruiser Madie was built in 1906, and is still going strong as I’ve just seen her arrive at Oulton Broad.

By my calculations that’s 117 years old.

[LizG]

The yachts have out lived the motor cruisers - Buttercup is also pretty old, I just can't remember when she was built.

[Vaughan]

5 minutes ago, LizG said:

Buttercup is also pretty old, I just can't remember when she was built.

I remember her 100th birthday and that was several years ago.

[grendel]

I have just a few images from the boat show, for some reason I was too busy to pick up the camera the rest of the weekend.