Broad Ambition - Underway on the H2O

[MargeandParge]

 If you're at Womac don't forget to tell The Ladies that The Temple of Tat will be open in the morning and only a twenty minute cruise away. 

Good luck finding enough room to sleep on board and enough free board after their visit.

Leave  èm go with your credit card You know they cam be trusted . 

Have a great holiday all.

Kindest Regards Marge and Parge 

[Broads01]

Sounds brilliant. How many horse power do you need to take on the lower Bure at full ebb?

[grendel]

8 hours ago, Broads01 said:

Sounds brilliant. How many horse power do you need to take on the lower Bure at full ebb?

I can just about do it with a 19hp engine

[BroadAmbition]

We got to Gya about 40 mins before the top of the tide so was on a gentle flood.

Horsepower? That depends on the size & draft of your boat. To go up past yacht station during a full racing ebb I suspect it can flow up to 5mph, if your boat can manage 6mph on non flowing  water then you’ll manage - just.   ‘B.A’ can manage about 10mph and has 50hp on call

Griff

[BroadAmbition]

Avoided PH and La’tharms now underway for Ranworth, sunny hot morning again with breeze - perfect 

Griff

[Broads01]

13 hours ago, BroadAmbition said:

Horsepower? That depends on the size & draft of your boat. To go up past yacht station during a full racing ebb I suspect it can flow up to 5mph, if your boat can manage 6mph on non flowing  water then you’ll manage - just.   ‘B.A’ can manage about 10mph and has 50hp on call

Thanks Griff, that's reassuring. A few times going north I've arrived before low water and by the yellow post felt like I'm being washed sideways followed by pushing so slowly to begin with I've wondered if I'll end up being forced astern.

[BroadAmbition]

Yesterday- stopped at Ranworth for a couple of hours, two of us had a breakfast at the Granery. Then onto Wroxham (6ft6”) stayed for supplies and dog swimming. Then onto Coltishall Lock for overnight all of us in t river. Most uncomfortable night onboard just too warm. Visited Recruiting Sargeant for tea

Griff

[BroadAmbition]

Now on river Bure heading towards Wroxham then Stalham. Had to stop at Anchor moorings for water as nearly ran out (Had an issue) 2x50p’s gave us about 500 Ltrs. It’s roasting hot already

Oh, btw- dredging works upriver of Wroxham, normal working hours (1030) not a soul in sight, it was Sam yesterday 

Griff

 

[CambridgeCabby]

44 minutes ago, BroadAmbition said:

 

Oh, btw- dredging works upriver of Wroxham, normal working hours (1030) not a soul in sight, it was Sam yesterday 

Griff

 

With the temperatures of yesterday , and today I would have thought they were outside of the working directive’s perimeter hence the lack of workforce 

[BroadAmbition]

Collected this downriver of Wroxham Broad. I’ve rang it into Broads control vx message
 

Griff

 

[kpnut]

3 hours ago, BroadAmbition said:

Oh, btw- dredging works upriver of Wroxham, normal working hours (1030) not a soul in sight, it was Sam yesterday 

I passed twice on my last trip, midweek a couple of weeks ago during work hours. No one there then either and it looks like the craft are in the same place. I presumed that’s their ‘mooring spot’. I suppose they can’t keep taking the machines up and down, so they just stay there when they’re off busy doing other things. 

[MargeandParge]

2 hours ago, BroadAmbition said:

Collected this downriver of Wroxham Broad. I’ve rang it into Broads control vx message
 

Griff

 

Your brave they'll make you pay  a toll on it .kindest Regards Marge and Parge 

[BroadAmbition]

Should originally been going home tomorrow. However now on our way. The heat especially at night has been somewhat of a challenge

Besides I’ve got a lot of clients / office work to do and Thursday morning off to Sandringham for a team shoot on Friday 

Griff

[BroadAmbition]

The inflatable has been claimed - Good

JT & family crewed up ‘B.A’ last night for around ten days 

Griff

[BroadAmbition]

JT reports:-

The sun is shining and I’m skippering along. The ents officer made me coffee with rum in it - without me having to ask - so far, so good

Griff

[Broads01]

All crews should include an ents officer.

[BroadAmbition]

[grendel]

geldeston?

[BroadAmbition]

I would think so

[BroadAmbition]

JT reports:-

 

Problem at Wroxham bridge chaps. 

Sorry to have to report that as we approached a vessel decided to come through the other way. 

I had to make manoeuvres to avoid it. I did my best in a crowded river. Lots of people watching from the bridge saw what happened, so we have witnesses.

The problem that all this caused was that I was already playing our compulsory bridge music and by the time I actually got through it was the wrong tune. 
 

Griff

[Bikertov]

1 hour ago, BroadAmbition said:

JT reports:-

 

Problem at Wroxham bridge chaps. 

The problem that all this caused was that I was already playing our compulsory bridge music and by the time I actually got through it was the wrong tune. 

 

Stuck in the Middle With You, by Stealers Wheel ?

[BroadAmbition]

Brilliant answer

Griff

[JanetAnne]

45 minutes ago, Bikertov said:

 

Stuck in the Middle With You, by Stealers Wheel ?

Bridge over troubled waters?

[Andrewcook]

They should. Have Traffic lights at the Bridge that may  help things?

[MargeandParge]

Underneath The Arches by Flannegan and Allen 

Kindest Regards Marge and Parge