Horning Regatta 2015

[TheQ]

Yeomans playing with the motor boats, they will turn away!!

[TheQ]

And finally the big boys out playing

 

[Polly]

We maybe spoke to you one day, the fleet was off downstream and we were headed into Black Horse Broad. Whoever it was on the safety boat kindly volunteered the information that the next race was at 2 o'clock and that Black Horse was not being used.

[TheQ]

That does sound like something I said to a few people during the week but other recuse boats would be just as forthcoming,

 if he had a black hat and sun glasses it was me!!

[Polly]

Think so

[BobScott]

Went through there when the small dinghies were out in force. all the young uns looked like they were having fun.

went through nice and slow, no problems. it was an impressive sight.

[BroadScot]

Hope Gracie sees that Pic!!! See how simple n easy it is with the flappy things Grace Honestly, see ALL the fun you are missing as you gently pass them by

 

Iain 

[Gracie]

Quite happy to watch them from a moored Boat or the bank thank you very much lol, seriously though, I love watching them and the sound the flappy bits make as they gently sail gives me goosebumps, but why, oh why can they just not sail in a straight line like everyone else? 

Grace  

[TheQ]

I can assure you not everyone else goes in a straight line, especially hirers on their first day!!

[BroadScot]

I can assure you not everyone else goes in a straight line, especially hirers on their first day!!

Sounds like SWMBO was at the helm Q if it wasn't going straight!....Ooops!

 

Iain.

[ZimbiIV]

On our first visit to the Broads Jill was all over the river, on the 3rd day I tried to explain how to keep  straight.

I know that she said I'm avoiding running down the ducks and swans!!!!!!!

paul

[BroadScot]

On our first visit to the Broads Jill was all over the river, on the 3rd day I tried to explain how to keep  straight.

I know that she said I'm avoiding running down the ducks and swans!!!!!!!

paul

Brilliant, Paul 

 

Iain.

[Bound2Please]

Mind keep going straight wouldnt arf cause problems on the bends!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheQ]

Some years ago at the bend by Horning sailing club a large Hire cruiser 35-40 ft (cream and red / marroon colouring) was coming down from Wroxham direction immediately before the bend the man at the helm  handed over to a young lady (they were close enough for me at the club to see this and the reason  I was looking at the boat it was in the middle to the wrong side of the river)  as he disappeared down below she panicked and shouted what do I do.....

 Well the hire cruiser went straight on and pierced a Richardsons bath tub amidships that was moored just in front of Southern Comfort. The bows going through a window and a bit of the roof,  then splitting the side decks down and hull to just about the waterline.  A tarpaulin from someone in the club stopped water from entering the hull and Richardsons sent someone down to recover the boat. No one was hurt during this exercise (luckily)

The perils of sailing on in a straight line