Registration letters

[johnb]

I was told many years ago that the registration letters on boats related to the river where it was first registered. Was this correct? Our boat has "C" 

[unclemike]

as far as i'm aware they refer to original year of registration

[rightsaidfred]

No the C refers to year of registration on the broads, broads nos are unique to the broads EA waterways etc have their own registration nos 

                                       Fred

 

[JennyMorgan]

In fact the letters originally referred to a boat's home base, e.g. W for Waveney. However when 999 boats were registered with W, or whatever, then the rest of the alphabet came into use.  

[rightsaidfred]

I readily bow to your knowledge JM but if W related to Waveney what was the letter for Wroxham

[Boatingman]

Wroxham boats being based on the River Bure used the prefix B

Ray

[JennyMorgan]

And boats from Norwich used the prefix Y for the Yare.

A for Ant, Y for Yare, W for Waveney, B for Bure, T for Thurne, don't think C for the Chet was ever used. With 999 possible registrations per letter it was inevitable that eventually other letters would have to be used. 

[Guest]

"Old" previously used BA reg numbers are reissued now too, so I doubt there is any system any more.

One of my dinghies was issued with a two digit numeric plus one alpha, about 5 years ago.

[CaptinDread]

what about D?

[JennyMorgan]

2 minutes ago, CaptinDread said:

what about D?

River Derwent? 

[CaptinDread]

where is that?

 

[JennyMorgan]

Up North somewhere, bit foreign up there I know but the Empire spreads its tentacles! 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Derwent,_Derbyshire

[CaptinDread]

the BA are up that far?

[johnb]

Thank you for the info.

JM The Derwent passes through the Peak District NP. Also one in the Lake District NP, then Captain Dread asks if BA are up that far? No, let's not go down (up that road)

[16E]

R Derwent in Derbyshire forms the resevoirs, Derwent, Howden and Ladybower, where the dambusters practiced and where they flew the tributes recently. it runs thorugh Chatsworth, Matlock, Matlock Bath, Belper and Derby before joining the R Trent at Shardlow.

The Yorkshire Derwent drains the North Yorks moors and runs through Malton, Stamford Bridge and lots of villages before joining the R Ouse at Barmby.  It  used to be navigable to Norton and beyond but the upper reaches weres closed a long time.  An attempt was madein the 1980s to force the land owners to allow navigation but the locals and the Yorkshire Derwent Trust finally lost in the appeal court.  Navigation remains to Stamford Bridge although Elvington/Sutton-on-Derwent  Lock is currently out of action on safety reasons.  The river also offers access to the Pocklington Canal.

The Derwent has no navigation authority but EA will inspect that the boat is non-poLluting and issue a Permission to Navigate certificate.  The Derwnt is the source of much of S Yorkshire's drinking water.  There are large extraction works on the banks.

[RumPunch]

Mine works - Boat on the Ant with an A prefix

[16E]

When Grebe was being built in April 1999 we applied for a BA registration and we were allocated 16E.  When we arrived in Broadland we spotted two new Belaugh Boats that were 2E and 3E?.

In general they run a number series with a following letter until 999 is reached, then start again.

 

[JennyMorgan]

10 hours ago, CaptinDread said:

the BA are up that far?

It possibly might, in time, a very ambitious chief executive! The BA already operates outside it's executive area.

[JennyMorgan]

3 minutes ago, 16E said:

 

In general they run a number series with a following letter until 999 is reached, then start again.

 

Spot on. Strow is also right in saying that the BA now recycles old numbers. Bit of a bummer for people on a long term restoration project who then find their number has been re-allocated though.

[CaptinDread]

I'll have to ask one of the BA guys about the letter D then

[LizG]

Just to confuse matters WR built by Herbert Woods on the Thurne has always been B77 and all the other cruisers he built were Bs. Some of the yachts were definitely As..........

[Viking23]

Have a look at this web site, a bit more information that might help.

 

http://norfolk.broads.org.uk/wiki/index.php5?title=Registration_Number_History

 

 

[CaptinDread]

thanks Viking, that makes sense and seems to fit the timeline of my boat.

[Oddfellow]

19 hours ago, CaptinDread said:

the BA are up that far?

It's far up something

[CaptinDread]

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