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any info on marinas,good moorings/facilities greatly appreciated,I was thinking of going liveaboard at Ramsgate but think more fun could be had on the broads,when I say liveaboard it would not be 'fulltime' but 5/6/7/ weeks a year
 
Oulton Broad isn't too shabby, couple of 'marinas' in there, one of them by the park has quite a few live aboard house boats.
the main pontoons are right by the bridge, toilet block etc. Oulton broad itself (the village) isn't too bad, has a couple of pubs, the usual kebab shops indians etc. in fact the kebab shop that is approx 100m from the pontoons is very nice!
also has "Jekylls" chandlery about 200m away. just her in mind that in the summer the village, and the board are infested with 'tourists' from essex's finest council estates.
 
There are a lot of short and long term moorings around the Broads - Broads Authority ones (free, max 24hr stay at each then have to move on, some remote, some in town/village locations); some provided by parishes or pubs (some charge, some not); and some at boatyards (charges).

You need a licence from the Broads Authority for a boat on the Broads. Annual charges aren't too bad (but you need BSS certificate to get one), but the short term licence charges are disproportionately (prohibitively?) expensive. You can get a licence up to 2 months (IIRC) without BSS certification.

The southern rivers - Yare and Waveney - are quieter, and presumably cheaper commercial moorings.
 
thank you for your replies,do you have any links to usefull sites,I would be keeping the boat in the water year round (apart from lift out maintenance)so any marinas that are not too extortionate
 
Just check what mods will be required to obtain the Broads licence. Some of their requirements may involve large amounts of work, eg gas regs.
 
Your boat needs to have its BSS certificate and insurance. This is all you need to apply for the Broads toll. The toll runs from April to end of March, however if you apply from 1st Jan, you pay 50% of the annual toll to run up to end of March.

If in doubt, the Broads Authority are very helpful on 01603 610 734.
 
just a thought, after seeing all the scenes of flooding of various rivers etc has there been any recent flooding on the broads as I have not seen anything on the news
 
No thing here, no. In fact Saturday, the tide was so low in our marina that the boat was sitting on mud with mudbanks between us and the water - never seen it so low before.

We do not seem to have had the 'bounce' high tides either.
 
The Broads Authority have spent the last several years building massive flood defence walls along the vulnerable stretches so overtopping floods are all but impossible there, the rivers, though not much dredged are free flowing and relatively unobstructed.

= well managed I expect.
 
Robin B said:
No thing here, no. In fact Saturday, the tide was so low in our marina that the boat was sitting on mud with mudbanks between us and the water - never seen it so low before.

We do not seem to have had the 'bounce' high tides either.
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cheers I am thinking of keeping a boat on the broads but as I wont be there that often it was a concern,do you know any good marinas,the boat would more than likelly be an ex broads cruiser
 
hartcjhart said:
cheers I am thinking of keeping a boat on the broads but as I wont be there that often it was a concern,do you know any good marinas,the boat would more than likelly be an ex broads cruiser
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Our boat is in:

http://www.tingdene-marinas.co.uk/marinas/brundall-bay-marina

Good facilities, easy access and parking close to the boat, wifi, electricity and water for each finger berth, plenty of local pubs/restaurants and an on-site yacht club for socialising, if you're into that.

There's a good value local engineer, who we use regularly, and a chandler just outside the marina.

Costs us around £2350/year/34ft but there are cheaper marinas albeit with less facilities.

We prefer the Southern Broads for the fewer crowds and longer stretches of river, but it's a day's trip to the, more scenic/more crowded Northern Broads through Gt Yarmouth, easy if you have a low air draught, a bit more planning needed if like ours you're near 10'

PM me if you want any more info.

EDIT: Ha ha, just noticed there's a picture of the "Just Married" banner that our friends put aboard for our arrival in the photo gallery, note the bin bag helm seat cover after ours was lost. :D:D:D
 
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Halcyon Yachts said:
It's the mobos that make the sailing difficult!!!

Pete
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As sometime sailors ourselves, when aboard a mobo we personally try very hard not to inconvenience the raggies. It always helps to have a wave astern from the raggie helm, as it's not so easy to judge the likely tack and course of a saily boat on The Broads unless you're on a straight stretch of river with a fairly steady breeze.

"The most challenging sailing in the world!"

We followed a yacht, similar to the one in your video, straight into the wind down the river Ant one afternoon a few years ago. The finesse and timing required to go about in such a narrow channel (only about 3-5 boat lengths) was very impressive. Both SWMBO and I were wishing we were aboard her, she was making blooming good headway too, I bet the skipper was knackered after about half an hour, he was single handed with a young family - respect. :)
 
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