Nothing on the East Coast - Is it fair?

Since Horatio regularly sailed on Barton broad as a boy, , I'd say the broads are one of the best places to sail.. especially to learnt to be accurate..

There are many sea going sailers who incompetence is soon shown up by the continuous tacking/ manoeuvring on the broads with nowhere to go if you get it wrong.

How many of you could tack a 45ft yacht up a 50ft wide river?.

About 40 sailing clubs and associations on on 136 miles of Waterway can't be wrong.
 
The Q said:
Since Horatio regularly sailed on Barton broad as a boy, , I'd say the broads are one of the best places to sail.. especially to learnt to be accurate..

There are many sea going sailers who incompetence is soon shown up by the continuous tacking/ manoeuvring on the broads with nowhere to go if you get it wrong.

How many of you could tack a 45ft yacht up a 50ft wide river?.

About 40 sailing clubs and associations on on 136 miles of Waterway can't be wrong.
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I’ve tacked up Meadow dyke in a Leading Lady 32’ with a bowsprit. Does that count?
 
Years ago I'd be racing a Lysander 17 against a Silhouette on the down river races from Horning to Acle or Thurne .
Stop for lunch and race back..
There were broads cruisers in the same class but of course they'd disappear off into the distance..
 
The Q said:
Years ago I'd be racing a Lysander 17 against a Silhouette on the down river races from Horning to Acle or Thurne .
Stop for lunch and race back..
There were broads cruisers in the same class but of course they'd disappear off into the distance..
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Broads cruisers carry a ridiculous amount of weather helm which makes sailing in a straight line unrewarding but means you can tack anywhere if you have the patience. I suppose that most boats now have motors but that wasn’t the case fifty odd years ago. I remember being tied up at Horsey mill and hear a couple of small boys talking about us from inside. One lad remarked on the fact that we didn’t have an engine, presumably from the lack of an exhaust, and the other helpfully replied “well, they didn’t in Swallows and Amazons”.
 
Many of the recent broads racers still don't have motors, but most of the hire fleets now do..
Hunters yard historic fleet have been fitting electric pod motors to theirs.
Cabin Yachts - Hunter's Yard

Yes, here we do set up our boats with lots of weather helm, I've seen " furineers" buy a known good boat, set it up how they think it should be, then wonder why they can't point , basically they've pushed the mast upright instead of it leaning back.

furineers.. in old Norfolk speak a stranger from the next village. But in this terminology a non broads sailor who's started sailing on the broads.

I read swallows and Amazon's series as a child particularly " the coot club " and _the big six", its why i now live within sight of the broads, sailing in the places mentioned..
 
I am considering living on a fibreglass hulled cruiser, being single & on limited income. I would like to know the costs of living on a boat. Not a permanent mooring but to move as required. Toilet facilities also I need to know. Would anyone be able to enlighten me on the subject please.
I reckon a 10 metre cruiser. I will have funds to buy in the future, but not at present, I am OK here for 1.5 years.
 
nigee said:
I am considering living on a fibreglass hulled cruiser, being single & on limited income. I would like to know the costs of living on a boat. Not a permanent mooring but to move as required. Toilet facilities also I need to know. Would anyone be able to enlighten me on the subject please.
I reckon a 10 metre cruiser. I will have funds to buy in the future, but not at present, I am OK here for 1.5 years.
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there is a forum for this very subject.
Livaboard Link.
 
nigee said:
I am considering living on a fibreglass hulled cruiser, being single & on limited income. I would like to know the costs of living on a boat. Not a permanent mooring but to move as required. Toilet facilities also I need to know. Would anyone be able to enlighten me on the subject please.
I reckon a 10 metre cruiser. I will have funds to buy in the future, but not at present, I am OK here for 1.5 years.
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Liveaboard Link
 
nigee said:
I am considering living on a fibreglass hulled cruiser, being single & on limited income. I would like to know the costs of living on a boat. Not a permanent mooring but to move as required. Toilet facilities also I need to know. Would anyone be able to enlighten me on the subject please.
I reckon a 10 metre cruiser. I will have funds to buy in the future, but not at present, I am OK here for 1.5 years.
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Need to be prepared when your 17 Kilo calor gas bottle gives its last wheeze around 7.30 pm on a freezing February night, the eber is not quite failing to bring the cabin temperature above 5C, the only gas stockist is 15 miles away and has closed for the weekend, the low battery alarm has just gone off and the poo tank really should have been emptied days ago. :)
 
oldgit said:
Need to be prepared when your 17 Kilo calor gas bottle gives its last wheeze around 7.30 pm on a freezing February night, the eber is not quite failing to bring the cabin temperature above 5C, the only gas stockist is 15 miles away and has closed for the weekend, the low battery alarm has just gone off and the poo tank really should have been emptied days ago. :)
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Noted regarding your comment.
 
nigee said:
I am considering living on a fibreglass hulled cruiser, being single & on limited income. I would like to know the costs of living on a boat. Not a permanent mooring but to move as required. Toilet facilities also I need to know. Would anyone be able to enlighten me on the subject please.
I reckon a 10 metre cruiser. I will have funds to buy in the future, but not at present, I am OK here for 1.5 years.
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There are still places where you can anchor off for free but that will involve a dinghy to get ashore and no showers / toilets available when you get there. Berths alongside are almost invariably more expensive per night if bought by the night rather than for a whole year but usually include access to showers, toilets, fresh water and electricity, although the electricity is usually metered and charged separately.

Berthing prices are usually proportional to the overall length of the vessel, with extra charges for extremely wide boats e.g. catamarans.
 
Thank you Peter, for being so informative.
I am trying to find out as much info as possible. Before I make the decision!
 
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