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[ad name=”intheboatshed-post”] These shots are of a 18ft by 53in gun Norfolk punt named Shoveler made by Nigel Royall, of Royall’s Boatyard at Hoveton on the Norfolk Broads, and fitted with a rig from a Coypu. My thanks go to Nigel for his permission to use them. As a boatyard operator hiring boats to holiday-makers, … Continue reading “Nigel Royall’s Broads gun punt”
[ad name=”intheboatshed-post”] Norfolk wherry Solace and her marshman’s punt Still on the Norfolk Broads, my grateful thanks go to Nigel Royall for taking me down the river from Hoveton to see Solace, a stunning pleasure wherry built in 1903, and which has been in use every year since that date. The Royall’s business makes much … Continue reading “Stunning Norfolk wherry Solace and her pretty marshman’s punt”
[ad name=”intheboatshed-post”] The geezer in the hat and the little green boat is Norfolk boatyard proprieter Nigel Royall; in these pictures he’s demonstrating the use of an old-fashioned gun punt with a 3ft beam and a small Norfolk Broads marshman’s punt or eel punt for a local film maker. Here’s what he had to say about the adventure: ‘Dear Gavin, … Continue reading “Filming with Nigel Royall and his traditional Norfolk gun punt and lighter”