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Fireballs at the NMM; sailing on The Broads long ago; Will Stirling’s 18th century lugger is launched

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Some more photos from The Broads

Some more photos from The Broads Some more photos from The Broads Some more photos from The Broads
Some more photos from The Broads Some more photos from The Broads

A busy day again today, so here are some more photos of The Broads from my archives.

The photos were taken during some very happy holidays on hired Broads sailing cruisers with my children; which reminds me that it’s about time we returned.

I forget where I took the shot of the pretty old Broads cruiser; the half-decker was sighted at Hickling Broad; the next three shots were taken at Horsey Mere; and the last photo is pretty well self explanatory, I think!

Some more photos from The Broads

•Where does the romance of old boats spring from?

•On Hickling Broad

•Pete’s guide to the Norfolk Broads

•Some photos for a busy evening…

•Zoe, the oldest hire boat on The Broads

•Steam launch Meteorite

•Three shots of the wherry White Moth

•A catalogue drops through the door sets me thinking about the summer

•The boats of the Broads

•Norfolk wherry Ardea back in Broadland

•The Three Rivers Race along the Bure, Ant and Thurne

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The Three Rivers Race along the Bure, Ant and Thurne

Three Rivers Race

Three Rivers Race Three Rivers Race

Chaos at the Three Rivers Race

The astonishing and often chaotic Navigators Three Rivers Race along the narrow rivers of the Norfolk Broads rivers takes place this year over the weekend of the 2nd and 3rd June.

Running over 50 miles along the Rivers Bure, Ant and Thurne, it makes for an entertaining spectator event with a large variety of boats ranging from Wayfarer dinghies and classic local half-deckers to Thames A Raters and classic gaff-rigged racers built specially for The Broads.

Competitors have to navigate tight broads and open dykes to round large buoys while avoiding other competitors and hire boats travelling in all directions.

Because The Broads are tidal, Continue reading “The Three Rivers Race along the Bure, Ant and Thurne”