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Prepare to be impressed – this sail is huge! There’s no dividing the sail plan in to pennyweight pieces for easy management where these Norfolk wherries are concerned.
The Wherry Yacht Charter Charitable Trust has these remarkable boats available for charter.
This mouth-watering photo taken at sunrise on Surlingham Broad in Norfolk by amateur photographer Fraser Johnston has won the UK National Parks‘ Actively Yours photography competition sponsored by sportswear manufacturer Merrell.
The photo was chosen from a field of 334 entries by judges including adventurer and TV presenter Ben Fogle.
The judges were asked to look for people being active in one of the 15 National Parks. Mr Johnston’s prize takes the form of footwear from the company’s spring and summer 2013 range.
Mr Fogle described the photo as breathtakingly beautiful and said that like the National Parks, canoeing is accessible to everyone.
This is number 5 in a series by Hunters Yard about sailing their boats – but there’s lots of good stuff here for the rest of us!
To see the full set, click here and start at the bottom of the page.