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Apocalypse Now but with statins not LSD.  There’s a strange but pleasing phenomenon when boating on the Norfolk Broads. It’s when you get there and you’re on the water you immediately forget all of the agro it took to get there. The alarm clock, the rushed breakfast, the traffic, did I mention the traffic, the […]

Two’s Company.  After a bit of organising the day finally arrived for a trip on the River Severn, a new one for me. We were due to set off from Tingdene Marina just after 10 o’clock which meant an early start for me and my guest Rob and his dog Isambard. Apparently the dog is

Friday the 13th, what could possibly go wrong? Well, nearly nothing, but I’ll talk about my rudder later.  So, it’s the start of another boating season and we couldn’t have wished for a nicer day. My first thoughts were of Baz Luhrmann so I didn’t forget the sunscreen and I don’t have any regrets. Getting to Bossoms

Life can be boring, dull, ennui finds residence in the pockets of your dressing gown. But if you have a boat, specifically an electric boat, and a place to go on a sunny Sunday with a bunch of friends it’s a fine reason to put your shorts on and get on with the day.  The

It has been rather damp summer and as expected the Norfolk Broads were full of water, but to our surprise the sun shone too. Enough for sunscreen and ice cream.  In total we were five boats, the smallest being Albatross and the largest Wagtail.  There’s an irony in that. In between there was the Edwin

Teddington rally from The Tamesis Club. A few facts, I live down a busy single-track road in the land that the Department of Transport forgot aka the Surrey Hills. Towing the Edwin James, which is 21 ft long, 24 ft on a trailer, my final destination was a slip in Teddington.  To get there I

Awards presented to nine boats, from hydrofoiling speedboats to solar ferries to ocean-going yachts to a refitted classic. Batteries, solar, wind and hydrogen power the new era of water recreation and transport. After tallying the votes from almost 15,000 electric boat enthusiasts all over the world and an international judging panel of 19 e-boat experts,

Henley on Thames – Sunday 17th July 2022 My problem is that I’m fascinated by old things and new things and things of wonder and beauty.  I guess, like houses, we like the old ones because over a period of time there’s been a collective decision by our forebearers to maintain the good ones and

Wednesday the 13th of July 2022I am well-travelled and sometimes I get a bit boring talking about the places I’ve been and the things I’ve done.  But a visit to Wroxham and the Norfolk Broads was a first for me.  Why did I leave it so long? Wroxham and the surrounding area are beautiful.Of course, as