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| Launched at Whispering Reeds boatyard |
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| Jimbo on the River Bure |
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| Creeping along Meadow Dyke |
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| Jimbo rounding Pleasure Island, Hickling Broad |
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| Rita-Mae rounding Pleasure Island, Hickling Broad |
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| Rita-Mae on Hickling Broad |
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| Jimbo on Hickling Broad |
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| Overnight moorings on Womack Water, Ludham |
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| Jimbo beating a passage along the River Bure |
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| St Benet's Abbey, entrance gate, later converted into a mill |
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| Mast-raising/lowering at Potter Heigham |
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| Jimbo on Hickling Broad |
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| Rita Mae on the River Bure |
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| Jimbo on Hickling Broad |
This cruise was intended as a re-run of last year's Lowestoft Loop rally. However, inclement conditions on the Saturday forced a postponement by one day, and a general change of plan which didn't involve sea passages. Hence, we launched from Hickling Broad, cruising along the River Thurne to the River Bure.
We took in St Benet's Abbey before retiring to a peaceful mooring just inside Womack Water leading to Ludham.
The following day, we returned along the Thurne, back under the bridge at Potter Heigham, once again to the peace and tranquility of Horsey Mere for lunch, and then returning to base at Hickling.
Winds were northerly F4, veering north-westerly (F3/4) on the second day.
Participating boats:
Luggers:
Rita-Mae, Jimbo
Coaster:
Daisy II
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| Day 1: red/yellow tracks (11.4nm); Day 2: white/green tracks (10.5nm). Total trip length 21.9nm |
[Note on Google track. I'm beginning to get the hang of the new, slightly less user-friendly interface between the Garmin software and Google Earth. It involves exporting the Garmin file, and then reimporting it into Google Earth.]
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