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coolcat · 16th October 2018, 06:52

Hi All,

Sorry for the late update on this thread.
Had a rather busy but fun filled weekend picking the new boat up and
yesterday had my Mum's wedding to attend so didn't get a chance to update the thread

We left Clacton at around 04.00am to get to our old boat at its mooring at Acle for around 06.00am on the Friday morning.

CC9J3362 by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr

56101886218__007B10C8-34A2-478C-ABAC-45934413F02A by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr

CC9J3356 by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr

56101886218__007B10C8-34A2-478C-ABAC-45934413F02A by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr

CC9J3362 by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr

I went out in shorts and a T shirt and it was a bit nippy, the only other clothing I had left on board our old boat was my dressing gown

All went pretty well in fairly challenging conditions. Had gusts of up to 40mph which made mooring a bit tricky so I was glad I didn't do it single helmed.

We made pretty good time, so much so that we managed to do the return trip on the same day on the second low water tide.

We stopped off on the return trip to drop of my crew mate Chris and pick up my new crew mate for the rest of the weekend...My Dad, Little Deeps on here.

In between changing crew mates, had a couple of stow aways attempt to board us

56101886218__007B10C8-34A2-478C-ABAC-45934413F02A by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr

I think the Welcome Aboard stuff gave them false hope......

F15E0F1C-24CE-44A2-A6FB-4D3AE26E3C53 by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr

F15E0F1C-24CE-44A2-A6FB-4D3AE26E3C53 by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr

We had set out at about 06.30hrs in the morning in our old boat and we moored up around 18.30 outside the Stokesby Inn Pub for the night in the new tub.

IMG_2812 by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr

IMG_2812 by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr

We were only about another 45 minutes sailing away from our Marina at that point but because we had de masted the navigation lights to enable safe passage under Great Yarmouth Bridges we couldn't continue any further. Besides, I didn't want to try and do any close quarter manoeuvring in the Marina with a boat I'm unfamiliar with and weather that was at best....challenging

Anyhow, we were much in need of a pint and grub at that point so the pub was a good call.

I was Knackered.....

F15E0F1C-24CE-44A2-A6FB-4D3AE26E3C53 by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr

Untitled by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr

Untitled by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr

We got up early doors on Saturday(not much sleep due to water slap and wind noise) and had a lovely breakfast in the village of Stokesby then put the Nav lights back on and headed off to the Marina.

F15E0F1C-24CE-44A2-A6FB-4D3AE26E3C53 by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr

Untitled by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr

Somehow, not quite sure how.....We ended up back at Acle, not at our Marina but at the Acle Bridge Inn pub where we spent the day and night. We met up with Trikey and Debs, Lotus LC and his daughter and Rogue from this forum for dinner in the Acle Bridge Inn that evening. Was a great evening with great company and great grub in my favourite Broads Pub

Untitled by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr

IMG_2844 by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr

Weather had calmed down by Saturday evening and we had a peaceful nights sleep on board.

Sunday morning we slipped the pubs mooring around 08.00am and brought Lady Emma back to Acle Marina to her new home.
The Bridge Inn pub to Acle Marina is a boat cruising time of around 5 minutes so wasn't the longest of cruises

F15E0F1C-24CE-44A2-A6FB-4D3AE26E3C53 by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr

F15E0F1C-24CE-44A2-A6FB-4D3AE26E3C53 by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr

I'm up to the boat this afternoon after work as we are having the BSS examiner down to hopefully issue us with a BSS certificate which is a four yearly requirement for vessels used on the UK's inland waterways.

16th October 2018, 06:52	#46
coolcat This is my second home Audi Q3 TDI S-Line Quattro Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Clacton On Sea/On the boat somewhere Posts: 51,166 Thanks: 9,890 Thanked 12,235 Times in 8,232 Posts	Hi All, Sorry for the late update on this thread. Had a rather busy but fun filled weekend picking the new boat up and yesterday had my Mum's wedding to attend so didn't get a chance to update the thread We left Clacton at around 04.00am to get to our old boat at its mooring at Acle for around 06.00am on the Friday morning. CC9J3362 by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr 56101886218__007B10C8-34A2-478C-ABAC-45934413F02A by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr CC9J3356 by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr 56101886218__007B10C8-34A2-478C-ABAC-45934413F02A by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr CC9J3362 by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr I went out in shorts and a T shirt and it was a bit nippy, the only other clothing I had left on board our old boat was my dressing gown All went pretty well in fairly challenging conditions. Had gusts of up to 40mph which made mooring a bit tricky so I was glad I didn't do it single helmed. We made pretty good time, so much so that we managed to do the return trip on the same day on the second low water tide. We stopped off on the return trip to drop of my crew mate Chris and pick up my new crew mate for the rest of the weekend...My Dad, Little Deeps on here. In between changing crew mates, had a couple of stow aways attempt to board us 56101886218__007B10C8-34A2-478C-ABAC-45934413F02A by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr I think the Welcome Aboard stuff gave them false hope...... F15E0F1C-24CE-44A2-A6FB-4D3AE26E3C53 by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr F15E0F1C-24CE-44A2-A6FB-4D3AE26E3C53 by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr We had set out at about 06.30hrs in the morning in our old boat and we moored up around 18.30 outside the Stokesby Inn Pub for the night in the new tub. IMG_2812 by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr IMG_2812 by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr We were only about another 45 minutes sailing away from our Marina at that point but because we had de masted the navigation lights to enable safe passage under Great Yarmouth Bridges we couldn't continue any further. Besides, I didn't want to try and do any close quarter manoeuvring in the Marina with a boat I'm unfamiliar with and weather that was at best....challenging Anyhow, we were much in need of a pint and grub at that point so the pub was a good call. I was Knackered..... F15E0F1C-24CE-44A2-A6FB-4D3AE26E3C53 by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr Untitled by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr Untitled by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr We got up early doors on Saturday(not much sleep due to water slap and wind noise) and had a lovely breakfast in the village of Stokesby then put the Nav lights back on and headed off to the Marina. F15E0F1C-24CE-44A2-A6FB-4D3AE26E3C53 by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr F15E0F1C-24CE-44A2-A6FB-4D3AE26E3C53 by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr Untitled by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr Somehow, not quite sure how.....We ended up back at Acle, not at our Marina but at the Acle Bridge Inn pub where we spent the day and night. We met up with Trikey and Debs, Lotus LC and his daughter and Rogue from this forum for dinner in the Acle Bridge Inn that evening. Was a great evening with great company and great grub in my favourite Broads Pub Untitled by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr Untitled by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr IMG_2844 by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr Weather had calmed down by Saturday evening and we had a peaceful nights sleep on board. Sunday morning we slipped the pubs mooring around 08.00am and brought Lady Emma back to Acle Marina to her new home. The Bridge Inn pub to Acle Marina is a boat cruising time of around 5 minutes so wasn't the longest of cruises F15E0F1C-24CE-44A2-A6FB-4D3AE26E3C53 by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr F15E0F1C-24CE-44A2-A6FB-4D3AE26E3C53 by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr F15E0F1C-24CE-44A2-A6FB-4D3AE26E3C53 by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr I'm up to the boat this afternoon after work as we are having the BSS examiner down to hopefully issue us with a BSS certificate which is a four yearly requirement for vessels used on the UK's inland waterways. __________________ Jeff. Last edited by coolcat; 16th October 2018 at 07:06..