Greg's Broads Boating
Page updated 20 December 2008
Found in eastern England, the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads are a complex of shallow lakes, interconnected by around 200 miles of navigable rivers. They have been a playground for visitors with an interest in boating and wildlife for almost one and a half centuries.
Holiday on the Norfolk Broads - 1965
It took a bit of persuading to get Mother to accept another boating holiday, so it was 1965 when we took to the water again on the Norfolk Broads.
An Account of a Holiday on the Norfolk Broads in 1966
My brother Mike, two school friends and I hire "Buzzard", the cheapest yacht in the Blakes catalogue.
Last Holiday with Parents - 1967
The final holiday taken with my parents was aboard the Yacht "Spindrift 1", hired from the Eastwood Welpton yard at Upton on the Norfolk Broads.
Aboard Jemima, Dad's SeaHawk - 1977
On retiring to Norfolk Dad bought a boat, a SeaHawk. which the family named "Jemima". Father was not a great boater. He bought it mainly to encourage frequent visits of his children.
Mike's Fiftieth Birthday - 2000
Part of the celebrations for my brother's fiftieth birday involved a trip aboard "Walnut", hired from Martham Boat Building and Development Company.
See also the separate SeaHawk section which includes my more recent exploits in my own boat.
