Pathfinders Norfolk Broads Sailing Cruise 2006

1st - 8th April 2006

Photographs by Jeremy Nunns


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The Lady Mayhew Trophy that we were awarded by the Broads Society


Saturday Afternoon - Boatyards to Thurne Mouth



Yachts all ready for us at Martham Boatyard


Starting to rig a pair of Japonicas


John Cameron checks Japonica 8


The crew of Leander get her sorted


Flo and Rosie brief their crew


Yachts nearly ready to go . . .


. . . but one needs its mast down


Rob and Jez sort the Javelin mast


Flo and Jez hoisting sail


A Japonica gets away first


Mark and Greg rigging a Javelin


The other Javelin's mast is nearly ready to go up again


Leander and Javelin head for Potter


6ft 1in is not much room under Potter bridge


A Judith slips through with no problem


There's not much spare for a Jubilee


Not much spare at all!


Leander arrives at Thurne Mouth


Nikki at Thurne Mouth

 

 


Sunday Morning - Thurne Church



Thurne Church (from our mooring)


Thurne Church - it's been there for about a thousand years


Greg speaking in the service


Jo, Ed and Dan lead the worship


Jo, Ed and Dan lead the worship


'I know that my Redeemer Liveth'


Thurne Church - after everyone had gone


The view back to our fleet at the moorings

 


Sunday Afternoon - Thurne Mouth to Womack



Mary and Sue on the cruisers


Rigging Coriander and Eternal Hope


Taking in a reef on Camellia


Tying down the tack cringle on Japonica 7


And tying back & down the clew cringle on Japonica 7


Mark Evans wrestles with the mainsail on Javelin 3


Chris and Mark reefing Seven Seas


Tying in the mainsail on Jade


'Ready to Hoist!'


All this reefing is hard work!


Tim Key - ready for anything!


Three boats hoist sail on the windward shore


Double Rainbow at Womack

 

 


Monday Morning - Womack to Potter



Getting Coriander ready to sail


Dave and John-Neal on Leander


Retrieving 'lost' ropes from up the mast


Crew of 'Twilight'


Getting the mainsheet ready


Commodore Paddy and Flo inspecting Black Squadron


Crew of 'Leander'


Seven Seas near Potter


Ian and Luke in Black Squadron dinghy near Potter


Paddling a half-decker through Potter Bridge


Part of the fleet moored above the bridges


John Cameron enjoys an ice-cream


Monday Evening - White Slea



Tipping Primrose over to get a rope off the prop


Jez in the water, having just freed it


Crew Libby Washing Up on Twilight


Skipper Sid washing up on Jap. 5


Crew and Skipper washing up together on Jade!


Mark and the crew of Seven Seas working hard


Crew of Twilight still washing up


Logs and Shanties at sunset


Ceri reads her log


Tim, Tom and Ian lead the singing


Luke reads his log


Tim Key and Fran lead the worship as it gets darker.


Tuesday - White Slea to Potter



Josh Bridges - looking cool!


Dan McGarrigle sorting Japonica 5's sail


A Javelin gets under way - fully reefed


Crew of Eternal Hope prepare the jib and mop the decks


Reefing the colourful sail of a Japonica


Dropping the Jib at Potter


Wednesday Morning - Potter to St. Benets



Officers' Meeting on the Launch


Paddy gives us orders for the day

 


Jez up Twilight's mast


Our launch - Princess Katherine


Princess Katherine on the Bure


Leander sailing near St. Benets


Lunch on Eternal Hope


Miriam, Greg and crew at St Benets


Freddie Reay having a cuppa


That's a lot of people on a Leander!


Eternal Hope sets sail for the Ant


Preparing to leave the St. Benets mooring


Chris Little and Crew on Bootlegger


Yachts moored at St Benets


Wednesday Afternoon - St. Benets to South Walsham



Bootlegger on South Walsham Broad


Primrose arrives on the broad


A Japonica does manoeuvres


Fully-Reefed Japonica 3 in the light breeze


Stephen Didsbury sailing Twilight, while the crew sit on the roof


Judith and Japonica 3


Mark Evans at the helm of Flo's Japonica 3


Flo supervising taking down the sail

 


Wednesday Evening - at Fleet Dyke



Dinghy Rowing Race : style -


- piracy -


- and lots of style!


All the crews watching the rowers


The winner gets applauded


Beccy J. watching intently


Japonica 1 crew with inventive ways of eating supper


Leading lady crew washing up


Freddie finishing the last of the sponge pudding


Rachel reading her log


Dan leading the worship, with Greg

 


Thursday Morning - Fleet Dyke to How Hill



Mike Alborough - surrounded by admirers?


Tim Key serenading(!)


Flo and Japonica 3 crew, nearly ready to go


Blue squadron activity


Crew of Primrose await instructions


Fran supervising hoisting sail on Jade


Jon Hobson rigging Coriander's jib


Javelin, Twilight and the launch at Fleet Dyke


More serenading - at Ludham Bridge


Thursday Afternoon - How Hill to Barton



Stephen Didsbury rowing a half-decker


Juliette on Barton Broad


Coriander in the breeze on Barton


Jade in the sunshine


Seven Seas - travelling fast


Leander and Leading Lady


Two Japonicas emerge from the River Ant


Japonica 3 on Barton Broad


Japonica 7 on Barton Broad


Thursday Evening - at Barton Turf



Fran Day


Josh Bridges


Ben and Miriam


Tom and Tim in Logs and Shanties


Greg speaking in the launch

 


Friday Morning - Barton Turf and Japonica Races



Freddie and Josh at Barton Turf


Luke inside Leander


John-Neal by Leander


Breakfast on Japonica 5


Jez chatting in Blue Squadron


Taking the awning off Leading Lady


Time for Tea on Javelin 2


Cooking on a Javelin


Dan M. walking along Blue Squadron


Washing up on Twilight


Bailing out Black Squadron dinghy


Washing up on Leander


Liz Knight preparing Primrose's mainsail


(Still) washing up on Twilight


Officers Meeting on the launch


Setting off down the narrow channel from our moorings in Cox's Yard


Black Squadron's Japonica 7 in the yacht race


Blue Squadron's Japonica 5 sailing well


White Squadron's Japonica 1 crosses the line to win


Red Squadron's Japonica 8 leads Blue's Japonica 5 across the line

 


Friday Afternoon - Barton Broad to Womack



Mary and Stephen in a half-decker at How Hill


Luke holding Leander below Ludham Bridge


John Cameron's Japonica 8 heading for the Bure


Jo Johnson helming Camellia at speed on the Bure


Leading Lady and Bootlegger near Thurne Mouth


Ben Reay in the dinghy, having sailed all the way from Barton


Yachts arriving at Womack


Evening at Womack

 


Friday Evening - Ludham Church



Ludham Church


Tim and Tom leading the Logs and Shanties section


Matt Lee reading his Log


Black Squadron singing their squadron song


Greg speaking in Ludham Church


Fran, Tim and Greg during the worship time


Fran and Tim leading the singing


Fran and Tim leading the singing

 


Saturday Morning - Back to the Boatyards



Boats back at Martham yard again


Saying goodbye to the people on thecoach party


Goodbyes from Flo and Rosie


John-Neal and Ian at the boatyard


Loading Luke's car, ready to go

 


Photographs by Jeremy Nunns - JeremyNunns@iee.org


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