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The building sheds of Caribbean Cruisers at Loddon c1970.

Applying one of the layers of fibreglass to a Caribbean cruiser c1970.

Preparing the fibreglass sheets for the boats at Caribbean Cruisers in Loddon c1970.

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A Moonraker 36 built by Colin Chapman’s JCL Marine at Brundall. Pictured at Reedham in 1973.

The following photographs on this page were taken at Caribbean Cruisers of Loddon who were the boatbuliding division of F.B.Wilds of Horning. You can read more about the history of Frank Wilds innovative design of boat at Dan Horner’s F.B.Wilds website. The pictures here are reproduced by kind courtesy of Sheila Douglas.

Another picture of the building sheds of Caribbean Cruisers at Loddon c1973.

A Caribbean cruiser outside the main sheds at Loddon c1973.

F.B.Wilds main boatyard at Horning c1975.

.J.Loynes “Golden Plover” pictured at their yard in Wroxham c1970. Built in 1915, this boat was available to hire for over 50 years. The first of twelve pictures taken in the 1970s which were sent in by Ray Walker.

The view from Acle bridge looking upstream c1970 with the Bridgecraft yard pictured on the left.