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Messing around on the water! Horning 1975.
The following small collection of photographs were submitted by Bill Cooper and date
from 1972-
T89 “Petit Barsac” moored at Coltishall in 1972. “Petit Barsac” was one of the fleet of cruisers operated by R. & C. Bondon at South Walsham, was 19ft in length with a 17ft 6” beam, and slept two in a pull out double berth in the open plan saloon/galley. She was available for hire in 1972 for between £27 and £46 per week depending on the season. In 1977 she was sold to Castle Craft at St. Olaves where she became “Dover Castle”.
Another photograph of “Petit Barsac” moored at Coltishall in 1972.
A sailing cruiser entering South Walsham Broad in 1972, taken from Bondon’s moorings.
South Walsham Broad, also pictured in 1972. The houseboat seen in the photograph was “Perfect Memories” which was 29ft in length and slept up to five. During the peak season, the hire charge was £54 per week which included the use of a 14ft open motor boat or a sailing dinghy.
Taken at the Ferry Boatyard in Horning, this is A986 which Bill remembers as being one of the “Ferry Mutineer” class. However, the listing for A986 on Craig’s “Boats of the Norfolk Broads” database has her down as being “Ferry Buccaneer 2”. The two classes were listed together in the Blake’s brochure and were presumably identical. The four berth Buccaneer’s were 32ft 6” in length with a 10ft beam and were powered by a 4cyl Thornycroft diesel engine. The cost for a week’s hire in 1972 was between £30 and £66.
A986 “Ferry Buccaneer 2” moored at Acle Dyke in 1972. This boat also became part of the Castle Craft fleet in the late 1970s, initially as “Bolton Castle”, changing to “Balmoral Castle” in 1983.
Stalham Dyke pictured in 1972 -
Richardson’s boatyard at Stalham in 1972. In the foreground is S431 “Kristeen” from Eastiicks of Acle, with “Ferry Buccaneer 2” seen moored behind.
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