It was a great pleasure to return to this favourite corner of the Norfolk Broads and, once again, as a part of a Drascombe Rally. Moreover, it presented a first opportunity to test out my theory that the Deben Lugger would go well on the Broads - and indeed, Daisy IV did…. The copious quantities of weed, by and large, slid under the hull/rudder as expected and the sail shape was sufficient to catch the wind over the reeds when navigating channels.
This video captures a flavour of the spirit of the weekend:
On Saturday, I had company in the form of crew plus Kizzy, the Springer Spaniel. On Sunday I was single handing with a single reefed main in a slightly stiffer breeze.
10.5nm
7.3nm
Finally, a fellow sailor put together this rather enjoyable summary of the weekend…!
This is a blog of sailing activities aboard Daisy IV, a Deben Lugger built in 2012 and purchased in 2023.
Previous boats were Devon Lugger, Daisy (2005-6) and Drascombe Coaster, Daisy II (2006-2019). I also currently own Daisy III, a BayCruiser 20. During the years of boat ownership, I have covered well over 6000nm around the UK, most of which are documented in my various blogs. Sailing grounds are based around the east coast, mainly the Harwich area. Over the years, making use of a versatile roller coaster trailer, I have also covered the east coast from North Kent to Whitby, and various other locations around the south coast, Severn Estuary, Cumbria, inland reservoirs, and the Norfolk Broads.
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