Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
In this video, I am on the Norfolk Broads in East Anglia sailing Lullaby, a vintage 1930s wooden sailing cruiser with my friend Bob. We have two days to explore part of the river Thurne and into Horsey Mere under sail, spending the night at anchor on the water as the birds call and the mist rolls in.
We hired this magnificent boat from Hunters Yard in Ludham. It was built by the Hunter family in 1932 and is available to hire. It sleeps four people in two separate cabins beneath the pop-top cabin roof and has a basic galley kitchen complete with period crockery, and a toilet on board. To travel the Broads by sail is a delight - no noisy diesel engine, just the sound of the wind, the reeds rustling and the birds singing as you silently pass by. When the wind drops or a bridge causes you to lower the mast, then out comes the quant which you can use to push the boat along. Hunters do have boats in the fleet which are fitted with electric engines, so if you prefer not to have to quant the boat, there is that option (although not as much fun!)
Thank you Bob, I had a fantastic couple of days - a truly wonderful way to experience the waterways under your patient tuition and great company!
I hope you enjoy the video.
Thanks for watching.
Links
Hunters Yard Vintage Fleet, Ludham.
huntersyard.co.uk
Bob’s Website for paperback books
timbuktu-publishing.co.uk
Or Amazon
amazon.co.uk/Bob-Goddard/e/B005NAJTWW
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Simon, a bloke in the woods
PO Box 384
Diss
Norfolk
IP22 9DB
UK
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In this video, I am on the Norfolk Broads in East Anglia sailing Lullaby, a vintage 1930s wooden sailing cruiser with my friend Bob. We have two days to explore part of the river Thurne and into Horsey Mere under sail, spending the night at anchor on the water as the birds call and the mist rolls in.
We hired this magnificent boat from Hunters Yard in Ludham. It was built by the Hunter family in 1932 and is available to hire. It sleeps four people in two separate cabins beneath the pop-top cabin roof and has a basic galley kitchen complete with period crockery, and a toilet on board. To travel the Broads by sail is a delight - no noisy diesel engine, just the sound of the wind, the reeds rustling and the birds singing as you silently pass by. When the wind drops or a bridge causes you to lower the mast, then out comes the quant which you can use to push the boat along. Hunters do have boats in the fleet which are fitted with electric engines, so if you prefer not to have to quant the boat, there is that option (although not as much fun!)
Thank you Bob, I had a fantastic couple of days - a truly wonderful way to experience the waterways under your patient tuition and great company!
I hope you enjoy the video.
Thanks for watching.
Links
Hunters Yard Vintage Fleet, Ludham.
huntersyard.co.uk
Bob’s Website for paperback books
timbuktu-publishing.co.uk
Or Amazon
amazon.co.uk/Bob-Goddard/e/B005NAJTWW
Simon, a bloke in the woods Merchandise
simon-a-bloke-in-the-woods.teemill.com/collection/t-shirts
Contact me at:
simonablokeinthewoods@gmail.com
Or by mail at:
Simon, a bloke in the woods
PO Box 384
Diss
Norfolk
IP22 9DB
UK
Facebook - Simon, a bloke in the woods
facebook.com/Simon-a-bloke-in-the-woods-636523033219227/?ref=br_rs
Instagram - simon_a_bloke_in_the_woods
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Music
As I Said - Birelli Snow
Free Hands - Isobelle Walton
Still Me - Harper-Rose Peterson
