some interesting stuff here
The Broads Remembered by Nat Bircham: http://www.eafa.org.uk/catalogue/439
Maninngtree Regatta in the early 1970s: http://www.eafa.org.uk/catalogue/856
East Anglian film archive
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Thanks for posting this - the film of the punt racing at Maninngtree was fascinating. Do you know whether this still takes place anywhere?
Robert
Robert
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Yes, those punts are just lovely....
I wonder if there are any of those left about.
cheers
eib
I wonder if there are any of those left about.
cheers
eib
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IC GBR314 ex S51 - 1970 Slurp
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Phelps Scull
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Jollyboat J3
Firefly F2942
IC GBR314 ex S51 - 1970 Slurp
MR 638 - Please come and take it away
Phelps Scull
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spot the star keelboat near the end of the first film
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Finn K95
Merlin 220
Merlin Rocket 3137
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Thank you for the introduction to the EAFA, it has some fab footage.
John Hartley
Wayfarer 7628 - Fantasia
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Wayfarer 7628 - Fantasia
International 14 521 - Tiptoes
50% Victory Z68 - Zarena
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2:34 into 'The Broads Remembered' is where I used to live.
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If you go to 'Intheboatshed.net' you can see two new built duck punts sailing with optimist rigs, and if you follow the links to Dylan Winters site you can find the plans to build one yourself. An idea winter CVRDA challenge, can we have more duck punts than Minisails on the water next year?
PeterV
Finn K197 & GBR564
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Finn K197 & GBR564
Warsash
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There's not much dinghy sailing at Stour SC anymore - it's a lovely pace to sail and I crewed for a mate of mine there at this years Regatta. The sailing punts are still sailed, mostly by members of one family using a variety of cut-down sails from other craft (I think one was using a Topper sail) - they are very nimble things and great to watch, they don't have a rudder and are steered by an oar. I don't think that the punts are involved in any of the racing at Manningtree but they sail fairly regularly. I'm hoping to join the club in the summer as it's just down the road (20 minutes ish) away from Alton Water where I normally sail.rme_01 wrote:Thanks for posting this - the film of the punt racing at Maninngtree was fascinating. Do you know whether this still takes place anywhere?
Robert
Cheers,
Nigel (the other one)