Here is a quick, short summary of this year’s Swallows & Amazons. There are more articles and photos ‘in the pipeline’, so make sure you come back soon . . .
First and foremost, we must thank our hosts the Walton and Frinton Yacht Club for their generous hospitality, the Wilberforce family for use of their orchard ‘Fenland’ for camping, and Hipkin and Oxley (H&O, formerly Bedwells) for accommodating trailers, Gafflings and generally being extremely helpful. Thanks also to Titchmarsh Marina for making their island pontoon available to us. Thank also, of course, for everyone who attended a most successful event!
From Thursday afternoon a motley crew of Gaffers from far and wide began to gather; parking camper vans, pitching tents and unloading boats from trailers at the start of what promised to be a rather hot weekend along with the typical challenges of tides, mud and wind (would there be too much, or not enough?) This year, the 27th edition of the event, bookings had to close at 40 boats which ensured a great turnout. Three support boats including the rib ‘Yellow Peril’ were on hand to help pull people off the mud, get them back to base when the wind failed or ferry crews from moorings to the Yacht Club for refreshments and socialising.
Friday was a day for sailing, exploring the renowned Backwaters, famed in the Arthur Ransome books. His boat ‘Nancy Blackett’ was in attendance for the weekend. Saturday was race day – a bit challenging due to the tides and weather. See the results sheet below. Sunday was another day out exploring the Backwaters and packing up ready to return home . . . there will be more detailed reports in the next couple of weeks.
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