CHAPTER VI 



OULTON BROAD TO GREAT YARMOUTH 



STAYING for any length of time round the 

 shores of Oulton Broad instils the desire into 

 one's mind to seek other quarters in Broad- 

 land of which so much is heard, and to ex- 

 perience the quaint, water-gipsy life which 

 the guide-books eulogise so extravagantly. 



Many are the craft of various tonnage 

 and rig that may be hired, suffice it therefore, 

 for present purposes, if one or two of the 

 leading classes are described. 



The Warrior, one of the numerous com- 

 fortable letting wherries, fitted for pleasure 

 cruising, is a craft of a class which is a 

 peculiarity to Broadland. In no part of the 

 world, except Norfolk, are these wherries to 

 be met with, where the more they are used, 

 the more useful and convenient to the water- 

 ways are they found to be. 



In order to convey a clearer idea a plan 

 is appended showing the amount of accommodation afforded 

 on board. 



On the Warrior (a vessel of thirty tons registered 

 burthen) six or more have plenty of elbow-room and to 

 spare. She only draws three feet of water, her mast lowers 

 with great ease, and she is capable of going anywhere it may 

 be desired to take her. Besides, there is a 14-foot dinghy 

 with a lug-sail of about 140 square feet area, and dagger plate 

 centre-board, as tender ; also a small gunning-punt for fishing 

 and shooting purposes. There is a dark room for photography, 



a yacht's piano for the muse, warming apparatus for cold 

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