Following the announcement for the proposed roadmap out of lockdown, the RYA have produced some helpful guidance and an updated FAQ document:
More information can be accessed on the RYA’s website here.
January 8, 2021
Boating News – BA 2021 Hydrographic Survey
The Broads Authority’s annual hydrographic survey is scheduled to commence on Monday 11 January for approximately 3 weeks.
This is an annual survey that gathers information regarding water and sediment depth and helps to plan and prioritise the dredging programme.
The survey areas this year include:
- The River Waveney from Stanley Carrs to Breydon Water
- Haddiscoe New Cut
- The River Bure from Horstead Mill to (and including) Wroxham Broad
- The River Bure from Horning Church to Stokesby
- South Walsham Broad
During the survey there will be a work vessel out on the water, however disruption to river traffic will be minimal.
If you have any questions please get in touch using the following contact form.
January 6, 2021
Updated FAQs from the RYA
The RYA FAQs have been updated in accordance with the National Lockdown: Stay at Home Government guidance:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/national-lockdown-stay-at-home
December 19, 2020
Urgent Boating News – Floating Pennywort along the River Ant
The Broads Authority have advised that the invasive floating pennnywort plant appears to have spread downstream along the River Ant.
Where boaters spot water plants in this area, please try to manoeuvre around them, with the engine off. Boat propellers chop up the plant allowing small fragments to spread through the navigation.
Avoiding motoring through patches of river plants, alongside checking, cleaning and drying your vessel after use helps to control the spread.
Any sightings of the floating pennywort should be emailed to Broads Control (Broads.Control@broads-authority.gov.uk) AND Norfolk Non-Native Species Initiative (NNNSI@norfolk.gov.uk) with the exact location of where it was seen.
A guide on how to identify the floating pennywort can be found here<https://nnnsi.org/assets/NNNSI/FP-ID.pdf> (PDF).
The Broads Authority is working with partners to monitor and control the plant and is thankful for your cooperation.
December 14, 2020
NSBA’s General Purposes Committee Meeting, Monday 7 December 2020
Please see below for Summary Minutes of the Norfolk and Suffolk Boating Association General Purposes Committee Meeting held online on Monday 7 December 2020.
