tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10882921.post5401276321382633117..comments2024-03-17T17:59:44.193+00:00Comments on Bill's Log: Hullbridge RiversideWilliam Serjeanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18419676353659137355noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10882921.post-72275676416213189062014-04-18T08:55:48.781+01:002014-04-18T08:55:48.781+01:00Well, Steve,
That's a story in itself - perha...Well, Steve,<br /><br />That's a story in itself - perhaps worth completing and publishing on your blog.<br /><br />I first sailed at Hullbridge in 1972 with friends at the Up River Yacht Club. In 1973 I had a half share in a 24' Wessex One Design with my brother, but we kept her at West Mersea and entered her in the 1974 Round Britain Race.<br /><br />Later, I kept a series of boat at Hullbridge: a Wharram Hina, a Hunter Europa, a Fairy Fulmar and a Folksong 25.<br /><br />Like you, Hullbridge brings happy memories.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Bill.William Serjeanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18419676353659137355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10882921.post-51785107902552859882014-04-18T03:52:56.597+01:002014-04-18T03:52:56.597+01:00I suppose if one can buy a house at £770,000, then...I suppose if one can buy a house at £770,000, then £24.99 doesn't seem so bad......Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13146624512708656428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10882921.post-51776809572566619952014-04-17T20:52:40.178+01:002014-04-17T20:52:40.178+01:00Hi Bill,
Hullbridge brings back many happy memori...Hi Bill,<br /><br />Hullbridge brings back many happy memories for me. My first boat when I was in my late teens was a Polycell Prout "Voyager". It was 13' 6" OA, 2 berth and had twin keels (Built by Juxta Mare Marine, Bradwell on Sea for POLYCELL group, at that time owned by REED Paper Group, who I worked for. They also owned IPC, the Daily Mirror along with the Mirror Dinghy class!).<br /><br />I was living at home with my parents at Chadwell Heath. I had been to Hullbridge a few times and decided that it was the place to launch my first boat. My father fitted a towing bracket to his 3.8ltr MKII Jag and off we went. We slipped "Haft Teppah" onto the mud and my father returned home with the trailer.<br /><br />Whilst waiting for high water and to be able to sail my boat, I bumped into the Water Bailiff who asked if I was planning on keeping my boat on the water at Hullbridge. After ten mins of chatting, he assigned me an a "Just vacated" swinging mooring for the tune of £35 per year! It was well out in a deep area at HW but dries out for a few hours or so at LW. Being right opposite Ferry Road, it was easy for me to get to in my Dinghy.<br /><br />Most weekends I would travel down by train to Wickford Station and then WALK (Never thought about a folding bike!). On "Bad" tide weekends, I would go down Friday night after work and sail to Burnham on Crouch on a fast ebbing tide! Burnham 0n Crouch is another place with fond memories . . . . . one of them being Fish & Chips from the ? Chariot Fish Restaurant then reading for an hour before turning in. I eventually moved my Voyager to a mooring at Rice & Cole's foreshore!<br /><br />I could go on and on and on and on . . . . . . <br /><br />Steve Steve Careyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062014204863054047noreply@blogger.com