tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714859249105095629.post6112769267648081700..comments2023-07-02T10:40:30.693+01:00Comments on Narrowboat Caxton: Norfolk and 'Albion'Nb Yarwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14806115768980012184noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714859249105095629.post-67590830630492720592008-08-25T06:42:00.000+01:002008-08-25T06:42:00.000+01:00Hi NeilAlbion still has no engine but they do have...Hi Neil<BR/>Albion still has no engine but they do have a small dinghy with an outboard and I believe they use this as opposed to a press ganged crew!<BR/>Lovely boat as you say.<BR/>NB CaxtonNb Yarwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14806115768980012184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714859249105095629.post-55492949039279160812008-08-24T11:45:00.000+01:002008-08-24T11:45:00.000+01:00I sailed Albion for a week in 1973. Lovely boat. ...I sailed Albion for a week in 1973. Lovely boat. Actually, to say sailed is an exaggeration. We did sail quite a bit, but spent as much time quanting (pushing with poles against the river bed), and hauling from the bank. She had no engine then, and if the wind wasn't blowing , you had to resort to man power.<BR/><BR/>She is also the first boat I ever fell in the water from - in full view of a tour boat :-)Neil Corbetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06198251427537653059noreply@blogger.com