Lady Martina still owned and taking cruises along the East Coast with Lowestoft to Southwold and back the first trip
We had found before that that Lady Martina was providing us with the only safe form of holidays during 'Lock-Down' and so she was not yet being sold, as we decided to keep her for the time being and carried on cruising, albeit for short journeys.
The only problem is because, with lack of use during the lockdown, the hull has accumulated much fouling made worse by the rigours of Lowestoft and so, without a lift and hull clean/re-antifoul, longer trips would be expensive and impracticable. All other systems aboard are working well and above water she is back in good condition.
You can see Lady Martina Schedule of Voyages 2021 for day-by-day news of her adventures this year.
Our movements are still visible on the public AIS (Automatic Identification System) site free of charge. For our ever changing location see Lady Martina's AIS position
For information on the Broom Owners Club visit www.broomowners.com, and for information on the 'Inland Waterways of the Netherlands' (available this year as a 2nd Edition), visit www.dutchwaterways.net. For more information about David's life and times, visit http://www.davidabroad.com/ and on the Cruising Association (for which David remains as its Honorary Local Representative for Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and The Broads) visit https://www.theca.org.uk/
If you have been, thanks for reading :-)
May you always have Fair Winds and Favourable Tides ...
Lowestoft Wedneday 9th June 2021
Life after death for Lady Martina taking cruises from Lowestoft
Having wintered in the RNSYC marina in Lowestoft and then been hauled out and antifouled, a few running repairs completed and maintenance followed and then, Lady Martina not yet being sold, we carried on cruising. You can see Lady Martina Schedule of Voyages 2020 for day-by-day news of her adventures this year.
Our movements are still visible on the public AIS (Automatic Identification System) site free of charge. For our ever changing location see Lady Martina's AIS position
For information on the Broom Owners Club visit www.broomowners.com, and for information on the 'Inland Waterways of the Netherlands' (available this year as a 2nd Edition), visit www.dutchwaterways.net. For more information about David's life and times, visit http://www.davidabroad.com/ and on the Cruising Association (for which David remains as its Honorary Local Representative for Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and The Broads) visit www.cruising.org.uk
If you have been, thanks for reading :-)
May you always have Fair Winds and Favourable Tides ...
Wells-next-the-Sea Thursday 20th August 2020
Lady Martina is kept and taking cruises from Lowestoft to Southwold and Wells-next-the-Sea
As we found that Lady Martina was providing us with the only safe form of holidays during 'Lock-Down' and had not yet being sold, we decided to keep her for the time being and carried on cruising. You can see Lady Martina Schedule of Voyages 2020 for day-by-day news of her adventures this year.
Our movements are still visible on the public AIS (Automatic Identification System) site free of charge. For our ever changing location see Lady Martina's AIS position
For information on the Broom Owners Club visit www.broomowners.com, and for information on the 'Inland Waterways of the Netherlands' (available this year as a 2nd Edition), visit www.dutchwaterways.net. For more information about David's life and times, visit http://www.davidabroad.com/ and on the Cruising Association (for which David remains as its Honorary Local Representative for Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and The Broads) visit www.cruising.org.uk
If you have been, thanks for reading :-)
May you always have Fair Winds and Favourable Tides ...
Lowestoft Monday 24th August 2020
Sad Farewell as Broom Owner's Club Founder's Broom Ocean 42 for sale following retirement
It is with great sadness that I have to inform you that i will be parting with Lady Martina very shortly.
I have skippered her for thousands of nautical miles over 20 years and maintained and enhanced her equipment so as to make her uniquely best in her class for cruising all over Europe. All these passages have been logged on the dedicated web site www.ladymartina.com/news, where her full specification can be seen.
It was this historic vessel, crewed along with the other co-founder of the BOC, that made possible this club's formation and the authorship of so many cruising articles and the Netherlands book; it's own on-board solid state computer, WiFi hub and active amplifying aerial providing the internet coverage for our web sites and communication whilst in many countries abroad.
Build No 36, the last ever built of the popular and great sea-keeping Ocean 42's, her specially-designed drying out legs, enlarged master cabin King Sized bunk and highly-spec'd electrics (support multi-cabin air conditioning with little or no shore power), three configurations of canopy and fly screens all made all-weather cruising a great joy.
Unarguably the best Broom Ocean 42 afloat and serviced and anti-fouled for the new season, now berthed at the RNSYC in Lowestoft for any sea trial, Lady Martina has loyally served us and it would be good to find another owner willing and capable of utilising her capability. Fellow BOC Member Keith Rowe is helping me to place her with another enthusiastic owner and all enquiries should be directed to him.Keith is at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or on 07979284557and has helped me place this on Apollo Duck by copying and pasting this link m.apolloduck.com/boat/broom-ocean-42/630359
May you and her future skippers always have fair winds and favourable tides
David Broad
