1938 Norfolk Punt #41 (with Trailer)

“Didler” is a well looked after Norfolk Punt in good overall condition. Benefitting from recent restoration works including the West epoxy system on her hull and a bespoke combination launching and road trailer that has yet to be used.

Her owner comments:

My mother bought Didler when I was 15, in 1961, simply because she wanted to own and race a Norfolk Punt.
Didler was built in 1938 by Richard Harmer, cousin of Tom Harmer, who contributed so much to the club at Barton Broad—namely the Norfolk Punt Club.
As a boy, I loved her, sailing mainly with my mother or my brother.

I bought Didler back again eight years ago from an old sailing friend, who often ran the regatta at Barton. Since then, I have spent over £7,000 restoring her – including a new combination trailer.
I turn 80 this year and still love being on the water in my more modest International 12 and my canoe, but the punt—restored to live again— sadly must go. I can no longer get back in when out on the trapeze, and I recognise that someone else, with a love for her grace, should take care of her.
The big jobs have been done and she remains a true part of Norfolk sailing history.

PLEASE NOTE: The photos are 2022 and provided by the Vendor although we understand her to be in much the same condition. New photos will be made available as soon as possible.

MORE PHOTOS COMING SOON!

CLASS NOTES:
The Norfolk Punt evolved from the flat-bottomed gun punts used for wildfowling on the Norfolk Broads in the late 1800s. When sails were added, these workboats proved unexpectedly fast, leading to organised racing and the formation of the Norfolk Punt Club in 1926 to formalise the class. Over the decades the design has developed from traditional clinker builds to modern lightweight racing boats, while retaining its reputation as one of Britain’s most distinctive and high-performance inland dinghies with over 100 now in the class.