I HAD always thought that luxury sailing trips were the preserve of the rich and famous, made solely for billionaires who have ballrooms and swimming pools on their yachts. But I could not have been more wrong. 4 Six of us stayed on the Fair Statesman, a gleaming white motor cruiser rented from Norfolk Broads Direct Credit: Getty 4 We were lucky enough to have glorious weather to enjoy the boat from the sundeck Credit: Supplied And you do not even need to escape the UK to experience it.
My partner and I, frazzled by the school holidays, had just whisked our three kids and their grandpa off for a three-night boating getaway in Norfolk. Home for the weekend, the Fair Statesman, was a gleaming white motor cruiser rented from Norfolk Broads Direct, which although no billionaire yacht, had ample space for our party of six. The aft cabin (am getting there with boat lingo — it means “at the back”) featured a spacious double bedroom with an en suite.
Then there was another double in the mid-cabin with a bathroom directly opposite and a forward cabin in what I called “the nose” of the vessel with cute bunks where all three of my kids could snuggle down. READ MORE ON NORFOLK HOT DEALS Staycations with hot tubs that won’t break the bank in Dorset & Norfolk GOLD BRICKS Inside Charles' 30 palaces, castles and mansions from Norfolk to Transylvania Again, they had their own bathroom. The kitchen came kitted out with an oven, a microwave, toaster and full fridge, while the spacio.