All four have a great love for the boat – hence the adventurous decision to buy her when she came up for sale in autumn 2019. David Dokerty gave up his major role as a fire-fighting chief to become joint skipper and owner with David Smith – whose wife continues to run major horse activities as well as working on the Comfort.
Eldest member of the jazz band celebrating 35 years service on the Comfort, 93-year-old Derek Cubitt, right, hands over his saxophone to Martin Eaton, a younger member of the Broads Chords band
- Credit: Paul Thomas
Passengers can come as singles, families or groups, and typical cruises are 90 minutes during the day or three or four hours in the evenings. Or you can put groups together for private charter events including drinks, catering – and the great Broads Chords Cruisin’ jazz band which has been aboard Southern Comfort for 35 years.