Wherry Yacht Charter Charitable Trust

The Wherry Yacht Charter Charitable Trust (WYC) is a waterway society and registered charity number 1096073, on the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads in East Anglia, England, UK.

The Trust obtained a grant of £492,500 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to purchase the wherries Hathor, Norado and Olive (achieved in 2004),[3] to give the public access to the boats, and to run environmental education programmes.

In recent years, the Trust has also acquired the use of two further wherries: White Moth (1912) and Ardea (1927), allowing further charter income to be generated.

Hathor was built in 1905 at Reedham, Norfolk as a private holiday vessel for the Colman's Mustard and Boardman families, a role she fulfilled until the 1950s.

After a time with private owners, which also saw a name change to Lady Edith, she was bought by Barney Matthews in 1964 and underwent extensive restoration.

After 30 years she was sold to a French owner where she was a houseboat (allegedly for the girls of a Parisian madame[4]).