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Cruising Classroom
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Cruising Classroom

Liveaboard Emma welcomes a lighter lockdown

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4 mins  |
August 2020
Maintenance After Lockdown
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Maintenance After Lockdown

Vital checks and tweaks before turning the key

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5 mins  |
August 2020
SAFE PASSAGE
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SAFE PASSAGE

When we’re all back at Crick, there’s a better way to arrive!

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3 mins  |
August 2020
SLEEPING IT OFF
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SLEEPING IT OFF

Hawkmoths rest after a night of feeding

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3 mins  |
August 2020
RESTORATION MAN
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RESTORATION MAN

John Sully lived for adventure on the waterways

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2 mins  |
August 2020
SOUTH LONDON'S LOST CANALS
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SOUTH LONDON'S LOST CANALS

In North London, the Regent’s Canal is well known and well used, but it’s a different story south of the river. Martin Ludgate recounts the story of South London’s forgotten waterways

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10 mins  |
August 2020
THE BOAT WHISPERER
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THE BOAT WHISPERER

Eddie and Chris Barford have enjoyed decades on the waterways

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6 mins  |
August 2020
PUSH THE BOAT OUT
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PUSH THE BOAT OUT

Volunteers at Overwater Marina are celebrating The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Services for their custom-built wheely boat for disabled passengers

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2 mins  |
August 2020
GIRL POWER
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GIRL POWER

Heather Wastie’s fascinating journey with the Alarum project’s history celebration

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4 mins  |
August 2020
DINNER'S IN THE BAG
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DINNER'S IN THE BAG

Helen Tidy creates cruising memories with a DIY thermal cooker

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6 mins  |
August 2020
GOSH, DARN IT...
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GOSH, DARN IT...

Helen Tidy reaches for her needles to salvage holey clothes

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6 mins  |
July 2020
TECHNICAL: Pollution control
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TECHNICAL: Pollution control

River Canal Rescue (RCR) has extended its range of Bilgeaway filters with the addition of a new smaller midi filter, suitable for boat owners who have little or no bilge pollution, but want peace of mind they will not pollute the waterways if anything does happen.

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1 min  |
July 2020
HIRERS TO BUYERS
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HIRERS TO BUYERS

Martin and Julie took the plunge and have never looked back

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10+ mins  |
July 2020
GETTING AWAY WITH IT
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GETTING AWAY WITH IT

Part two of Tom Kitching’s affectionate look at Spey’s history

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5 mins  |
July 2020
ALL HANDS TO THE PUMPS
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ALL HANDS TO THE PUMPS

Sometimes, the local geography dictated that canals needed to be equipped with pumping stations to keep them from running dry. Now, 200 years on, we look at how today’s engineers are keeping the successors to those pumps working

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9 mins  |
July 2020
CANAL KILLERS
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CANAL KILLERS

Dragonflies hunt with their eyes for insect prey

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3 mins  |
July 2020
BRIGHT SPARKS
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BRIGHT SPARKS

Chris Fower, from Fischer Panda UK, looks at the benefits of converting to electric propulsion

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7 mins  |
July 2020
BEST OF THE TESTS
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BEST OF THE TESTS

With the canals locked down along with the rest of the country since the last week of March, it’s been impossible to do more boat tests. So we’re taking a look back at some of the boats we’ve seen over the years, and are focusing on the wide variety of exterior shapes.

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10+ mins  |
July 2020
ARGY–BARGY
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ARGY–BARGY

Emma encounters the perils of liveaboard life during lockdown

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5 mins  |
July 2020
A DREAM COME TRUE
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A DREAM COME TRUE

How Ian Randle fulfilled his childhood ambition

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2 mins  |
July 2020
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STOPPED IN OUR TRACKS

When Adam Porter embarked on a seven-week trip, flood damage and late works were the least of his problems

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8 mins  |
June 2020
ON BOARD WITH OUTBOARD
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ON BOARD WITH OUTBOARD

TROUBLE-SHOOTING HINTS FROM JOHN REEVES (INCLUDING TRUNKS...)

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10 mins  |
June 2020
LIFE IN LOCKDOWN
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LIFE IN LOCKDOWN

Liveaboard Emma celebrates her birthday in the strangest of times

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4 mins  |
June 2020
WE'RE HOME ALONE...
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WE'RE HOME ALONE...

but there are creative ways to beat cabin fever, says Helen Tidy

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6 mins  |
June 2020
UPLIFTING SCENES
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UPLIFTING SCENES

River Canal Rescue raised a capsized narrowboat at Barrow, on the River Soar, after torrential rain and surging water caused the boat to break its moorings, sending it down river to Bridge 30 where it became wedged.

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1 min  |
June 2020
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FULLY CONNECTED

Combining a floating office and the perfect escape takes the best technology

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10+ mins  |
June 2020
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GETTING TO GAUGE!

Tom Kitching follows the rebuilding Clayton’s tarboat Spey

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4 mins  |
June 2020
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Cooking is easy. There’s no great skill involved in following the dot-to-dot instructions that have been laid out for you by someone who really knows how to do it; as long as you choose Nadiya Hussain over Yotam Ottolenghi, anybody can be a Jamie Oliver... and even The Lockdown Kitchen King himself would say cheers to that sentiment.

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3 mins  |
June 2020
CRICK LIFE'S CRACKING
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CRICK LIFE'S CRACKING

New owners Jackie and Bruce Hair left Oz to pursue their dream

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5 mins  |
June 2020
COMMUNITY SPIRIT
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COMMUNITY SPIRIT

Mortimer Bones reflects on the state of the network

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4 mins  |
June 2020