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SALUTE THE FLEET
Adam Porter looks at an historic boat collection that put 66,000 tourists on the water
ROMAN DELICACY
...but canal watercress harbours nasties
AROUND THE CUT
Stories from around the waterways network
THAT COSY FEELING
Helen Tidy’s going green with her cuppa
STELLAR PAELLA
Like its Spanish creators, this delicious dish is so laid back
SPRING INTO ACTION
Liveaboard Emma is embracing the changing seasons
IT'S A MATTER OF CHOICE
BOAT TEST: EACH MONTH WE PUT NEW BOATS THROUGH THEIR PACES Performance • Interior • Specification
GETTING READY TO CRUISE
Avoid a spanner in the works with our servicing guide
A NOVEL APPROACH
When Sarah Jasmon isn’t busy knocking up a new toilet or installing central heating, the busy liveaboard loves to write
Here Comes The Sun
Beatles fans Steven and Carolyn Easdale travel 10,000 miles to enjoy the shrine to their heroes and warmer weather that their Australian home
BCN: Black Country Crossing
Forsaking both the well-known BCN main line and the northernmost reaches of the Birmingham Canal Navigations, we take a middle route through the heart of the Black Country
Smoke On The Water
Safety must come first every time – so we don’t need regulations to install smoke detectors, do we, asks James Millsop?
Dash For Ash?
...or will oak win the race to come into leaf
WORK IN PROGRESS
As the winter repair and maintenance programme on the canals enters its final stages, we visit two of this year’s major projects - rebuilding a problematic tight lock on the Llangollen and lining a leaking embankment on the Macclesfield...
TAKE THE LONG WAY
Agonising over the length of your next spec boat is a popular pastime for many but this Tyler Wilson shell has a simple message...go large
MAKING A BEELINE
Liveaboard Emma catches up on check-ups and enjoys the mixed attractions of Nantwich which ticks all the boating boxes
FOR THE MANY
My name is Tracey and I, along with my husband Tim, live aboard nb Sola Gratia.
GRAPHIC NOVEL
William and Michelle Graham of the Graphics Boat found leaving the cut was too hard
BUYING A BOAT
Avoid the pitfalls with technical expert Tony Brooks
BECOMING BOSUN'S MATE
What do you give a cool cat who has everything – even down to his own on-board catflap for those late nights? Helen Tidy shows us from scratch
IWA: A Time For Change?
Five years ago he was a new recruit to canal restoration volunteering. Now he’s the new Chairman of The Inland Waterways Association, with some ideas about how it needs to change for the future. We meet Paul Rodgers
Take Me To The River
About 300 canal boats a year brave the Northampton Arm of the Grand Union to reach the Nene, Middle Level and the Great Ouse system. River boating is a quite different experience so Phil Thane, who now keeps his boat on the Ouse, has put together some useful invaluable for visitors
THE HOXTON HIPSTER
Widebeam stands out from the crowd and wowed the crowds at Crick
THE LOVE BOAT
Celebrating St Valentine’s with Helen Tidy/s creations
POWER TO THE PEOPLE
Part three of expert opinions on the use of Lithium LiFePO4 batteries
MONMOUTHSHIRE & BRECON CANALS
35 miles of unequalled South Wales scenery accompanies you as you follow the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canals from Brecon down the Usk Valley
MR BLUE SKY...
...and plenty of rainfall – liveaboard Emma looks back at a busy year which took her across the waterways network
Going To The Dogs
We join St Pancras Cruising Club on a narrowboat convoy traversing some of east London’s little-known channels on the way to the Thames and the Isle of Dogs
Korea Move Pays Off
Having led the construction and UK delivery of four hybrid tankers from the Far East, former Royal Fleet Auxiliary crewman shows how experience can be invaluable
Don't Lose Your Bottle
Secure your favorite tipple if you want to avoid a sticky game of skittles, suggests Helen Tidy