February 2020 issue
On the February 2020 cover ... Review narrowboat Shallowford cruising the Llangollen Canal near Burland Bridge, by Mark Langley.
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Space-saving Design
Boat Review
New builder Shone Boat Co’s first commission was to pack 57ft-worth of narrowboat into a 50ft shell
Farmers Bridge: Past and Present
Looking Back
Contrasting Hugh Potter’s 1970s photographs with contemporary views, a then-and-now perspective of Birmingham’s waterways
WW Guide to Cruising the Aire & Calder Navigation
Canalside developments in Leeds and intervals of awe-inspiring scenery offer plenty of rewards for boaters on this wide Yorkshire waterway
A Canuck on the Cut
Reader's Boat
Without having ever seen a narrowboat or visited a canal, one Canadian travelled 5,000 miles to become a residential boat-owner on the UK network. Doug Yelland recounts his amazing adventure
Canal Case Hangs by a Thread
Looking Back
Exactly 180 years since three boatmen were convicted of her murder, the Christina Collins case is back in the limelight. The evidence suggests a massive miscarriage of justice
The Daily Canute
Explore Kayaking
When his company relocated to Paddington Basin, Craig Gunn realised that a kayak would provide the perfect means of travelling to and from work
Keeping on Prop of it
Boat-Owner's Advice
Tips for tackling weedhatch woes
Peaky Blinder
Explore Peak Forest Canal
A spontaneous decision to cruise the Peak Forest Canal results in a five-week stay
Don the Right Way
Profile
The River Don’s Strawberry Island Boat Club, remarkably self-sufficient group with origins in an abandoned canal loop, celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2020
Trouble in the Tunnel
A 58-hour stand-off between boats on the Herefordshire & Gloucestershire Canal in 1851
Heat Pump Systems
Boat-Owner Advice
Is a heat pump a viable and greener alternative to central heating or a fuel-burning stove?
Last Word
Keeping up with the Joneses
After two decades to-ing and fro-ing over Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, legendary Welsh trip-boat operator Peter Jones is bidding farewell. He looks back over his remarkable canal career
