May 2020 issue
On the May 2020 cover ... A colourful boating scene near Upwell on the Well Creek navigation of the Middle Level.
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Continuous-Cruising Hybrid
Boat Review
Braidbar Boats' latest is a 61ft hybrid narrowboat built for permanent residential cruising
The Offside Rule
Volunteering
The hardy volunteers tackling overgrown vegetation
French Connection
Hire-boat Holiday
From the Canal du Rhône à Sète, running parallel with the Mediterranean coast, to the vineyard surrounds of the Canal du Midi, Jane Cumberlidge recalls a wonderful autumn cruise
WW Guide to Cruising the Middle Level
Exploring the Ouse-Nene Link and the numerous drains and dykes of the remote Fenland waterways
Barnsley Aqueduct Burst
History
Historic postcards that capture the scene of a serious breach on the Barnsley Canal in 1911
Troubled Waters: Saving the Calder & Hebble
Profile: Calder & Hebble
A waterway that has endured more difficulties than most – and at the society that fought to keep it open in the face of declining traffic
How much does it cost to live on a boat?
Liveaboard Life
To answer this common question, residential boater Tony Jones and his partner Vickie kept a year’s spending diary – and they were surprised with the results
Boat Antiques: Canal Literature
Canal Collectables
Collecting waterways engravings, maps and books
Tying the Knot
Boating Advice
Struggling to remember which way the rabbit goes round the tree? Does your stern dolly end up looking like a plate of spaghetti? Here’s a WW refresher on the only three knots you’ll ever need to tie up
Aqueducts of the Waterways
Waterways Architecture
The evolution of naviagable aqueducts around the network
Hell and High Water
Looking Back
We take a look at some of the headline-hitting floods that have inundated our inland waterways over the last 200 years
The Burning Issue
Boat-owner's Advice
What new legislation relating to multi-fuel stoves and what is burned in them means for boaters
Last Word
The Future of Canal Boat History
An uncertain future for canal history
