May 2020 issue
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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
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The Offside Rule
Volunteering
The hardy volunteers tackling overgrown vegetation
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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
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WW Guide to Cruising the Middle Level
Exploring the Ouse-Nene Link and the numerous drains and dykes of the remote Fenland waterways
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Barnsley Aqueduct Burst
History
Historic postcards that capture the scene of a serious breach on the Barnsley Canal in 1911
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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
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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
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Boat Antiques: Canal Literature
Canal Collectables
Collecting waterways engravings, maps and books
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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
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Aqueducts of the Waterways
Waterways Architecture
The evolution of naviagable aqueducts around the network
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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
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The Burning Issue
Boat-owner's Advice
What new legislation relating to multi-fuel stoves and what is burned in them means for boaters
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Last Word
The Future of Canal Boat History
An uncertain future for canal history
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