February 2021 issue
On the February 2021 cover ... a narrowboat tackling the 15 lock Audlem flight on the Shropshire Union Canal
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Lesser-spotted Hire Boats
Hire Boat Test
Owl and Coot are two hire-craft on the Mon & Brec that are very different from conventional holiday boats. Mark Langley takes a look
Great Canal Jitters
Great Canal Journeys
Sheila Hancock and Gyles Brandreth tell WW about the pressure of stepping into Tim and Pru’s shoes on TV’s premier waterways travel show
The Call of the Caldon
Caldon Canal
Adrian Wyles tells us why he is proud to have his home mooring on the Staffordshire waterway
Weather or Not
Boating in the Rain
Sarah Henshaw asks if it’s possible to learn to love boating in the rain
WW Guide to Cruising the Four Counties Ring
This endurinly popular cruising circuit has never lost its appeal. James Francis Fox explains why
Summer Boating at Braunston
Looking Back
We take a close look at two views of working boats on the Grand Union Canal in 1959
The Cycle-boat
Reader's Boat
Lewis Esposito describes the evolution of his unique two-berth, pedal-powered cabin cruiser
Culinary Cruising
Cooking & Canals
Food writer and waterways campaigner Di Murrell shares a fantasy feast of the cooking and canals she’s spent her life exploring
Self-made Man: James Smart of Chalford
Looking Back
Hugh Conway-Jones explores the early history and carrying activities of a well-known Thames & Severn Canal-based carrier
Late Season Getaway
Hire-boat Holiday
Having had his Easter trip rescheduled due to lockdown, keen hirer Andy Waterfield finally set off for a week’s holiday on the Shroppie in October
Cruising Essentials
From canine crew members to budget bolt-cutters, WW contributors tell us what they wouldn’t go boating without
Solo to Staffordshire
Extensive Cruising
Leaving the Norfolk Broads, Dave Millward took his 31ft narrowboat onto the connected network for a 250 mile journey to the Caldon Canal
Last Word
Tales of Whoa
Harry Hanson considers the hard life of a canal boat horse
