March 2021 issue
On the March 2021 cover ... narrowboat on the Grand Union Canal at Cosgrove, Northamptonshire.
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Floating Apartment
New Boat Review
Serendipity is a residential wide-beam from Pendle Narrowboats with a style and luxury spec all of its own. Mark Langley takes a look
Brexit Boating
The transition period came to an end on 31st December, but what effect, if any, will being out of the EU have on inland leisure boating? WW answers your questions
Hanging out on Gallows Bridge
Boatyard in Lockdown
Continuous-cruiser Tony Jones spent most of last year at an L&L boatyard, where he experienced much in the way of kindness and consideration
WW Guide to the Montgomery Canal
This stunning Welsh waterway is full of surprises but you’ll need a rucksack and walking boots to explore it all. James Francis Fox takes up the challenge
The Loneliness of the Pennine Boater
Explore Rochdale Canal
After an autumn cruise on the hushed Rochdale Canal, Andrew Denny worries about its future
The Sustainable Future of Boating
Green Boating
A recent report by IWA examines how boat propulsion will be carbon free by 2050. Rupert Smedley takes a look
Autonomy Afloat
Sustainable Boating
As French firm Noé launches a high-end, eco-friendly houseboat for European liveaboards, could it spark ideas for UK boat- builders too?
Park Life
Looking Back
Seventy years ago, well-known waterway photographer Eric de Maré suggested the River Thames should be designated as a linear National Park. Roger Butler finds out more...
48 hours in Coventry Canal Basin
Explore Coventry
Being sent to Coventry doesn’t seem so bad since it was designated 2021’s City of Culture. Nitharshan Srikanthapalan suggests how boaters can best navigate his home city
Plunging into the Past
Looking Back
Was organised canal swimming more popular than previously thought? Tony Porter reveals his research
One Man on the Thames
Non-tidal Thames
Howard Davies describes the highs (and a few lows) of single-handed navigation on the River Thames, from its upper reaches to Hampton Court
Last Word
Could residential boats save the countryside?
As housing development is restricted by Green Belt policies, Andrew Denny calls for new thinking on residential moorings at marinas
