September 2022 issue
On the cover of the September issue... A narrowboat on the Johnson’s Hillock flight of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.
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Boat Review: Two-bed Floating home
Boat Review
Mirfield Boat Company builds a variety of craft to bespoke and standard specifications. Mark Langley looks at an example of the latter – a 60ft by 12ft wide-beam aimed at the cruising liveaboard market
Out of Africa
Liveaboard Life
From hot-air balloons to hunting rhino-poachers – here are the remarkable stories of two liveaboard boaters who left their homes in South Africa to start a new life on the UK’s inland waterways
The Bottom Road
Explore The West Midlands
Andrew Denny’s favourite route out of Birmingham was hated by the working boatmen of WWII. But a lot has changed since then...
The Lost Canal Film
Looking Back
Shot around Braunston in 1971 and starring Robert Powell, Running Scared is a fully fledged canal film. So why have you never seen it? Tim Coghlan reveals all...
Cruising Guide: Central Leeds & Liverpool
WW Guide to the Central Leeds & Liverpool
Lancashire’s mills and moorlands are a beguiling backdrop to the L&L from Wigan to Foulridge Tunnel. James Francis Fox explores the route
Tale of Two Rivers
Cruising the Waterways
David Irving cruises the rivers Trent and Witham on an exploration of the eastern extremities of the inland network
New Dawn
Reader's Boat
Dawn Piper is a 30ft narrowboat built in 1971 and recently refitted in a fabulous retro style. WW visits the Lancaster Canal to find out more
Best Practice Boat-Building
Boat-Building Advice
How can boat-builders better meet the requirements of their customers? This was a much-discussed topic in the seminar marquee at the Crick Boat Show. Mark Langley reports on the suggestions and provides a few of his own.
Boats at Braunston
Around the Waterways
Tony Jones provides the stories of four stand-out narrowboats from this year’s Braunston Historic Boat Rally
Voyage into Ireland
Looking Back
Back in 1970, Roger Burnett crossed the Irish Sea in a newly purchased sloop to explore the waterways of the Emerald Isle. In an extract from his book of the trip, he reveals how the voyage came about and shares his treasured photos
48 hours in Skipton
Explore Skipton
This quintessential North Yorkshire market town is worth two days of any boater’s schedule. Tony Jones is our guide
Boat skills shortage
Last Word
Matt Armitage has operated Tooley’s Boatyard on the Oxford Canal for over 20 years. He calls for a national apprenticeship scheme geared specifically to inland boating
