March 2024 issue
On the cover of the March issue… Cruising through All Oaks Wood, near Rugby, on the north Oxford Canal
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High-Tech Hybrid
Boat Review
Felicity is a 58ft narrowboat that’s packed with clever technology and designed for a cruising couple. Mark Langley finds out more…
Take Two
Reader's Boat
When Timothy Burr needed more space for his growing family, a historic butty provided the perfect floating extension to his 1990s working boat home
Breakdown Woes
Boat-Ownership
It happens to the best of us. Five boaters relive their breakdown trials and advise on how to avoid the same happening to you
The North Oxford and Ashby Canals
Cruising Guide
Had enough of locks? Enjoy a relaxing break in the level lands of the East Midlands. Steve Elliot explores…
Boy Scout Boating
Looking Back
Among the pioneering leisure boaters of the 1930s was a Scout troop from Derby. Alison Cannon looks back on their horse-drawn narrowboat adventures
Half a Century of Boat-Building
Boat-Builder Profile
Noted boat-builder Peter Nicholls recently turned 77 and is still hard at work. In conversation with Andrew Denny, he discusses his 50 years in the business
Solo Trip to Chester
Boat-Ownership
Now addicted to boating, Emma Culshaw-Bell headed out alone on a 162-mile exploration of the waterways of the North West
Big Boat Bargains
Buying Used
Looking for plenty of onboard space, Tony Jones explores the second-hand market using WW’s BoatSearch service
A Two-Boat Business
On The Waterways
In the heart of Manchester, Sara Connaway provides guest accommodation aboard a pair of narrowboats. In conversation with Michelle Ewen, she relates her triumph over adversity in becoming an Airbnb host
The Trench Branch Canal
Looking Back
Although long-abandoned, there are fascinating remains of this tub-boat arm of the Shropshire Union. Andy Tidy relates its history before setting out to walk the route
Narrowboat Sinking on the River Soar
Last Word
River Canal Rescue managing director Stephanie Horton, describes how onlookers hampered efforts to recover a boat recently washed away by record flood waters
