March 2024 issue
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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…
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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
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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
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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…
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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
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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
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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
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Big Boat Bargains
Buying Used
Looking for plenty of onboard space, Tony Jones explores the second-hand market using WW’s BoatSearch service
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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
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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
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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
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