June 2026 issue
On the cover of the June issue… Review boat Starducks on the River Soar near Ratcliffe-on-Soar.
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Starducks Stands Apart
Boat Review
This bespoke 60ft narrowboat blends inventive design with high-spec engineering and some striking departures from convention. Mark Langley finds out more…
Peaky Boaters
Around the Waterways
Alongside six other historic craft, Rupert Smedley’s ex-working boat played a starring role in the new Peaky Blinders film. He provides a behind-the-scenes perspective of the already iconic canal scenes…
Crick Boat Show Preview
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Your guide to Britain's premier canal boat event
WW Guide to Lancaster Canal
Cruising Guide
Running from industrial Lancashire to the edge of the Lake District, this quiet, lock-free waterway offers a range of delights – including views of Morecambe Bay. Steve Elliott sets off from Preston…
Sons of Edith
Looking Back
Hugh Potter recalls his teenage years aboard Edith, an L&L short boat that provided an unusual introduction to life afloat
Stoke Bruerne
Waterways Hotspot
A household name in waterways circles, this small Northamptonshire settlement is packed with canalside history and charm
Reviving a Victorian Steamer
Around the Waterways
Deep in the Devon countryside, a remarkable boat-building project is taking shape, says Andrew Denny
Grow, Grow, Grow Your Boat
Gardening Afloat
Amelia Saxena talks to the boaters who’ve shown that living afloat is no barrier to enjoying the perennially popular hobby of gardening
75 years of the Kennet and Avon Canal Trust
Canal Campaigning
Once a canal is restored, what becomes of the society that campaigned for it? Alison Cannon finds out in relation to the Kennet & Avon Canal Trust
Pimp My Boat
Boat-Ownership
Tim Holden rounds up some simple tweaks, gadgets and ideas to make life afloat easier
A Teenage Liveaboard
Last Word
Sixteen-year-old Daniel Rooney reflects on the positives and negatives of being a full-time liveaboard boater
