That is what it has to be for I've been a continuous cruiser now (A real one not one of the 'Bargees' crew) for seven years and have been everywhere, even the Yorkshire and Lancashire canals as my boat is small enough to do them, but can honestly say I have never seen 500 people in one day anywhere even over many miles never mind one.
Whoever is in charge of statistics at Canal & River Trust, he or she wants taking out in a boat for day and he or she will see how stupid is the claim and how it is harming its credibility.
Brian Hawkins