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Not too much to ask

IN AGREEMENT with Ralph Freeman who single handedly, has averaged 88.1 lock miles per month including winter months over the last three years, I too did a similar figure, that is not too much to ask a true continuous cruiser to do, writes Keith Gudgin.

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Published: 12 March 2015

Range not distance

IT SEEMS reasonably clear that the guidance (not rules) that CaRT have issued refers to the cruising range, not cruising distance, writes Mike Todd.

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Published: 12 March 2015

The Canstapo

THAT'S right, pity CaRT didn't do the maths before it opened its cavernous mouth and shoved both of its dirty great boots in it, writes Keith Gudgin.

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Published: 11 March 2015

Email: Brilliant idea

The continuous cruising licence is a brilliant idea, for it allows genuine continuous cruisers to enjoy what they do without having to cough up £2'000 to £3,000/annum for a facility they don't require.

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Published: 11 March 2015

'U-boat' owner faces jail

THE self-styled U-boat captain Richard Williams, who launched his U-boat narrowboat on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal has been cheating the authorities of an estimated £1 million, and now faces jail.

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Published: 11 March 2015

Cyclist fined for speeding

A cyclist speeding at 41mph was 'clocked' by officers and fined that together with costs totalled £150.

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Published: 11 March 2015

Halting the maintenance decline

ALTHOUGH I have not been in a fit state to put down coherent sentences on paper over the last few months, I have been watching and reading many of the recent articles and emails on narrowboatworld, writes Orph Mable.

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Published: 11 March 2015

They don't float

IT IS our Keith Gudgin who, telling us about still another car in the cut, remarks 'don't these drivers realise that cars do not float'!

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Published: 11 March 2015

How far

REGARDING the question of 'how far?', here are some comments from a boater that, for the last 12 years, has used a marina as a base and cruised the system for eight to ten months of the year, weather permitting, writes Ralph Freeman.
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Published: 11 March 2015

Email: BWML campsite

BRITISH Waterways Marinas Ltd running a campsite, explains why, when I left a phone message to reserve a pitch at BWML's Bath Marina/Campsite recently it took them nearly two weeks to phone me back, writes Amy Dickerson.

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Published: 09 March 2015

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