Saturday 3 December 2011

Barneswood on test


The January edition of Canal Boat is out, and includes my review of Barneswood, a semi-trad with hybrid drive by Kingsground.

Saturday 5 November 2011

Aintree on test

The December issue of Canal Boat is out, and includes my review of a boat by Aintree Boats.


Tuesday 4 October 2011

Honesty on test


The November edition of Canal Boat is out, and includes my test of the Aqua Narrowboats boat, Honesty, built on a Norton Canes shell.

Wednesday 7 September 2011

Hanbury Range on test


The October edition of Canal Boat is out, and includes my test of two boats from the Hanbury Range by the New Boat Company.  First there's a narrowboat, then as 12ft wide beam.

Thursday 11 August 2011

Chance on test


The September edition of Canal Boat is out and includes my review of Chance, the MGM boat which came second at the Crick Show.

Saturday 2 July 2011

Crick Special, and Barolo on test


The August issue of Canal Boat is out, and includes my boat test of the Crick winner, Barolo.


There's also a Crick special feature, with mini reviews of twenty boats from the show.

Thursday 9 June 2011

Bisous on test


The July edition of Canal Boat is in the shops, and includes my test on the Clifton Cruisers boat, Bisous.

Tuesday 10 May 2011

Sea Otter on test, and other articles

The June edition of Canal Boat is out, and contains three of my pieces.  First, there's a boat test of a little Sea Otter.


Next is an article about shared ownership.


Finally, there's a piece about having a boat survey.

Thursday 7 April 2011

Shared Ownership Show

The May edition of Canal Boat is in the shops.  Not much in it from me this month, just a news report on the Shared Ownership Show held at Braunston last month.

Tuesday 15 February 2011

Moment in Time on test


We've been away, and during the holiday the March edition of Canal Boat came out.  It includes my boat test of Moment in Time, a Fernwood boat which has been planned down to the size of every cupboard and drawer.

Thursday 6 January 2011

Saving Salamander


The February edition of Canal Boat is out, and includes my article about Salamander, a composite-hulled Dutch barge, which the owner had to finish himself.