Wednesday 5 December 2012

Twelve and a Bit on test


The January edition of Canal Boat is out, and includes my boat test of the Russ Hubble boat, Twelve and a Bit.

Friday 9 November 2012

Kallista on test


The December issue of Canal Boat is out, and includes my boat test of the Carefree Cruising boat, Kallista.

Thursday 4 October 2012

Walhalla on test


The November issue of Canal Boat is out, and includes my test of the extraordinary widebeam, Walhalla.


Tuesday 4 September 2012

Aqualine on test


The October issue of Canal Boat is out, and includes my boat test of the new British built Aqualine.


There's also a piece about shared ownership, and how it can be a good stepping stone between hiring and owning.

Wednesday 8 August 2012

Widebeam special


The September issue of Canal Boat is out, and has a couple of my pieces in it.  There's a boat test on a 60ft widebeam by Burscough Boat Co, and a piece about the growing number of widebeams being built.


Friday 6 July 2012

Snail's Pace on test, and 20 more boats


The August edition of Canal Boat is out, and includes my boat test of Snail's Pace, the winner of Favourite Boat at the Crick Show this year.


There's also the Crick special feature, with mini-reviews of twenty other boats.

Saturday 2 June 2012

Donald No 9 on test



The July issue of Canal Boat is out, and contain my boat test of Donald No 9 from Navigation Narrowboats.

It also has my feature on a wide beam boat which is being exported to the USA.


Tuesday 8 May 2012

Eleventh Heaven on test


The June issue of Canal Boat is out, and includes my boat test of Eleventh Heaven, a Braidbar boat which will be at the Crick Boat Show.

Monday 2 April 2012

Yarwood on test


The May edition of Canal Boat is out, and contains my test of the Barnowl tug, Yarwood.

Tuesday 6 March 2012

Knot@Work on test


The April edition of Canal Boat is out, and includes my boat test of Knot@Work, a 67 footer by Milburn Boats.

Friday 10 February 2012

Blue Haze on test

The March edition of Canal Boat is out, and includes my boat test of Blue Haze, by Narrowboats of Distinction.

Thursday 5 January 2012

Anaconda on test, and VHF advice


The February edition of Canal Boat is out, and includes my boat test on the Fernwood-built Anaconda.

There's also an article about getting for VHF operator's certificate, and the other paperwork you need for the tidal Thames.