We'd originally been due to collect Briar Rose after her repaint on Monday, but the damp, dank, foggy weather last week meant the job wa...

I had a boat test today a stone's throw from Foxton Locks.  So as the test wasn't scheduled until the afternoon, I went up early and...

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

Although someone somewhere in the organisation of Stoke Bruerne's Village at War festival may be a little confused about the date tod...

Today was the day Briar Rose would be delivered to the painter, so I had quite a lot to do this morning.  I didn't want to disturb the p...

It was a glorious morning, with blue skies and bright sunshine.  Stoke Bruerne's Village at War festival was due to get under way at 10a...

Second post of the day, because at about a quarter to six, I noticed that Sickle had moved off the lock mooring.  I grabbed a windlass and ...