Today was the day Briar Rose was coming out of the water for blacking, so first thing I packed the car with all the stuff that was going hom...

We both slept very well, and woke to a much brighter day.  We had a relaxed start, and by the time we were ready to set off, anglers had set...

Adrian came up to the boat yesterday afternoon, arriving about 6.30 having done shopping on the way.  I came up after work, arriving about 1...

A quick dash up to Ventnor Farm Marina on the Grand Union in Warwickshire today, for a boat test.  It was actually sunnier than it looks ...

The April edition of Canal Boat  is in the shops and includes my review of Destiny.   This one is a bit different from normal, as it'...

The March issue of Canal Boat  is out, and includes my test of Mabel by Stoke Boats .

A quick dash up to Yelvertoft Marina today for a boat test.  It was snowing quite heavily when we arrived -- that's snow on Crack Hil...