For the third time this year, a trip to Ventnor marina near Calcutt for a boat test. It was pretty murky in the morning, but by midday the...

To Barby Moorings today for a boat test. And the most unusual thing about this marina is the alpacas grazing on the island in the middle....

The November issue of Canal Boat is out, and includes my boat test of the Tyler Wilson widebeam Sheffield Keel.  

For the purposes of this, I've included the weekend in August, when we took Briar Rose from our marina to Calcutt.  That means that in t...

To Newbury this morning for a boat test. While it wasn't as sunny as the rest of the week, it was still fine enough -- and the tearoom...

Maybe we were subconsciously trying to delay the end of our trip, but we seemed a bit slow to get going this morning. However, it was anot...

Another beautiful start to the day, particularly the view from the galley window. We set off at 8.30, to make the short journey to Rugby...