How Can We Make It Past This Thick Weed?
There’s a weed crisis on the River Witham with boats turning back. If we can’t get through, it will mean the end of all our plans…
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Squeezing A Widebeam Canal Boat Through The Glory Hole
Can you fit a widebeam canal boat through Lincoln’s Glory Hole? We’re about to find out, but not before showing you this underrated city’s highlights.
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Why Lincoln Is A Must-Visit: From Steep Hill to the Cathedral Roof
Think Lincolnshire is just flat farmland? Discover the historic city of Lincoln, featuring Steep Hill, Lincoln Cathedral and its roof tour, plus the Magna Carta.
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Is the Foss Dyke the oldest canal in England?
After the excitement of the River Trent, it was a welcome change to enter the sedate and secluded Fossdyke Navigation. Or is it “Foss Dyke”?
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Gainsborough to Torksey: Stills From The Trent
Some stills from our River Trent trip from historic Gainsborough to Torksey Lock
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From Historic Gainsborough to Torksey Lock: Our Tidal Trent Continuation
We continue further upstream to Torksey Lock, where we transition from the tidal river into the calmer waters of the Fossdyke Navigation
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Our Email Is Now Coming To You On Saturdays
Our emails are now going out on Saturday so you get our videos early
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Tidal Trent Triumph: Our Journey from Keadby to Gainsborough
Our first leg of The Trent was always going to be the most challenging: navigating from Keadby Lock all the way to Gainsborough.
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Calculating Tides For Successful Navigation of the River Trent
Navigating the River Trent by canal boat means accurate tidal calculations and getting through the Keadby Lock.
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Problems With Vazon Bridge and Keadby Lock
We encounter two major problems on the Stainforth and Keadby Canal: Vazon Bridge and Keadby Lock. What happened?
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We’ve Achieved Complete Independence
As sailors, we lived completely independently on the open oceans. Can we do the same on the canals of the UK?
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Our 150 Mile Canal Adventure Begins
Having left the marina we are now starting to make our way eastwards towards the tidal River Trent
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We Are Now Continuous Cruisers
With the book out of the way, it is time to slip the lines and say goodbye to the marina. We are now continuous cruisers!
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“Spider T” Humber Sloop: Pride of the Fleet
Spider T is an iron-hulled Humber sloop of industrial and maritime heritage, which turned up at our marina just a few days before we left.
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Labuan Bajo Old Town – Komodo District, Flores
Most people come to Labuan Bajo for the dragons and water activities, but do the welcoming smiles hide a dark side to the tourism industry?
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