Our boat on the Nivernais – 40 hp And the other dilemma that follows, is how much power do you need? Again, this depends on where you want to go and what you want to do. If you are going to stick to the relatively slow flowing waters of the canals in the UK and...
Watching the wake There is something mesmerising about watching the wake of a speedboat streaming out astern. Until you remember the fuel bill! This picture was taken from the twin engined motor cruiser we hired in Croatia a few years back. We had two weeks cruising...
Sailing in the Sporades The first boating holiday Karen and I did together was a week’s sailing in the Greek Islands. We chartered a 37 ft Sun Oddysey yacht at Skiathos in the Sporades. I have done quite a bit of boating before, as well as a few sailing holidays...
Sailing in Table Bay – Cape Town The South Easter is blowing a gale here today, about 35 knots, and the forecast is much the the same for the next couple of days. Most of my friends know I would like to buy a boat in Europe, and often ask why I dont just get a...
Anderton Boat Lift Cruising the waterways is not only wonderfuly relaxing, but can be fascinating. On the Trent and Mersey canal, we found the Anderton Boat Lift. One of the ‘Seven Wonders of the Waterways’ it is one of the only 2 working boat lifts in the...
My love of boats goes back to my early years when I went on holiday with my parents to Knysna in the Cape.
We stayed at a hotel on stilts, and I played in rowing boats and little motor boats on the lagoon.