Our Boat

Cruise Index 2012

The boat's base is Harefield Marina, South Grand Union Canal.

GU:Harefield and River Thames to Pangbourne and back

GU and Thames:An attempt to get to the top of the Thames thwarted by strong stream warnings: Picking up guests at Staines and an accident requiring visit to hospital

GU:A failed attempt to get on the Thames with a layover at Willowtree.

GU: Short trip to Cassiobury

Cruise Index 2011

The boat's base is Harefield Marina, South Grand Union Canal.

GU: Autumn Cruise to Stockton locks for Cutweb Rally

London Ring:

Review of Rochdale Canal experience

Leicester Line and GU back to Harefield

Sheffield & S Yorks Navigations, River Trent: Sprotbrough to Newark.  We find a body on the Don.

Sheffield:

Selby to Rotherham

Tidal Ouse to York & back:

Calder & Hebble: Aire & Calder:Selby Canal:

Rochdale Canal:Picadilly to Sowerby ridge

Manchester Ship Canal

Anderton and Weaver:

GU: N Oxford: T&M: A fast trip to Anderton

Sunday Lunch at Toll House Tea Rooms

GU: Harefield to Cowley for an overnight

Cruise Index 2010

The boat's base is Harefield Marina, South Grand Union Canal.

GU: Cowley for the night

GU: Stockton Locks (Blue Lias) to Harefield

Cutweb Rally (Blue Lias)

GU: Off to the Cutweb Rally

GU: Cowley for the run

T&M: Coventry: N Oxford and GU: Preston Brook to Harefield

L&L: Rufford Arm to Bridgewater Canal

Ribble Link and Lancaster Canal:

Down the Ashton and Rochdale 9:  Bit of a struggle

Peak Forest: Marple to Portland Basin

Macclesfield Canal:

Start of the Lancaster Canal Story: GU,N Oxford, Coventry and T&M to Red Bull

 

 

Cruise Index 2009

 The boat's base is Harefield Marina, South Grand Union Canal.
Like the blogs, the index is in reverse chronological order

The London Ring

GU: Ironbridge Lock & Back.   A short weekend outing not without its little dramas.

GU: Cruising back from the CUTWEB Rally via River Thames

Macclesfield Canal: Higher Poynton to GU: Stockton Locks CUTWEB Rally

Huddersfield Narrow Canal: 

Calder & Hebble and Huddersfield Broad Canal (just!)

Keadby & Stainforth, New Junction and Air & Calder

Tidal Trent: Cromwell Lock to Keadby

Trent & Mersey and River Trent: Fradley to Cromwell Lock

Birmingham & Fazeley and Coventry: Cambrian Basin to Fradley

GU: Fast to Birmingham

London Ring and side visit to Prescott Lock

First trip of the year!  Just a day out to Coppermill

 

Cruise Index 2008

The boat's base is Harefield Marina, South Grand Union Canal.
Like the blogs, the index is in reverse chronological order

CUTWEB Meeting - Cruise to Blue Lias:  GU out, River Thames back

Return from Saul Festival via Avon and Thames

Leaving Gloucester for the Saul Festival

River Severn: Stourport to Gloucester

BCN and S&W: Cambrian Wharf to Stourport

GU: Setting off for Saul.  First stop Birmingham, Cambrian Wharf

GU: Day out to Cowley

London Ring: Clockwise!

First cruise of the year: Willowtree

Cruise Index 2007

The boat's base is Harefield Marina, South Grand Union Canal.
Like the blogs, the index is in reverse chronological order

GU: Weekend at Cassiobury

GU: Return from Cutweb Rally at Blue Lias (Stockton Locks)

Oxford Canal: On the way to the Blue Lias

River Thames: After leaving Harefield for Blue Lias

N Oxford and GU: Leaving Rugby making for Harefield

S&W, T&M, Coventry: Returning from Stourport.  Severn in flood and impassible

BCN: Cambrian Wharf to Stouport

GU: Birmingham via Upper Stratford Canal

Returning from CUTWEB Rally at Blue Lias via S Oxford Canal and River Thames

GU: To Blue Lias

GU: Weekend at Cassiobury Park

The IWA Parliamentary Campaign Cruise: Tidal transit to Limehouse and a visit to West India Dock

 

 

 

Cruise Index 2006

 The boat's base is Harefield Marina, South Grand Union Canal.
Like the blogs, the index is in reverse chronological order 

Rickmansworth: Save our waterways Campaign Blockade

Watford: Just for the weekend

Cutweb Rally at Napton Top Lock; From Reading after a week's layover in the marina - and the journey back to Harefield.

IWA Rally at Beale Park: Via Limehouse, tidal Thames to Teddington.

Limehouse (single handed) and back

Saul Festival Cruise First stage to Braunston
        continued to Kingswood Junction 
        Stratford Canal:
        River Avon   
        River Severn to Gloucester Docks
        Journey back from Saul Festival
        Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal  Stoppage due to vandalism
        Trent & Mersey  
        Coventry Canal  
        N Oxford and GU back to Harefield 

River Thames Easter Jaunt

Little Venice

Watford Weekend

Cruise Index 2005

The boat's base is Harefield Marina, South Grand Union Canal.
Like the blogs, the index is in reverse chronological order except the subheadings

Watford Weekend

Limehouse and back

IWA National Festival Cruise  
        Braunston  
        Middlewich  
        Anderton Lift  
        Preston Brook:   The festival
        Ashton Canal   
        Bugsworth Basin   
        On to the Macclesfield   
        T&M:  Now aiming for CUTWEB Rally
        End of cruise:  Suddenly we are back home ?!

Lunch at Coy Carp

The NABO Bristol Channel Cruise
        Swan fight at Lot Mead.  Hint of the stoppage to come
        The stoppage at Leighton Buzzard
        After the stoppage:   Some catching up to do!
        Gloucester Docks
        Sharpness and the wait
        Severn Estuary:  Sharpness to Bristol
        Leaving Bristol 
        Thames Dash Home

LLangollen Canal:

Birmingham:  Then onto Shropshire Union

GU: Harefield to Birmingham for Llangollen Trip

Cruise Index 2004

Watford Weekend  Year end

Londong Ring (clockwise)

Return to Harefield from Sawley after a week's layover

IWA Festival

Birmingham to Burton on Trent

GU: Napton to Birmingham

S Oxford Canal: Oxford to Napton

River Thames: Arrival at Reading and departure for Inglesham, then back to Oxford

K&A:Return from Bristol

K&A:to Bristol

River Thames: Shepperton to Reading

River Wey: Guildford Boat Pageant

The long cruise start: Harefield to Thames Lock Rover Wey

Single Handed Boat Operation:  My thoughts

Winkwell & back

Limehouse & back

nb PRESIDENT: The Thames Cruise

Thames Barrier Cruise

Watford Weekend

Copper Mill Lock: Lunch at Coy Carp

London Ring: (clockwise)

Watford Weekend:

Cruise Index 2003

The first ever post to this blog

Cowley

First ever tidal Thames experience

Summer Cruise
        Harefield to Sawley
        Sawley to Birmingham