SALUTE THE FLEET

Adam Porter looks at an historic boat collection that put 66,000 tourists on the water

ROMAN DELICACY

...but canal watercress harbours nasties

AROUND THE CUT

Stories from around the waterways network

THAT COSY FEELING

Helen Tidy’s going green with her cuppa

STELLAR PAELLA

Like its Spanish creators, this delicious dish is so laid back

SPRING INTO ACTION

Liveaboard Emma is embracing the changing seasons

IT'S A MATTER OF CHOICE

BOAT TEST: EACH MONTH WE PUT NEW BOATS THROUGH THEIR PACES Performance • Interior • Specification

GETTING READY TO CRUISE

Avoid a spanner in the works with our servicing guide

A NOVEL APPROACH

When Sarah Jasmon isn’t busy knocking up a new toilet or installing central heating, the busy liveaboard loves to write

Here Comes The Sun

Beatles fans Steven and Carolyn Easdale travel 10,000 miles to enjoy the shrine to their heroes and warmer weather that their Australian home

BCN: Black Country Crossing

Forsaking both the well-known BCN main line and the northernmost reaches of the Birmingham Canal Navigations, we take a middle route through the heart of the Black Country

Smoke On The Water

Safety must come first every time – so we don’t need regulations to install smoke detectors, do we, asks James Millsop?

Dash For Ash?

...or will oak win the race to come into leaf

WORK IN PROGRESS

As the winter repair and maintenance programme on the canals enters its final stages, we visit two of this year’s major projects - rebuilding a problematic tight lock on the Llangollen and lining a leaking embankment on the Macclesfield...

TAKE THE LONG WAY

Agonising over the length of your next spec boat is a popular pastime for many but this Tyler Wilson shell has a simple message...go large

MAKING A BEELINE

Liveaboard Emma catches up on check-ups and enjoys the mixed attractions of Nantwich which ticks all the boating boxes

FOR THE MANY

My name is Tracey and I, along with my husband Tim, live aboard nb Sola Gratia.

GRAPHIC NOVEL

William and Michelle Graham of the Graphics Boat found leaving the cut was too hard

BUYING A BOAT

Avoid the pitfalls with technical expert Tony Brooks

BECOMING BOSUN'S MATE

What do you give a cool cat who has everything – even down to his own on-board catflap for those late nights? Helen Tidy shows us from scratch

IWA: A Time For Change?

Five years ago he was a new recruit to canal restoration volunteering. Now he’s the new Chairman of The Inland Waterways Association, with some ideas about how it needs to change for the future. We meet Paul Rodgers

Take Me To The River

About 300 canal boats a year brave the Northampton Arm of the Grand Union to reach the Nene, Middle Level and the Great Ouse system. River boating is a quite different experience so Phil Thane, who now keeps his boat on the Ouse, has put together some useful invaluable for visitors

THE HOXTON HIPSTER

Widebeam stands out from the crowd and wowed the crowds at Crick

THE LOVE BOAT

Celebrating St Valentine’s with Helen Tidy/s creations

POWER TO THE PEOPLE

Part three of expert opinions on the use of Lithium LiFePO4 batteries

MONMOUTHSHIRE & BRECON CANALS

35 miles of unequalled South Wales scenery accompanies you as you follow the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canals from Brecon down the Usk Valley

MR BLUE SKY...

...and plenty of rainfall – liveaboard Emma looks back at a busy year which took her across the waterways network

Going To The Dogs

We join St Pancras Cruising Club on a narrowboat convoy traversing some of east London’s little-known channels on the way to the Thames and the Isle of Dogs

Korea Move Pays Off

Having led the construction and UK delivery of four hybrid tankers from the Far East, former Royal Fleet Auxiliary crewman shows how experience can be invaluable

Don't Lose Your Bottle

Secure your favorite tipple if you want to avoid a sticky game of skittles, suggests Helen Tidy