Whether you love a spot of fishing, a gentle ride up the river with friends or a long trip on a whopper of a canal boat, we have a few points on safety you might want to hear about. Safety is one of the most important things you need to consider when you’re buying a […]

The Bedford River Festival is an event that takes place every two years, and it’s probably Bedfordshire’s claim to fame after John Bunyon! The town is renowned for having a beautiful river running through it called The Ouse, and for two days in July it get’s extremely lively! The embankment and parks are filled with […]

The boating lifestyle is one that’s often labelled ‘relaxing’, ‘peaceful’ and ‘for the elderly’. On the face of it that may be true, but there are plenty of opportunities to be had on rivers. During the summer months, it’s normal for people to head to the river for a picnic or a spot of relaxation, […]

Lifejackets are a key safety feature when sailing on the sea. They differ from buoyancy jackets in a number of ways perhaps the most important being that they keep the wearers head out of the water provided the crutch strap has been secured. Important if the victim has been knocked out. Lifejackets have a number […]

There are a number of knots that are frequently used by boaters and are essential for practical purposes. The hitches are knots used for fastening a line to an unmoveable object such as an horizontal rail, a post or a ring such as mooring a small boat or tying of rigging or sails on ships. […]