There's no canal "season"
Finally, a bit about the joys of canal cruising, aka ditch-crawling, coupled with a wee whinge:
Like most boat owners I pay a 12-month licence fee to British Waterways, the body which oversees our nationally-owned inland waterway network. I take exception to comments about the "boating season" which emanate from some BW office wallahs, because there's no such thing. I've cruised all year round, been iced in, been held up by maintenance work (scheduled and emergency stoppages) and enjoyed every minute. Long may we all be able to do so.
Even hire companies, which used to operate almost entirely between March and October, are now 12-month businesses, though obviously much busier during the milder months.
Talk about the "busy season" by all means but please, BW office wallah, acknowledge there's no such thing as a "boating season."
Like most boat owners I pay a 12-month licence fee to British Waterways, the body which oversees our nationally-owned inland waterway network. I take exception to comments about the "boating season" which emanate from some BW office wallahs, because there's no such thing. I've cruised all year round, been iced in, been held up by maintenance work (scheduled and emergency stoppages) and enjoyed every minute. Long may we all be able to do so.
Even hire companies, which used to operate almost entirely between March and October, are now 12-month businesses, though obviously much busier during the milder months.
Talk about the "busy season" by all means but please, BW office wallah, acknowledge there's no such thing as a "boating season."
Labels: boating, British Waterways, canal
posted by Skip | 12:51 am
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