If you have recently decided to purchase a boat or are thinking or investing in one, you may be interested in joining a boating club. There are many benefits to joining a boating club, such as the bonus of meeting other boaters, creating a new group of friends with similar interests to yours. you can store your boat at the club and benefit for other things, such as insurance cover and on-site boat servicing. Boats require regular maintenance so an…
Boating is often described as being fairly seasonal here in the UK and that’s purely because of the weather. You won’t see too many leisure boats on the river in England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales. That said, there is no reason why you can’t enjoy the river all year round. If your boat is warm enough, there isn’t really anything to stop you. You can create a cosy atmosphere in your boat and enjoy the pretty scenes along the river…
Planes are one of the most popular modes of transport to get you and your family to and from your holiday destinations. With them having such a good record, they are one of the safest options when it comes to getting from one country to another. Another benefit of plane over ferry would be time, ferries tend to take longer to reach a destination the planes and the cost of flying is becoming a bonus too, however ferries will have…
With the weather freezing outside it may be weird to write a blog post about a refrigerator but this is a product we just had to write about. It’s a refrigerator that’s specifically designed for boats, so it’s compact enough to store beneath your boat’s work surfaces, but there’s plenty of space inside too. What’s great is that this marine refrigerator has a freezer compartment that can be easily transformed into a larger capacity fridge-only unit. So if you’re spending…
Every boat on the river has its unique name on the side. You come to recognise boats by their name and with some of them you’ll never forget them. That said, it can feel as though all the good ones have been taken, and there are many on British rivers with the same names. As an example, I can’t tell you how many Mary Rose boats I’ve seen over the last few years. When you’ve just bought a new boat…