'Davidh' has started a blog, called Zooskree about his Wastwater 16 canoe. He seems to be based near the Ashby Canal, where all the water pictures in his blog were apparently taken. Four posts so far. I think I'll count it a waterways blog if he mainly sticks to the canals and rivers, and keeps it up for a month.
The Wastwater 16 is a kit canoe priced around £300-£350, "designed for people in a hurry to get out on the water. The build time of this hard chined boat is approximately 12 hours (plus however long you wish to take on the painting). The Wastwater 16 is an open boat with a full height buoyant tank at each end. It can be paddled using either double ended paddles or Canadian style with single paddles. It can also be sailed. It is easily carried on the roof rack of a car."
I think you still need a boat licence for the canals, but I daresay it won't come within BW's pending re-evaluation of the canal & river licence.
If you can call it a canoe and you are a member of the canoe associatio I think you could use it under their blanket licence, but not in locks
Posted by: Brian | Saturday, 23 July 2005 at 09:04 PM