EDITORIAL GUIDES
Guides.
Long-form notes on narrowboat life, gift-buying for boaters, and the small particularities of canal culture. Written by humans who own a boat, not by a content farm.
- For naming a boat
Narrowboat names
How British boaters choose names — six categories, the official register, and how to actually pick one.
READ → - For gift-buyers
Best gifts for narrowboat owners
A curated guide — what fits a small space, what they probably already own, and what makes a boater's eyes light up.
READ → - For liveaboard gift-buyers
What to buy someone who lives on a narrowboat
Three rules before you buy anything, five categories that work, and a few common questions.
READ → - For beginners
Narrowboat life
A beginner's guide — moorings, licences, costs, the rhythm of the year, and the differences between liveaboards, CCers and weekenders.
READ → - For holiday-makers
Canal boat holiday keepsakes
What to keep from a UK hire-boat holiday — and what to skip.
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