Episodes

  • A plastic canal boat

    A plastic canal boat
    12 Jul 2025

    Sean at Formation Plastics tells me about building the world’s first HDPE canal boat. HDPE (High-Density Polyethylene) has been widely used for decades in marine engineering, commercial vessels, and extreme environment workboats—but until now, no one in the world has engineered an HDPE canal boat.


    Find out more at formationplastics.co.uk


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    29 min
  • Richard Carey - running aground on the K&A

    Richard Carey - running aground on the K&A
    11 Jun 2025
    You kind find Richard at https://honeycombservices.co.uk

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    59 min
  • Bristol Channel on a Widebeam

    Bristol Channel on a Widebeam
    11 Oct 2024
    Robert Skuse of Steamship Engineering takes us from Bristol Floating Harbour down the Avon and out into the Bristol Channel. I hope you enjoy the journey.

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    51 min
  • Reading to Bath on the Kennet & Avon

    Reading to Bath on the Kennet & Avon
    14 Sep 2024
    100 locks, including the Caen Hill flight of 29 locks at Devizes, separate my departure port, the lovely Tingdene Thames and Kennet Marina in Reading, and my destination, the city of Bath on the river Avon. Join me on a journey down river and canal that was almost scuppered by a breakdown.

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    21 min
  • Windsor

    Windsor
    14 Sep 2024
    Join me on a solo jaunt down this leafy stretch of the Thames onboard my riverboat, The Flyflower.

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    15 min
  • The Tidal Thames to Tower Bridge

    The Tidal Thames to Tower Bridge
    14 Sep 2024
    We (myself, my RNLI friend Nick and sailing friend Sascha) set off from Teddington Lock at High Water and ride the ebb tide down to Tower Bridge, returning on the flood.

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    38 min