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Boating Basics by Clive Edwards
Before you leave home - Your hire-cruiser operator will normally have provided you with a list of all the equipment that you will find on-board when you collect your boat from the base. But this will obviously not include items such as personal clothing and footwear, so the following is a guide as to what you should take with you.
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On-Board, before you leave the base -
Most hire-cruiser operators will take you carefully through the operation of your hire cruiser and all its equipment before you leave port, and it’s important to make sure you have understood everything and are familiar with the operation of things like the engine, fuel, drinking water, gas, shower and toilets, heating, lighting, the cooker and the ‘fridge before you set off. In addition the following points are worth bearing in mind.
Boating Basics 3 by Clive Edwards
Under Way -
Rules of the Road: The two most important things to remember are to KEEP to the RIGHT HAND SIDE (the starboard side) of the channel, and watch your speed – the limit is normally 8 kph (5 knots in nautical terms) in the canals, and 10 kph (6 knots) in rivers.
Clive Edwards - About Us
Clive Edwards - Programme Director
Clive is the Programme Director for World of Waterways. He is a 'semi-retired' journalist by profession, with many years sailing and boating experience. He is a qualified yachtmaster, former auxiliary coastguard and spent several years as a rescue officer for the British Olympic Sailing Team.
Boating In Britain - Cruising Rings
Waterway Cruising “Rings”
For convenience, and for planning a cruise, many of Britain’s waterways have been identified as forming part of a “ring” which enables boats to complete a round-trip cruise without using the same stretch of waterway more than once.
