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Narrowboating for Beginners

What Americans need to know when considering a narrowboat vacation in the UK

  • Narrowboating for Beginners
    • About this book
    • Narrowboating for Beginners
    • Canal history
    • Choosing a canal
    • The narrowboat
    • Life on board
    • How to steer a narrowboat
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    • Locks, bridges and tunnels
    • Knots and ropes
    • About the author
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Narrowboating for Beginners

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How to coil a mooring line

May 13, 2016 Jennifer Petkus 0 Comments

The hardest chapter to write in Narrowboating for Beginners was the “Knots and Ropes” chapter, because I know from experience that

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Volunteers restore Dundas Aqueduct toll house

May 12, 2016May 12, 2016 Jennifer Petkus 0 Comments

  THE 19th-century toll house at Dundas Aqueduct on the Kennet & Avon Canal has been transformed into a ‘welcome

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Narrowboating for Beginners Facebook page

May 10, 2016 Jennifer Petkus 0 Comments

I’ve just added a Narrowboating for Beginner’s Facebook page where you can find the latest posts about the book and

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Kindle version live

January 23, 2016January 23, 2016 Jennifer Petkus 0 Comments

The Kindle version of Narrowboating for Beginners is now live on Amazon! If you plan to buy the print version,

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Narrowboating for Beginners

November 14, 2013December 29, 2016 Jennifer Petkus

What Americans need to know when considering a narrowboat vacation in the UK

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