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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
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Key to map added

August 2, 2019August 2, 2019 Jennifer Petkus 0 Comments

Thanks to proofreader Susan, I’ve added this key to the maps used in the book. I’ve tried to always keep

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Updated cover for Mon & Brec Guide

August 1, 2019August 1, 2019 Jennifer Petkus 0 Comments

I’ve modified the cover of the Mon & Brec Guide, shortening the title just a little and putting it in

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Narrowboat Simulator

July 29, 2019July 29, 2019 Jennifer Petkus 0 Comments

Wow, the Narrowboat Simulator is much improved from the first time I viewed it. That version was pretty buggy but

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Narrowboats are just like (a motor) home

October 19, 2018 Jennifer Petkus 0 Comments

Often upon telling someone about narrowboating I’m quizzed about the amenities a boat provides. Is there a toilet? Is there

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Fluid levels

July 22, 2018 Jennifer Petkus 0 Comments

One of the delights and mysteries of narrowboating is the sheer quaintness of most boats. Realistically speaking, a horse-drawn narrowboat

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Simple tip: remove your tiller

June 29, 2018June 29, 2018 Jennifer Petkus 0 Comments

Short-term boat hirers like me have little opportunity to learn the multitude of tiny tricks that make life on a

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Can I drive a narrowboat after dark?

June 21, 2018 Jennifer Petkus 2 Comments

I just read an article in the most recent Waterways magazine—published for members of the Inland Waterways Association—with suggestions on

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Can I get seasick on a narrowboat?

June 20, 2018June 20, 2018 Jennifer Petkus 0 Comments

That’s a very interesting question, and I suppose it entirely depends on the susceptibility of the individual. My friend Lee

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Running out of water

May 20, 2018 Jennifer Petkus 0 Comments

When I was riding a bike on the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal last year, I came upon a narrowboat sitting in a

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Narrowboating for Beginners updated for 2018!

April 24, 2018April 24, 2018 Jennifer Petkus 1 Comment

Yes, narrowboats were still being drawn by horses when the first edition of Narrowboating for Beginners was published in 2015.

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