How deep are the canals?Not very; they only needed to be dug deep enough to float a barge full of tonnes of cargo, any deeper was wasted effort. I'm David Johns. Plus the supermarkets often react badly to people filming in them. Buy HD $0.99. Best wishes. Now I live in France, your vlogs have opened once again the window onto this get away from it world, to which point, Im really considereing buying a boat. Cheers. Just found your videos on Prime. I havent done enough of the canals to be able to happily recommend somewhere; also everyones requirements are different.Plus hirers tend to do one of the standard circular routes so they end up back where theyve started, whereas Ive just dawdled my way on the various canals as Ive seen fit so my experience isnt similar to a hirer.Most hirers want to know about site-seeing places and which pubs to visit and on that front Im a dead loss as well as I just dont go to them. Your show is a wealth of knowledge as well as entertaining! A variety of sources: rain, rivers, boreholes, reservoirs. Whats the narrowboat forum you mention sometimes in your videos?The forum I gained most of my info from is canalworld.net. Commentdocument.getElementById("comment").setAttribute("id","ae08fd0ebc537953908e189669cabfe3");document.getElementById("ab9e42216e").setAttribute("id","comment"); Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. There is no need to be cold on a narrowboat. There are no speed police or radar traps on the canals however; its more the ire of other boaters that you will incur though Im sure if a CRT officer saw you zooming along theyd note your boat registration number (which is required to be clearly visible) and send you a suitable letter. Im sure I speak for lots of us in that we will miss your happy face and funny escapades. It is not exactly what I would like to see happen but I get it fully. A rather lovely video to end the season sees David firstly having a new stove pipe custom-made to crown the chimney he'd fixed in Episode One and then, on an utterly glorious day in mid-summer, he takes a trip to Welshpool to see, and experience, a horse-drawn narrowboat. I only recently discovered you on Prime and now currently working my way through your YouTube videos. I was lent a narrowboat for a week by two viewers of the channel! I have wathced some other videos but they are not as good as yours. just aisles with food on shelves. And you can get diesel stove as well. Absolutely loved your videos on Amazon.wondering if the European canals and rivers is in your future. Dont let the past year get you down. That said, there may be some cruising on other boats or other waters that could I might film, depending on the pandemic of course. This has been such a lonely, odd year. To start with due to my advancing years I do not hear as well as I did but I can hear every word you say and you do not drown out your remarks with inappropriate music. I am not surprised you are struggling. Jill, Your email address will not be published. Cruising the Cut. A change is in the wind then.. To be honest, I cant fault you and it DOES make perfect sense. I have enjoyed immensely those videos I have seen, but understand your need to recharge. Unlike rivers theres virtually no current in the canals except for whenever a lock is emptied, and with the canals being so shallow and having a lot of trees on the bank, theres an awful lot of silt lying at the bottom. Ive also heard it said that most people are right-handed thus their right hand is on the tiller so they stand on the left hand side of the boat; therefore when passing another boat coming towards you, both skippers will be on the side thats nearest to the oncoming boat.A recent comment on my vlogs also explained that the steering board on ships of old would be on the right (hence the term starboard for right) and boats would put into port on the left (hence the term port for left hand side). Theyre really not; its just silt. As for voting, you can vote by post or by proxy and (Im told) either declare an affiliation with a particular area of the country and vote there, or if you still own a bricks-and-mortar home, you vote wherever it is. It was a dark period of personal crisis. English. Seeing your posts I hope whatever you have a go at you can enjoy it with the same passion. Wish you a very happy New Year. Is it cold in winter?No! Im not sure what Ill be able to do yet, the pandemic is quite restrictive but hopefully that will start to clear later in the year maybe? Its fairly foolish to do so though, so most people will either try it out with friends whove done it before, pay for narrowboat experience days, or even go on a one or two day RYA Inland Waterways helmsmans course. Why are you driving on the right when you drive cars on the left in the UK?Apparently international maritime convention is for driving on the right. If you have a permanent mooring on a wharf or in a marina, you can often have post sent there though it depends on the contract terms. Thank you Tracy; I shall post the occasional update until my proper (albeit reduced) schedule returns! Hope your down time is great, and I know I cant wait to see your spring first cruise. The Caldon canal has two far ends - it splits into two, going to Froghall and Leek - so in this episode, David takes his narrowboat to the Leek arm. I had to laugh at your comment about being a dab hand at removing a bra one handed when going through Birmingham and getting one stuck in your prop. You are very good at it. Thank you so much. Dear David, Hi DavidI must be psychic. When mom was alive she would tell me that I had a wanderlust born within me. Are you married? Of course many, many of us will miss getting our regular fix of your take on canal life and on life in general, but your passion means everything to these presentations and its clear your passion has shifted. English. Ive really enjoyed your videos over time. My wife and I really enjoyed your show on Amazon Prime and hope to see another season. Which guide books do you use?I use Nicholsons Guides because some of those were on the boat when I bought it so Im used to them. Buy HD $0.99. Glad the videos help. David at Cruising the Cut still has a lot to offer the narrowboat community even if he isnt living and breathing the live day to day , If you are an avid fan of David and his Cruising the Cut channel, I would love to know what you think in the comments section below . Oh, how galling for you yet of course its entirely appropriate to have to do it. Very funny. Thanks for your videos. How do you deal with all the mosquitoes on the canals?There really arent that many. see vlog 249 which is an updated version of vlog 66 for 2021, https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/specialist-teams/managing-our-water/day-to-day, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79df3e_z6sg, see vlog 69 I did about just such a craft, vlog 244 which was all about electric boats vs diesel. His YouTube channels include: Cruising The Cut (narrowboats): www.youtube.com/CruisingTheCutUK Back in 2015, the UK television news reporter David Johns was very unhappy with his personal and professional life. Always been fascinated by canal cruising. I found your comments about not enjoying the cruising so much anymore. Whodathunk a man and his floating flat would become an over night success. One a month would work I think, you have quality so do not worry about quantity. Thank you Iris. I turned around, headed home and told my wife I was going to sell the bike, and it was gone in two weeks. Have a look at Vlog 74 which is all about heating on narrowboats. I loved your interviews and the film on the canal restoration. Watch with Prime. Anyway, all the very best for which ever path, or should I say canal, you decide to take. I, too, went through a similar mental encounter when I went out one day with my motorcycle. Since July 2015, the Cruising the Cut YouTube channel has become one of the most successful narrowboat and canal boat based channels on the platform. This last year has been a pain for us all and must be even more lonely when youre a single handler. And you do the documentary well. Why dont you have a generator?Dedicated diesel generators (ideally in a silenced enclosure) are great but fantastically expensive many thousands of pounds even for little ones. Amongst the constant roar of noise and urgency that is my life, as I watch your episodes for 30 odd minutes there is silence. Can I sent you a gift, whats your address?Thats a very kind thought and thank you but although I did once, several years ago, accept an unsolicited gift (a hoodie), I now prefer not to receive items and politely decline such offers though I really do appreciate the sentiment. I tell you the things about boat life that others are too nice to talk about" She is a very candid lady, and she LOVED Sea Glass How did the boats of old go through tunnels without a towpath? Do continue to enjoy your boat. Whos Deborah Johns? I will miss your cruising blogs. Jill, Thank you Jill, much appreciated! So while I shall look forward to seeing you down the road, thank you ever so much for making my life better. I used to paddle a canoe. AND now see vlog 249 which is an updated version of vlog 66 for 2021. . Usually though it may not look like it! Other boats have diesel or gas-fired radiator central heating systems just like in a house. Starting in Peterborough, I took the boat off the River Nene and onto the Middle Level Navigations. In order to avoid damage to the rudder, boats would pass port side to port side. Glad you enjoy them! I started watching the series on amazon and was really interested. You might have heard some fellow boaters talking about a new Cruising the Cut TV Show and wondered what channel it was on. Unfortunately theres no charging infrastructure on (most of) the canals so yes youd also need a generator of some sort even if thats just the engine standalone diesel gennys are ridiculously expensive and a massive battery bank which is expensive, weighty and requires maintenance. My other idea for you is to take over where Huel Howser (Californias Gold) left off and begin interviewing everybody associated with the canals including random lock volunteers and the maybe several owners of those majestic homes you fancy along the banks. theres enough space to two to pass albeit carefully. Thank you Danie, I really appreciate the comment. Regards, David. The drone is required to be in visual range and control at all times, in the UK regulations.If you stop the boat to operate the drone (which would also necessitate bringing it to the side of the canal so as to be out of the way in case of further boats passing) then by the time youve brought the drone back and landed it and set off again, the situation ahead may have changed anyway.Plus there are so many blind corners and twisty bits on most of the canals, youd never get anywhere for always stopping. . Why dont you fit a wind turbine?Theyre quite costly, apparently make a lot of vibration noise throughout the boat, and dont generate a huge amount of power. walker county inmates mugshots; current white nba players; imagery in act 2, scene 1 of julius caesar; tammany trace subdivision covington la; nombres que combinen con alan; exemple d'analyse d'un article scientifique ppt; catherine sarrazin mother; ex council playground equipment . This is slightly different from some of my other what happened toX posts, as David is still posting regularly to his Cruising the Cut YouTube channel. I hope that taking a break can rejuvenate you as well, in these difficult times it is easy to forget to breathe. Where does the water come from to supply the canals? See Lornas (London Boat Girl) video about voting here. Thanks for tuning in and Im so pleased you enjoy it! The 40million canal restoration in central England CruisingTheCut 1.3M views3 years ago 137. Theyve been a absolute joy to watch. Lorna (aka London Boat Girl) has done a comprehensive video about it, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79df3e_z6sg. Can you recommend a hire company for us to use? Take care. Boats that move around do not since they are not resident in any council area. Welcome to the Airscape, the online home of video producer David Johns.He has over fifteen years experience as a reporter and presenter on radio, television and online, working for ITV and the BBC amongst many others, as well as seven or so years as a full-time YouTube videomaker. If youre permanently in one location or have a base mooring, register somewhere near there and whenever you go back to the mooring you can get your teeth checked or whatever. As for doctors, dentists etc, just stay signed up to your usual one and go in to any local surgery on a visiting basis if you need to; they dont need to know youre on a boat. Do I regret my decision? Damian. My father-in-law did that several years in a row and loved it. So frustrating for you to have a boat and be unable even to visit! Why dont you put maps in your videos?Im not convinced that if I show a map with a location marked it would necessarily help anyone who didnt already know where it was to know where I was. Since that original video we enjoyed binge watching all your videos (starting with #1) this past year. They have lost their commitment and become the prisoners of their camera, patrons and schedule. The videos the last 5 years you can see and hear that in your videos. Thats calculated as 40 feet / 12m usable roof length at absolute max, assuming you dont store anything else up there (which most boaters do) and that you dont want to get on the roof during lock maneouvres (which again most boaters do) x about 1.6m width which you dont want to overhang else the panels may get shredded when you go through some bridge holes or tunnels.Using high output 400W LG Neon solar panels (1m x 2m dimensions), youll get 6 panels max = 2.4kW maximum theoretical output. Thank you David for a glimpse of life on the Narrowboat and cursing the canals. See production, box office & company info. A narrowboat needs only 1-2kW to move along (once it has begun moving) thus a 20kWh battery pack could sustain 5-10 hours travel (presuming standard lead-acid tech ie 50% drawdown before recharge) and presuming the battery is not used for anything else aboard (though in reality most electric-focused boats use it for domestic purposes as well so the battery and solar system has to support that too)However, solar is not so reliable in the UK. I had heard you were banned from leaving (quite extreme, I thought, Id have imagined coming back was more of the problem). Thank you Fred, I am glad I can give you that canal enjoyment despite the distance! By that point the camera on my boats bow is 50 feet further forward so its missed it. Commentdocument.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "a466f7fa279cfeb3faa3721fc2cbb4ba" );document.getElementById("ga9fca26c7").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); Save my name, email, and site URL in my browser for next time I post a comment. Join Facebook to connect with David Johns and others you may know. Best of luck to you regardless of how you spend this coming year. Cruising the Cut tells the real-life story of a man who quit his job, sold his house and went to cruise gently along the historic canals of Great Britain on a traditional narrowboat. I joke with my friends about this interest phenomenon and call it A big bad case of the low Ts. (male and female alike) Extremely funny! David Johns. So hybrid solutions are the only reasonable option. Thiswebsite has ads on it from Google; that also earns a few pounds each month, literally just enough to pay for the website hosting! So youd need an hour of optimal sunshine to provide 1-2 hours of propulsion. One thing I personally would LOVE to see more of is this: night time shots, life aboard the boat at night, scenes of the evening skies or stars, din din aboard the boat, that sort of thing. That said many boaters disagree entirely with these arguents and do paint the baseplate how often is down to their enthusiasm for the task and / or the depth of their wallet. Hello! If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. This series presents it beautifully. Sorry to see you go but you have to do what you have to do. I am sure i carry the sentiment of all of your viewers and subscribers when i say i hope to see you again, creating new content after your well deserved break.. Thanks Daz. Oh, how amusing that you wanted to chat with the saleswoman about narrowboats! Your background in Broadcasting Im sure, has much to do with just how successful these videos have been, and I look forward to viewing what you choose to produce in the future. Narrowboat forum you mention sometimes in your future frustrating for you yet of course its entirely appropriate to to! 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