Whale and Dolphin Watching off West Cork
Whale Watch West Cork offers exclusive whale watching holidays onboard the Voyager, a twin-engine catamaran based at Reen Pier, Castlehaven, West Cork. Whale Watch West Cork offers all-inclusive whale watching holidays and whale watching breaks for people wanting to view, photograph and learn more about whales and dolphins in the wild. We will organize everything from your pick up at the airport to your packed lunch and all boat trips to see the whales and dolphins.

 
Monmouth and Brecon Canal - Serious Breach
Update Following initial inspections British Waterways announced their intention to de-water approx 16 miles of the waterway between bridges 84 and 141 to allow more detailed inspection of the canal and its embankments. Quickly on the heels of that announcement BW issued another statement the theme of which calls into doubt the possibility of a 2008 re-opening of the affected section. De-watering was expected to take place during the last two weeks of November after all the boats and fish have been transferred elsewhere.

 
The mystery of the MV Chica
Is a rotting hulk situated on a Cheshire waterway really the remains of a historic type of wooden sail powered cargo boat, built in 1894 and launched in Surendalen Norway as the Flora? Does ‘she’ really have a rich history and therefore be worthy of saving, or is the truth something more mundane?

 
Cannons roar on the Thames!
The Thames rang with gunfire on Saturday, as London harked back to its swashbuckling and seafaring roots with the arrival of the Swedish ship Götheborg, a full-scale replica of an 18th century East India merchantman, which sailed under Tower Bridge and into the City with cannons blazing.

 
Bow Back Rivers – Ministerial Visit.
Bow Back Rivers – Ministerial Visit. Londons Olympic waterway portal! On Tuesday 1st May 2007 the Waterways Minister Barry Gardiner was given a tailored tour of East London’s waterways by British Waterways.

 
The Tug Appleton – Comes home.
Her keel was laid in December 1949 and she was launched on the River Weaver, Northwich in March 1950. The Appleton was one of 3 similar vessels built by Issac Pimblott & Sons Shipbuilders for the Manchester Ship Canal Company.

 
Increased freight activity on the MSC sparks 'Traffic Chaos Fears'.
As another new traffic flow starts on the Manchester Ship Canal Warrington’s population watches with alarm! An increase in the number of vessels passing through Warrington’s three infamous swing bridges looks set to spark a row as it brings even more traffic problems to the town.

 
Waterways Trust – Money or nothing?
The Waterways Trust is stepping up their efforts to secure Government funding for the waterways museums at Gloucester Docks, Ellesmere Port and Stoke Bruerne. They are currently not included on the government sponsored list of museums which receive compensation in exchange for offering the public free admission. If they are not admitted to the Free Entry scheme the future viability of their museums will be threatened. Unthinkably could closure become an option?

 
£80K appeal launched to bring a historic ‘Weaver Packet’ home.
A new appeal fund has been launched to bring a historically important boat back to Northwich, the town in which it was built. If the appeal is successful it is envisaged that the ‘James Jackson Grundy’ would act as a floating museum to the town and forge a link to Weaver Navigations industrial past.

 
Narrow Boat President, ex Fellows, Morton and Clayton.
President a unique steam powered narrow boat was built in 1909 at a cost of £600 by Fellows, Morton and Clayton at Saltley, Birmingham (formerly Thomas Clayton's yard). One of the directors of the company, Joshua Fellows, gave his name to the distinctively shaped "Josher" hull which has riveted wrought iron sides and a 3 inch elm bottom. The company built and operated 31 steamers between 1889 and 1931.

 
KD Marine - Giving us our Eco-Friendly Daily Bread!
Following the publication of a picture showing KD Marine (UK) Ltd’s 1000 ton deadweight inland waterways vessel ‘Anna D’ travelling along the Manchester Ship Canal in a recent edition of Towpath Talk (No 16) further interest has been generated in Manchester Ship Canal traffic. One company flying the canal freight flag is KD Marine Ltd. This is a look at the firm’s very substantial commitment to easing the burden of freight on some the North West’s most severely congested roads.

 
Boat Handling- The sun shines on the righteous!
Perhaps it is because we are an Island race, and therefore have an inherent love of water and all things maritime that many of us assume simply jumping onboard cranking up and sailing away will be second nature to us. During a day spent on the water Keith Langston discovered that doing it correctly is not quite that easy!

 
Anderton Boat Lift – Cathedral of the Waterways
The Anderton Boat Lift has been described as both the ‘Cathedral of the Waterways’ and the Industrial Revolutions greatest waterway wonder. This grand edifice of Victorian engineering skills underwent a £7 million renovation and was re-opened to boat traffic in March 2002, a simple statement, which in its self goes nowhere near to acknowledging the huge community effort which led to its rebuilding.

 
A Commercial Highway once again!
London 2012 is as we all know to be Olympic Year for the UK in general, and for London in particular. The capitals mighty river will play its part in both the massive constructional build up and the event proper. For hundreds of years the tidal reaches of river Thames has been an important highway for both freight and passenger traffic along almost all of its length and particularly in bringing goods and commodities to and from Greater London.