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The Sumpners Afloat

Adventures on "Old Nick" – an Ortomarine-built, Vetus powered Electric Serial Hybrid Narrowboat

Cruising

Sunshine on My Shoulders

March 10, 2025

Our week on the cut 28th Feb to 9th March I mentioned “itchy tiller syndrome” in my last post. It […]

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Cruising

Leaving (but not) on a Jet Plane

May 19, 2024

May 9th – 19th – along the Oxford Canal, up the Grand Union and onto the River Nene Even though […]

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Cruising, General

Autumn Almanac

October 30, 2023

Our first couple of weeks back at The Marina of Dreams Remember that ****ing oven? Well, one of the first […]

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Cruising

Where are we now? The Oxford Canal

July 6, 2021

We had just finished our training at Willow Wren last time we gave an update on our summer cruise, so […]

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Equipment

Safety Tiller Project

May 8, 2021

On traditional boats, the back deck is often quite a small space to stand and steer . The same applies […]

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