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On this day 2009 Braunston Historic Boat Show. Through the Marina

On this day in 1999 Spon Lane Junction BCN. The Sunday of the BCN Marathon Challenge, with an 0415am start after retiring to bed at about 1.15am. We were younger then.

On this day in 2009 Braunston bottom lock. Returning Fulbourne swan's neck to the angle it was before we reversed into a tree.

On this day in 2008 Fulbourne and Angel ascending Braunston flight.

On this day in 2007 (... from yesterday's #2086) Sheffield above Ickles lock S&SYN. This boat was sunk at its moorings in the flood and was being pumped out. Later in the day this seemed to have been successful. The Sheffield Keel remained at its crazy angle where it settled when the flood subsided. BW on the phone had no information of the extent of the damage nor any idea of how repairs might be needed. A walk into Rotherham found Tescos, then close to Rotherham Lock had been under three foot of water and much of the stock had been junked. Radio Sheffield phoned for another interview and update on our position behind Rotherham football ground.

On this day in 2006 Honeystreet Wharf K&A

On this day in 2002 Beer in the Swan at Fradley Junction

On this day in 2001 T&M Rugeley - swimming in the Brindley Bank Aqueduct

On this day in 2010 Braunston Historic Boat Rally

On this day in 2013 Wakefield River Calder. From the picture window in Hepworth gallery

2017 view of the blocked entrance to the re-excavated basin. Canalworld thread

On this day in 2014 ClarenceDock Leeds A&C

On this day 2015 Granary Wharf Leeds, Leeds Waterfront Festival

On this day in 2015 Leeds Waterfront Festival. Clarence Dock (now Leeds Dock) Dragon boat racing

On this day in 2018 Coventry Canal near Whittington Brook

On this day in 2011 Thwaite Mills A&C Leeds Waterfront Festival

On this day in 2011 Braunston Historic Boat Rally

On this day in 2011 Braunston Historic Boat Rally On this day in 2011 Braunston Historic Boat Rally

On this day in 2009 Braunston. Friday evening before the Historic Boat Rally

On this day in 2008 Braunston All together now: l e f t r i g h t

On this day in 2006 K&A Froxfield Middle Lock No 69 It was a wet day.

On this day in 2002 The new top lock Curdworth flight B&F

On this day in 2001 Alrewas T&M- the crossing of the River Trent below the lock

On this day in 1999 Sneyd and Wyrley Bank Branch Canal (disused) BCN Marathon Challenge above Wolverhampton Top Lock at the beginning of the day. Keith Wootton miking-up Elaine. The filming covered about four hours and this was spread out across all six episodes of the first series of Watreworld. For the next dozen or so years there were regular "we saw you on the TV last night" recognitions and that may have been primarily 'er 'at. Even so I was at Stourport one summer and a boater with whom I had not previously spoken opened a conversation with "I recognise that behind". An allusion to the frequent pictures of said behind while retrieving stuff from the weedhatch. Once we were chased down a lockflight and invited to sign the box of the series-video. ...

On this day in 1999 Above Wolverhampton Top Lock BCN Marathon Challenge Broad Street Basin The day before. Ring Ring. It was Chris Davey, Marathon Challenge organiser, to ask if we could host a TV crew the next day, who were making a six-part documentary for ITV and they wished to film a boat which navigated the difficult bits of the BCN, rather than going up and down the main lines. We argeed. The 'TV crew' turned out to be Keith Wootton and a bagful of cameras, one of which was set to continuously record on the bow. We recorded various pearls of wisdom as we were going along: turning the engine off and drifting probably helped the sound quality, but was navigationally challenging ... The series was the first year of Waterworld some aspects of which are described here. And no, there aren't any commercial DVDs of it ...