Plus the supermarkets often react badly to people filming in them. Theyre really not; its just silt. This gets stirred up each time a boat goes by and then hangs in the water so it looks dirty.The CRT do dredge parts of the canals occasionally but its an expensive business so sadly there isnt enough dredging done. See Lornas (London Boat Girl) video about voting here. 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). See Vlog As a Yank, I can't help but associate this with watching golf on TV with my dad, back in the 60s-80s. He is best known for his breakthrough role as Daniel Blake in the 2016 Ken Loach film I, Daniel You can still see all customer reviews for the product. When boats were horse-drawn and there was no towpath in a tunnel (because to build one would require a wider tunnel which would cost more), the boats would be legged through; a plank of wood laid across the bows, two men lying flat on it and walking the boat with their legs out to reach the walls of the tunnel. Do you pay council tax?Boats on official residential moorings pay council tax as they are classed as residences. There are spooky goings-on along the canal (or are there?) David Johns YouTuber and Narrowboat-dweller Welcome to the Airscape, the online home of video producer David Johns. After leaving the Shropshire Union Canal, David turns his narrowboat onto the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, a journey that does not begin with good omens as he immediately picks up something large and soggy around his propeller. Why dont boaters greet each other when they pass?They DO! Perfect to sit back and watch with your favorite gin and tonic! 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. Then he takes us back in time to May 2018, when he went to London for the annual Inland Waterways Association's "Canalway Cavalcade", which is a huge and colourful pageant of narrowboats. A boater's term for the canals is a "cut," because long ago they were literally cut out of the land. WebCruising the Cut is THE BEST series Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2022 David Johns is an amazing host and everything about this show is equal parts wholesome, informative, and relaxing. Also, when you are going past moored boats, it is required (and polite) to slow to an absolute crawl, generally at engine tickover or just over, so that you dont rock them or pull their mooring pins out this really does happen when boats go zooming past with no regard for anyone else. And even if I zoomed in from above it doesnt really tell you anything useful about the place. [4][5][6] He later wrote a stage version of the film updated to the 2021/2022 cost of living crisis which will be premiered at the Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne in May 2023. A very special trip on the narrowboat as David reaches the Anderton Boat Lift, an amazing feat of Industrial Revolution engineering, restored some 15 years ago. If I ever win the lottery or am bequeathed a lot of money from the very rich uncle I never knew I had, I will buy a narrowboat and spend many hours of many days in many years traveling the canal and river system of the United Kingdom. So its not a retrofit option but I wouldnt object to one on another boat. It's not just the equipment - all I do is step up my laptop and microphone! Bear in mind the canals are entirely man-made and were quite literally dug out by teams of thousands of men a couple of hundred years ago, using pickaxes and shovels. A thruster could come in handy for tight spots in some marinas but generally its not a necessary item but a luxury so its not on my must have list. WebDavidExpertTV Style Vlogging & Reviews Date joined March 15, 2013 Twitter @DavidExpertTV Other media Website RSS (Feedburner) Videos 11 Schedule Unscheduled Status Inactive Username CruisingTheCut Channel trailer Most viewed video First video [Source] UKAirscape YouTuber Information Profile UKAirscape Style Tech, And David, certainly did not put me under any pressure. Last 30 days: $ 9, November 2022: $ 0, October 2022: $ 9, Toggle navigation. They can advise you of everything and answer any query about good routes for hirers.Just google uk canal boat hire or have a look at places like Black Prince, Kate Boats and so on. That said, the canal limit is 4mph but really, thats too fast. I should also make clear at this point, that the David you get on Cruising the Cut is exactly the David you get off camera. All fish must be returned to the canal alive except non-native species which must not be returned. This is niche, its not for everyone, but you and I like it, and that's enough for me. Your mileage may vary and that's fine. Top channels; Top videos; Most subscribed channels; Most popular channels; Most popular videos; The Highest-Paid YouTubers of 2021; He relishes a simple cheese sandwich. Thus at the height of summer, the panels might provide sufficient motive power as it was used but none to recharge the batteries as well.At any other time, youd have to let the panels charge the batteries for longer such that in spring and autumn it could easily take several hours to recharge for an hours worth of movement.Without an additional (conventional) generator therefore, pure solar on a canal narrowboat is only suited for weekend breaks and day boats but not constantly cruising liveaboards. Journey with Jesus is seen in over 200 countries around the world, since 2004. Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2022. The Wooden Canal Boat Society in Ashton-under-Lyne is a wonderful group of enthusiasts who not only renovate and bring new life to decaying ancient wooden narrowboats but also provide valuable services to the local community. Animals encountered include swans, sheep, horses, cats, dogs, ducks, and herons. August 2019 David Johns, a popular video blogger who specalises in a series of canal based videos called 'Cruising The Cut", spent a day filming with LHCRT and has produced a report on our progress so far. He reflects on his former life. Having survived the terror of Harecastle Tunnel, David now has the small matter of Heartbreak Hill, a very long series of canal locks to descend. David reaches the furthest point of his canal cruise, at the interestingly-named "Cowroast" - be assured, no cows were harmed in the making of this episode. I was also really touched that David felt that there might be enough things to include to sustain a vlog. A retired fed trying to make what remains of my life meaningful in South Dakota. David Johns is a skilled presenter, reporter, video journalist, and narrowboat enthusiast who has a welcoming, down to earth style that kind of grows on you. After 13 years of doing this and working in radio, I decided to chuck it all in and buy a narrowboat to cruise around the canals on. 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. YouTube Top Charts. 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Back in 2015, the UK television news reporter David Johns was very unhappy with his personal and professional life. And really, they look just like every other supermarket Ive ever been into (!!) Boats that move around do not since they are not resident in any council area. Its working out what shots are needed and from what angles. What tipped the balance, apart from the fact that I felt I could trust David, was that I had put together the noswpod website and - after a lot of heart searching had included a couple of photographs of me in it. 18 months ago former ITV Meridian reporter David Johns swapped a life on TV for a life on the water and bought a 56 foot long narrowboat. His YouTube channels include:Cruising The Cut (narrowboats): www.youtube.com/CruisingTheCutUKVandemonium (campervans): www.youtube.com/VandemoniumTubeshooter (camcorder / gear reviews) www.youtube.com/tubeshootermagUKAirscape (informal camcorder tests): www.youtube.com/UKAirscapeDavid Reads Stories (exactly as the name suggests): www.youtube.com/DavidReadsStoriesDavidExpert (gadget reviews): www.youtube.com/DavidExpertTV, Powered by - Designed with theHueman theme. They need a really decent (and constant) strong wind to even start generating, let alone creating their rated output. 285A The most unusual narrowboat cruise I've ever been on (Part 1 of 2) Regular viewers will know I have long had an interest in some might say an obsession about very short narrowboats on the British canals. All the while David silently nodded encouragingly and smiled his reassuring smile, and assured me that, that particular gnostic ramble could be edited out. The name must be displayed on the side of the boat as well, but its on the licence so as long as youre showing that youre probably OK.The boat name does not have to be unique. David Johns Page 2 Cruising The Cut Author: David Johns Vlog 277: Without a Paddle September 7, 2022 Travels, Vlog 6 This is the third and final part of my In which David leaves his travelling companions behind and continues solo along the beautiful Trent & Mersey canal. Four seasons of Cruising the Cut, a video documentary by David Johns, a former ITV television reporter and presenter-turned solo narrowboat traveler, are available to. I went down to the big smoke to find out. Penny gloomily watched the entire scene with a very long face, appalled at such wanton misuse of her grooming equipment, as she always did at hair cutting time. There's a strangeness about meeting someone you know through video or film. Can you recommend a hire company for us to use? We had a very Johns calls his 239 videos the diary of my life afloat. He reflects on his former life. WebTel: (01905) 773094 Email: music@PianoTeacherDroitwich.co.uk Piano, flute and music theory tuition Face-to-face or online Children and adults: Piano: age 4 to adult Flute: age 6 to adult Beginners welcome Free initial meeting non-tutorial with no obligation to book any lessons Current clear Enhanced DBS check (formerly CRB) There is no need to be cold on a narrowboat. When we did, it was his vlog and the Foxes that provided the initial information. A favorite quote: "I wish I could take dog happiness as a drug." He chucked his job, sold his house, bought an old school, live-aboard fifty-six foot narrow boat, and started chugging along the extensive network of bucolic British canals at two miles an hour. Thiswebsite has ads on it from Google; that also earns a few pounds each month, literally just enough to pay for the website hosting! Cruising the Cut web-series (2019) Cruising the Cut web-series (2019) Titles Cruising the Cut web-series. The scenery is lovely, there are fields, small towns, some city scenes, church steeples, bridges, obscure side routes, and so much more. Doing multiple takes of the same thing from different angles. Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2022. Hence its not generally advised! Is it cold in winter?No! I have to admit to having quite a few qualms about the visit. Where does the water come from to supply the canals? What video gear do you use?See my gear page! David texted me to say he'd arrived and by the time I had located the 'g' for 'I'll come and Get you' he was already down on the other side of the canal. Why do you eat so many cheese sandwiches and whats in them?Because I love cheese I use the strongest cheddar I can get (preferably Pilgrims Choice Extra Mature or Cathedral City et al), with some tomato, maybe some cucumber slices and nothing else. 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. Unfortunately I cannot as I have never used any of the rental companies myself so I cant in good conscience recommend any. Johns calls his 239 videos the "diary of my life afloat. Helpful This show is the perfect antidote to all of the crap that is American network TV and all the junk that streaming services regurgitate. How that is all put together at the editing stage is beyond me completely. Who is Cruising the Cut? Cruising the Cut is a YouTube channel started by David Johns in July 2015. David was once a local news reporter for a major TV channel in the UK and did this for over a decade, as well as working on local radio. I lie in the half-light of dawn, Suspended above the silty jungles Filled with so much life., Erica ready and waiting for David's visit, Banner image for David's Cruising the Cut YouTube channel. This season documents that trip, with a few additional narrowboat adventures and stories thrown in for good measure. Boating is also a big motivation behind Cruising the Cut. Of all the vloggers, I think that is why for so many of us, his news that he was selling his boat to move on land, hit so deeply. He stops at pubs and villages. In order to avoid damage to the rudder, boats would pass port side to port side. Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2022. This isnt a movie or even a television show, its a video blog or, as IMDB puts it, a web series that you can watch on YouTube, Twitter, or Amazon Prime. Did he go hiking or just sit around and edit videos? The research compass that provides the map and tells you what sort of questions and the vocabulary that you need in order to dig deeper. Moorhens scuffling and splashing, turning the water and the air around them into liquid diamonds. No doubt my text arrived on his phone as he was driving home! But I hadn't realised how much work it entailed! Earlier, on the appointed day, we'd all gone as a family for a walk along the towpath. Why dont you have an electric engine?You do find some hybrid boats on the canal (see vlog 69 I did about just such a craft and also vlog 244 which was all about electric boats vs diesel) and electric running certainly is appealing especially when the boats just sitting in a lock but it seems a bit of an odd system with the massive battery bank and a diesel generator just to gain a bit of electric movement. Plus, how to buy a boat if you can't afford a whole one. He also meets up with some new friends, also narrowboaters. An episode in which David experiences the most glorious week of narrowboating he's had to date as he travels up the River Avon from Tewkesbury to Stratford-Upon-Avon, including a trip down memory lane to his childhood. :-) I would have liked more details about how he spent his time while moored for long periods in one location. Whats the narrowboat forum you mention sometimes in your videos?The forum I gained most of my info from is canalworld.net. I prefer to keep the channel focused on narrowboats and canals rather than life in Britain as there are other channels that do that. It could disturb other boaters or I could bang into things, even with the bow light on. It's like, as soon as the camera was pointed at me, all rational thought, ability to string a sentence together, even to retain some semblance as a human left me completely. Feedback. David's epic narrowboat odyssey along the Grand Union canal concludes as he returns to Braunston in surprisingly sunny weather for mid-October. Will you ever be visiting
?People often ask if Ill be going up a particular canal at any time. David Alan Johns (born 15 July 1956) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. No, what I mean by boyishness, is a hint of infectious enthusiasm and fun. A variety of sources: rain, rivers, boreholes, reservoirs. Heres my first video blog, describing how I came to be in the market for a narrowboat on which to cruise the UKs canal network and hopefully take life easy for a bit. I don't mean that at all derogatively, as if he is immature or, in some way, not fully formed. More seasons, please! It was totally appalling. 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. David begins his journey this year by getting a diesel leak fixed in the engine bay and then heads off towards the heart of the canal network - Braunston - before continuing towards the Leicester Arm of the Grand Union Canal. Portable electric trolling motors are often suggested in the comments on my YouTube videos but Ive never seen a narrowboat with one; I think it would be a bit ugly and awkward to have one mounted on the bow plus it could cause an obstruction in the locks (potentially getting caught on the gates etc). As of April 2022 however, I have moved off the boat (for the reasons why, see my explanation video by clicking here). Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2022. A boater's term for the canals is a "cut," because long ago they were literally cut out of the land. For information about the wooden writers box: Blue Star Crafts.I have the smaller A5 version of the Messenger Wood Box. 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. You just dont see it on my videos. The videos also have the usual travelogues about what they are up to and where they are. Dont eat them, youll likely give yourself something nasty from the water.See https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/fishing/angling-strategies/fishing-faqs for the CRTs Fishing Questions page.For the various types of fish in the canals, see https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/fishing/fish-species. When David Came (Cruising the Cut) The Greek myths tell us that there are times when the gods come down from Olympus to walk amongst mortals. https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/fishing/angling-strategies/fishing-faqs, https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/fishing/fish-species, Links from my videos to Amazon with an affiliate code in them. Good fortune smiles upon David as he travels up the south Stratford canal, with lock after lock being set his way and help being given by random boaters and passers-by. He reflects on his former life. 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