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Peter's Waterways Blog
Afloat Without Buying A Cruising Licence This was first published in IWA West Riding's Milepost in February 2016 as follow-up of a series of descriptions of cruising options where the navigator does not have to buy themselves a cruising licence. |
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Another of the fleet |
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The headline reminds boatowners who need a cruising licence, that it is possible to be afloat without one: a good plan is to lockwheel for someone else who has paid their licence, or hire a boat for an hour, or a day or a week or a month or for all summer.
There are also lots of trips available to paying passengers, continuing the theme of being afloat on interesting boats on interesting waters, but without having a tiller or wheel in hand, this is an Eastwards expedition. |
Looking forward |
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Bridge at Spalding |
Travel East to the River Welland, and inland from the tidal stretch is a trip to a shopping arcade aboard Spalding Beauty or one of the sister ships running the Spalding Water Taxi service.
It's £7 for a return journey and will take you from the centre of Spalding to the Springfields Outlet Shopping arcade any day from Easter to end of September. It's a turn-up-and-go service, with no booking necessary. With a spare day or two it's possible to hire the boats from the operating company for a whole day for a trip a dozen miles upriver, or a narrowboat for a whole weekend. Phone 01406 380 532 or 07740 664017 or see here Peter Scott @peterjohnscott |
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Spalding Boarding Point |
Outlet Boarding Point |