Should we buy a canal boat (even if we keep running aground)? | Ep 387

Sailboat vs narrowboat! In the half light between selling our boat and starting a new adventure, Liz is on SY Esper in Malaysia and Jamie is in the UK. While there he decides to take up YOUR suggestion to live on a canal boat for a week. "Can't be harder than living on a sailboat," he thought. We've never run aground on our sailboat... 🛥️Narrowboat hire from Bridge Boatyard, Ely https://www.bridgeboatyard.com/ 00:00 You told us to buy a narrowboat! 00:26 Cambridgeshire waterways 00:53 Is this a precursor to us buying a narrowboat? 01:23 Narrowboat holiday, Birmingham, 1986 02:08 Sailing and narrowboats are the same? 02:36 The River Great Ouse and the Fens 03:48 Narrowboat charter company Bridge Boatyard, Ely 04:56 Ely Cathedral 06:01 Our passage up the River Great Ouse 07:06 River erosion 08:50 Denver Sluice 11:27 The Relief Channel 11:49 Downham Market 12:03 The Canal and River Trust (CRT) 13:09 The Little Ouse 15:15 RSPB Lakenheath 18:39 Inside this narrowboat 20:12 RUNNING AGROUND at Brandon Lock 24:48 An expert runs aground three times 31:55 Little Ouse 33:33 The River Lark and Prickwillow 35:13 Narrowboat vs Widebeam 36:28 The Old West River 38:25 About pump stations and fenlands 40:29 Slowing down for kingfishers 41:49 Could we live on a narrowboat? 💰 You can support our photography and videography - https://followtheboat.com/pub/ Thank you for watching! Please COMMENT, LIKE and SUBSCRIBE, it helps us get noticed. Peace and fair winds! Liz and Jamie 💬 Join us on DISCORD - https://discord.gg/WGtsJubdkE 💡 USEFUL EPISODES: 🎞️ HOW TO BUY A BOAT Pt 1 https://youtu.be/wL7w0lVgthg?si=UrNMbA--RID1RROr 🎞️ HOW TO BUY A BOAT Pt2 https://youtu.be/t_WTaS5hbv0?si=ZbTfo9jNaDtrsHIV 🎞️ 5 REASONS NOT TO BUY A SAILBOAT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54AUkmuEuYQ 🎞️ HOW WE STARTED SAILING https://youtu.be/lIUB0O5bqRI 🎞️ 5 REASONS YOU SHOULD BUY A SAILBOAT https://youtu.be/NF4dvGuEip8 🎞️ HOW MUCH TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD? https://youtu.be/p35rfFOTqio 🎞️ ARE YOU TOO OLD TO SAIL? https://youtu.be/iivHjZYJHCc 🎞️ THE BEST SAILBOAT TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD? https://youtu.be/atYZTniOI04 🎣 How to catch fish on a sailboat | Sailing & Fishing Ep 264 https://youtu.be/4x3KDBDBUyE USEFUL PLAYLISTS: 🎬TOTAL REFIT SERIES https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoE3FmplhAXNsNWWZ6iTMzYYwKVtDanCr 🎬VIDEO PODCASTS https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoE3FmplhAXOldLfhuOabS98hpDoznn9r 🛒 FTB MERCH https://followtheboat.com/shop 😊 LET'S CONNECT! FB - https://www.facebook.com/followtheboat/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/followtheboat/ Discord - https://discord.gg/WGtsJubdkE 🎹 All Music from Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/ @epidemicsound ⛵ OUR SAILBOAT SY Esper is a 1989 Oyster435 cutter-rigged ketch @oysteryachts 🗺️ LOCATION River Great Ouse, Ely - 52°23'44.3"N 0°16'13.6"E 📡 FOLLOW US IN REAL-TIME WITH AIS *http://www.marinetraffic.com MMSI - 235026188 #narrowboat #canalboat #narrowboatlife