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Richard Cole
United Kingdom
Приєднався 21 січ 2013
Black Country boy with a love of canals and boats
Narrowboat Serendipity- November Cruise 2022
Our 'winter' week aboard Serendipity, starting 28th October 2022. Cruising from Dunchurch Pools, first to Napton, then through Braunston, up the Leicester line of the Grand Union canal, and return.
Weather was good!
You could be on board this boat in November 2023 and April 2024 because...
...as of July 2023 our 2 week yellow share in this boat is for sale!
Please contact Carefree Cruising for details!
Weather was good!
You could be on board this boat in November 2023 and April 2024 because...
...as of July 2023 our 2 week yellow share in this boat is for sale!
Please contact Carefree Cruising for details!
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Serendipity - Our 2 week Yellow Share is now SOLD
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This was footage from our most recent cruise (May 2023) on board Serendipity, a 58 foot long semi-traditional six-berth shared ownership narrowboat built in 2008 by Elton Moss Boatbuilders and managed by Carefree Cruising. Based at Dunchurch Pools Marina near Rugby, this trip was on the Oxford, Coventry and Ashby canals during one week. Our yellow two-week share (Autumn / Spring) In Serendipity...
Mon & Brec Canal full cruise - Part 3 of 3
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Final instalment of our week's holiday cruising the beautiful Monmouth and Brecon Canal in April 2022. In this episode we get to Brecon where the Canal water is crystal clear. Music: Embrace Musician: ItsWatR URL: pixabay.com/music/-embrac e-12278/ Music: Sweet Dreams Musician: BatchBug URL: soundcloud.com/batchbug/ License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music: Spirit Blossom Musician: R...
Mon & Brec Canal full cruise - Part 2
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Part two of our week cruising the beautiful Monmouth & Brecon Canal aboard narrowboat 'Hobby'. Having turned around at the Southern limit of navigation, we head North, passing our starting point of Llangattock along the way.
Crystal Waters at Brecon
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Crystal clear water at Brecon makes checking the propeller easy, unlike further South on the Mon & Brec where the water sometimes looks like liquid chocolate! The noise is not a nearby fighter jet, but the diesel central heating system running.
Mon & Brec Canal full cruise 2022 - Part One
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April 2022 and we hire a beautiful narrowboat from Beacon Park Boats for one week. In Part One we cruise South from the base at Llangattock, turn around at the southern most reach where we look at the unrestored five locks. The weather was chilly but dry (no rain for the first time ever!). The next parts will be uploaded as soon as I get time to edit the footage together :-) I hope you enjoy. M...
Hot week on narrowboat Serendipity - July 2023 update: Our yellow share is for sale!
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Travelling from Stone to Wheaton Aston and back in one week, we cruise the Trent & Mersey, Staffs & Worcester and the Shropshire Union canals. Unseasonably hot weather leaves us sunburnt. Then came the rain! Apologies for the appalling drone footage, I am still learning!
Canal narrowboat holiday on the South Oxford Canal 2021
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We travel from Kate Boats at Stockton to Lower Heyford and back in a week afloat on board narrowboat Molly May in June 2021
Freeman 22 MK2 Narrow Beam 8-Hour voyage up the River Avon
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Cruising the River Avon from Wyre Piddle in Worcestershire to Welford on Avon in Warwickshire in a narrow beam Freeman 22 cruiser in the summer sunshine, Summer 2020
Freeman 23 evening cruise on the river Avon
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Trying out video recording using my new DJI Osmo 3 gimbal whilst cruising the Warwickshire Avon on a Freeman 23 cruiser in the evening sun. Music: Drifting with the tide Musician: Ilya Truhanov URL: icons8.com/music Music: Farewell Musician: Ilya Truhanov URL: icons8.com/music Music: For Now Musician: Gabriel URL: icons8.com/music
Freeman Watermota Sea Wolf in slow motion at 1800rpm
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Experimenting with my phone's slo-mo!
Freeman 23 cruiser slow motion wake
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50 seconds of slow motion footage showing the churning water at the stern of a classic Freeman 23 River cruiser travelling upstream on the Warwickshire Avon in May 2020
Aylesbury to Lichfield in one week via Grand Union Canal and Coventry Canal
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Cruising narrowboat 'Sundowner' from Circus Fields marina on the Aylesbury arm onto the Grand Union, North Oxford and then the Coventry canal. Very windy first day! Behind schedule due to restrictions using the Stoke Bruerne and Buckby lock flights. One fixed bed, three adults...
Canal boat holiday on the Mon & Brec canal in the beautiful Brecon Beacons in Wales
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A week’s holiday on the Beacon Park Boats narrowboat "Hobby" on the Monmouth and Brecon Canal in Wales (unedited)
Welford on Avon - On a Freeman cruiser
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Welford on Avon - On a Freeman cruiser
Luddington lock to Welford on Avon by river on 1973 Freeman 23
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Luddington lock to Welford on Avon by river on 1973 Freeman 23
Luddington Lock, River Avon, Freeman 23
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Luddington Lock, River Avon, Freeman 23
Sunny October evening on the River Avon near Evesham
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Sunny October evening on the River Avon near Evesham
Freeman Ford Watermota crossflow engine run after winter lay up
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Freeman Ford Watermota crossflow engine run after winter lay up
Freeman 23 Ford Watermota engine start up
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Freeman 23 Ford Watermota engine start up
Autumn river cruise - last of the 2015 season
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Autumn river cruise - last of the 2015 season
Freeman 23 cruise to Evesham, docking one-handed whilst holding camera phone!
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Freeman 23 cruise to Evesham, docking one-handed whilst holding camera phone!
Cruising the Kennet & Avon Canal by narrowboat - August 2014
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Cruising the Kennet & Avon Canal by narrowboat - August 2014
Cruising a Freeman 23 to Stratford Upon Avon - August Bank Holiday
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Cruising a Freeman 23 to Stratford Upon Avon - August Bank Holiday
Avon cruise from Evesham to Offenham on 19-09-2015
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Avon cruise from Evesham to Offenham on 19-09-2015
Cruising back to base on the River Avon
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Cruising back to base on the River Avon
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Beautiful! So relaxing to watch, even though I know the reaches from Goytre-Brecon well. I so rarely see it from on the water; and when I do, it’s from a working narrowboat. Thank you…
We skippered hotel boats on this canal for 6 months in 1999. A nostalgic video for us!
You're very lucky to be there 😊 very nice
No speech? Some people drone on and on, but none at all? Same on the other two?
Correct
@@boatingbaldy9211 Well, there's no need to go on and on about it explaining why not!
I live near the Crown Bridge in Sebastopol. Must say you quite brave using the southern section from Goytre. It’s pretty shallow and full of weed and rubbish from the new housing Good to see where I walk my dogs from a boat perspective !
I think that because it was spring time the weeds had not started to grow and it wasn’t too bad at all
Thank You for this. My wife, father and mother ran Red Line Boats at Goytre Wharf for twelve years (1985-1997). It was good to see the place again, but we'll probably see it in the flesh, so to speak, in August 2024 when we're in the UK on holiday from New Zealand where we have lived for twenty years. Hope you have many happy years of boating. David Horne
Great little engines!
Thanks for the vids. I love to cycle this canal. I have managed to get to the towpath pub by bridge 103 from Newport
Really enjoyed that, Ive just bought an Atlanta 27 at Welford Marina are you still there?
Was one week enough? Can you stop to hike or shop in any towns along the way?
It was enough for us, yes. However, if you wanted to explore the various villages along the way you wouldn’t be able to do the whole canal in one week
Rented from them years ago. A lovely trip ! Great to see more of the canal open. Best boats in the business.
would have been nice to see the inside of the cabin not so much of the countryside.
This footage is a recent holiday on board the boat and was not shot to show the boat as such. As it says in the description….see Carefree Cruising website for more details 😉
Did you have a lot of fun ?
It was very enjoyable, yes!
Lovely to watch, thank you !
Nice video but why does it click between shots
I have no idea, sorry. It is annoying though!
I used to do a 10 mile raft race along that river. Bideford on Avon to Evesham. it was always in April and the water was still very cold.
Lovely videos.would you say the Route for part 1 is more Scenic? Very inspired by your video...but we would do it for just 3/4 days...hence the query
Yes, we prefer the southern end. However, the whole canal is beautiful and well worth the trip. I imagine weed may be a problem in summer at the southern end, as fewer people go that way for some reason.
I live on this canal about half way along in Gilwern. In my 50 years ive never traveled it all along but am planing on doing it next year in a small boat and camping on the way.
It is a beautiful part of the country and you are lucky to have this canal on your doorstep. Thank you for watching 🙂
Hi thanks we are starting at pencelli,cambrian boats,so going down south and back to there would be no problem,we like quiet moorings so hopefully that way should be OK
hi loving the video,how far did you get in the week, it looks good on the southern end,are there many moorings that way, we have been as far as gilwern and Brecon
Hi. We got fully South and North to Brecon in a week, but we cruised on average for around 7 to 8 hours per day. We actually prefer the canal Southwards from Llangattock, as the views are fantastic, although ‘proper’ moorings are slightly fewer down that end. Plan ahead with a good canal guide book and you should have no problems 🙂
Sounds like you had a fantastic time.
Hi there, I have a freeman 23. What’s the purpose of moving the throttle like that before start up? The person I bought it off two years ago said not to do it but recently the engine has been running strange (stalling at low revs etc) so I copied your start up routine, moving the throttle lever like you do and it now runs fine?! Great videos btw
Hi. I think it pumps fuel into the carb before starting, so helps the engine to fire up 👍
@@boatingbaldy9211 interesting. Thanks for the reply 👍
Where are you mooring now? Not at Sankey any more?
Hi Mark. Don't have the boat any longer unfortunately 😪
What a great video! It looks like you guys had a fantastic time, can't believe we have only just seen this video!
Nice scenery Rich
Lovely boat I often walk by the canal near to where a friend lives it always looks so peaceful
the best narrow boating aerial footage. thank you so much.
Very nice!
Very nice
Can anyone tell me what the name of that mooring is on the river Avon. Thanks!
Late to the party but I think its Sankey Marine in Evesham
what clearance do you have going under the bridges.
This boat has around 7 feet air draught, but will pass under most bridges on the Warwickshire Avon at normal river level 🙂
Where was this half cabin made please and the cost.
Enjoyed that. I have a Freeman 22. But, it’s nice to see other places from one. Enjoy.
Nice Freeman I have a 23 also
Nice evening Rich.
We're off to the Mon & Brec next week for a short break. It's lovely to watch your video of this beautiful canal in anticipation! I hope the weather's as nice in October for us as it was on your trip! Thanks for posting.
mine runs just like that as well nice n smooth and sounds grreat
That's like mine at normal speed !
Looks really nice there. Not infested like the Norfolk Broads.
Hi Richard any idea on this ? ua-cam.com/video/HltcequEeyc/v-deo.html
Hi Colin. No, sorry. Have you tried posting it on the Freeman Facebook group?
It is such a long way. How long does it take?
Zachary Hi. It took us about a week 👍
has brought back some happy memories
Sounds great, seems to run pretty good. That 1100 is much more useful in that than in the mk1 escort that would be road going home
That was the worst one handed docking while holding a camera phone I've ever seen😀. . . Hello bro
LOL!
Stuart Cole have you watched the K&A vid?
Yes it was shit
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Great video😀
That was the worst video I've ever seen. Utter shit😀. . . . . Hello bro
very good.....thank you
Nice video!
Does this boat have a shower aswell as a toilet on?
Hi. Yes, I have fitted a shower.
That was brilliant.