Boatwif

The occasional adventures of the Cleddau crew

About Us

We are ‘The Captain’ and ‘Boatwif’, owners of nb Cleddau.

Cleddau was a five year old youngster when we took her on in 1994. She was built for cruising on the River Trent. Over time Cleddau has had internal and external adjustments but she retains her original hull, propeller, anchor and portholes.

When asked (frequently) “What does Cleddau mean?” our response is usually “In Welsh it means swords but Cleddau is the name of the river that flows into the Milford Haven deep water estuary in Pembrokeshire…”

We both grew up in Pembrokeshire; for some years we have kept a record of what we call ‘Monkton Moments’, those exchanges with boaters and non-boaters who recognise our Pembrokeshire connections.

This blog below is a record of our mainly boating adventures.

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"Locked out…"

From Congleton the Macclesfield Canal weaves its way towards the Bosley lock flight...

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Right at the Junction

After a night at Aston Marina Cleddau crawled out of the marina, turned sharp left and headed south...

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 Numbers crunched…

Just as Cleddau was drawing away from one of her top favourite moorings between Trentham and Barlaston...

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Names and coincidences

Slowly Cleddau and Tentatrice are making their way towards the Staffs and Worcs Canal. The plan had been...

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Liaisons

Cleddau had cruised across the Middlewich Arm with a definite sense of mission. There were...

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A saunter around a city

A two night mooring at Tower Wharf in Chester gave time for a little bit of local exploration. Not far away is a plaque...

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In threes...

Three days it took from Lymm to Middlewich (two very different towns in Cheshire...

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