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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Sing out the old...

Christmas for the Cleddau crew was well and truly heralded by carols: two Carol Services back in Bedfordshire...

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Afloat Again

We are back on Cleddau for the New Year. The temperature inside is 17C/63F and rising. The Captain...

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Farewell California

After the Midway trip on Sunday only three days remained of the 2014 Thanksgiving visit. There were some shops...

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All aboard a flight deck

If you think manoeuvring a 60 foot narrow boat can be a challenge imagine steering this… Moored in San Diego Harbor...

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Snippets from San Marcos

It may have been George Bernard Shaw who said that England and America are two countries divided by a common...

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To London, to London...

There was a boat trip – so Boatwif apparently is duty bound to report on it… Way back in August the Tentatrice...

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How far’ve you come?

“How far’ve you come?” someone called out  from the bottom of his garden on Sunday afternoon. “Just from Poynton...

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The unexpected (part 2)

To come across unexpected things can be a joy; to have unexpected things happen to you can be, well, a nuisance…

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The unexpected

Cleddau returned from the River Weaver to canal level last Saturday morning. Into the Anderton Lift at the bottom...

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The Anderton Boat Lift

Message to the Cheshire Three: “Fancy a ride on the Anderton Lift? We’re going down onto the Weaver.” There was an...

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To Northwich

Into Northwich – twice. What comes to mind when you think of Cheshire? The Cheshire Plain and Jodrell Bank?...

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