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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Aftertaste

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The taming of territory

First visit to Southern California’s San Marcos was 13 years ago in 2003. What looked like a new town about twelve miles...

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Thanksgiving ingredients

In the build up to the last-Thursday-in-November-festive-feast there are several traditional ingredients...

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Reunions

November trips to California are as much about reunions with the family as they are about the Thanksgiving celebrations...

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Not quite as expected…

The morning after touchdown at LAX the Cleddau crew were awake and functioning well before dawn – the effect...

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Keep calm – and carry on

5,500 miles is a long way to go to deliver a message– but, mission achieved. “Anything you want me to tell...

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Ferry duty

The thing about the unexpected is that there is no warning of when it may occur… Take Sunday for example. A prompt...

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Quick Peeks

There was nothing quick about the start on Wednesday morning… Cleddau and Tentatrice had spent the previous...

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Pronunciation

And so to Llangollen… In all the time Cleddau and crew were heading north west to Liverpool and back earlier this...

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