NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BOAT OWNERSChanges at Boat Safety
David Fletcher explains the new Examination Check Procedures. The BSS team members are on a campaign at the moment to improve the consistency and quality of the examinations. We are all familiar with the discussions about how my boat passed last time, so why has it failed now? These events do nothing to improve the […]
Another change to CRT private boat terms
This week our hard working NABO team noticed that the private boat Terms and Conditions document from CRT has been changed in November 2021. You would be hard put to notice the changes because: CRT haven’t announced anything or notified licence holders. The changes are not identified in the new document. The pdf document title […]
NABO pleased with changes to EA’s proposals on boat registration charges
The Environment Agency has today published its final decisions on boat registration charges on its waterways for the next 3 years: These have resulted from the 8 week consultation launched in July relating to its initial proposals. Following feedback from boater representative organisations (including NABO) and individual boaters regarding the changes which included a proposed […]
Wales & South West User Forum
I attended the virtual meeting of the above on Thursday 4th November, which concentrated on the Kennet and Avon Canal. I have to say that this was one of the very best CRT Forum meetings I have attended and the Director responsible, Mark Evans, needs to be congratulated on developing a format which really works. […]
NABO AGM 2021
The NABO AGM will be held at on Saturday 13th November at the Tamworth CC Club, Kettlebrook Wharf, Kettlebrook Rd Tamworth B77 1AG (by boat it is on the Coventry Canal, just up from Fazeley Junction). We will start at 11 am with the AGM formal business, followed by a presentation and discussion. After […]
Zero emissions for new boats?
Under the UK clean air strategy, the government has mandated that boats ordered from 2025 must use zero-emission technologies. This and many other changes are part of the UK climate change commitments to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Your answers to this questionnaire will allow us better understanding of the opportunities and challenges […]
Thames Navigation Users Forum October Meeting
On Thursday 14 October Mike Rodd tried to attend a “Teams” meeting of TNUF. Unfortunately he had to attend via phone only as there was poor internet access from where he was moored. However, Teams dropped out several times and he was placed on unmute and the function to reverse this would not work but […]
Winter moorings 21-21
This year, CRT’s winter moorings are divided into eight price bands that reflect each site’s relative attractiveness (location and nearby facilities), level of demand and pricing in line with long-term moorings and private mooring operators. The order has been reversed with Band 1 being the lowest priced and Band 8 the highest. Compared to last […]
Independent Survey of Thames Boaters
Led by the Thames Motor Boaters Association (TMBA) and supported by all the organisations representing powered craft which use the non-Tidal Thames (including NABO) we are undertaking a survey of the views of our members about their experiences when using the Thames over the past year. We urge all who both moor on the Thames or […]
Letter to members – CRT’s T&Cs
Anne Husar finds key issues not consulted on, which could negatively impact boaters. As many of you will be aware, there has recently been yet another revision of CRT’s Terms and Conditions (T&C’s) for private boaters. This latest publication follows their admission of ‘errors’ in previous drafts which has now led to two of the […]
