Learn About Life Afloat From Full Time Narrowboat Liveaboards

If you haven’t taken the plunge, bought your own narrowboat and moved on board full time, here’s an insight into the lives of people who have done just that. The liveaboard case studies highlight the highs and the lows of narrowboat life, the frustrations and how to deal with them. Enjoy the read.

A Case Study Of Liveaboard Narrowboat HOBO

31 March 2012

Annie is a freelance writer. John is a farmer. Annie works from her boat. John has to commute to work… by light aircraft. He makes me feel quite embarrassed about my daily three minute journey to my “office”

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A Case Study Of Liveaboard Narrowboat Snowdrop

30 March 2012

Toni writes children’s stories as she cruises the network with her ex husband Allan. She doesn’t share the same boat with him though. They have one each; Toni on Snowdrop and Allan on Pengalanty

Who are you? (and your significant other and, of course, your dog if you have one)

My name is Antoinette (Toni) Cazalet and my dog is called Mr Biggles.

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A Case Study Of Liveaboard Narrowboat Ouse Dunit

30 March 2012

Paul and Helen Newby only live on their narrowboat for six months of the year but they certainly put in the miles. One thousand of them actually AND 600 locks. That’s some serious cruising!

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A Case Study Of Liveaboard Narrowboat Tournesol

20 March 2012

Early retirement in 1999, nine months cruising in the UK and then ten years living in France. But for the last eighteen months Anne and Keith have been back in the UK cruising the canal network on their narrowboat.

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A Case Study Of Liveaboard Narrowboat The Woodsman

18 March 2012

Pauline is the second narrowboat owner featured in the case study section who has a partner who also owns and lives on a narrowboat. Is this a growing trend and a solution to the lack of space on a narrowboat?

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A Case Study Of Liveaboard Narrowboat The Watchman

1 March 2012

Tony Jones is a freelance writer living on and working full time from his narrowboat “The Watchman”. Tony’s book “The Liveaboard Guide” will be released later this month. The nature of Tony’s work allows him the flexibility to enjoy a nomadic lifestyle that is usually only practical for retirees. I’m just a tiny bit jealous!

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A Case Study Of Liveaboard Narrowboat Far Star

29 February 2012

Meet Jan, her partner Ian and Pepper the blue merle border collie (don’t know what kind of dog that is but it sounds posh). Jan, like many liveaboards, has forsaken her stressful full time job to lead a life of tranquility while she paints canal artwork and does a little gardening in the warmer months. Not a bad life, is it?

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A Case Study Of Liveaboard Narrowboat Pengalanty

30 January 2012

I knew Allan’s case study was going to make an interesting read when he said, “I was working full time until I was 77 when doing two or three jobs became a bit much for me.” – And then he mentioned that he cruises with his ex wife who also has her own narrowboat! Enjoy your retirement Allan!

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A Case Study Of Liveaboard Narrowboat Osprey

26 January 2012

One still working and one retired. How does that work? Narrowboat liveaboards Alice and Phil Rosser give you their take on life afloat from their floating home on the Lancaster canal

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A Case Study Of Liveaboard Widebeam Takey Tezey

19 January 2012

Heth and Dave are a little larger than your average narrowboaters… or at least there boat is. They own a widebeam and it’s a beauty. They came close to missing out though but good old Lady Luck was smiling…

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