Deborah (who composed the music for the version of Cruising the Cut seen on Amazons Prime Video) is my sister. We now own a boat in the Midlands but Covid19 prevents us from using it properly due to quarantine, etc. Journal entry: 11th May, Wednesday. And is Lorna your wife?I am long ago divorced and currently single (applications for the post of girlfriend are welcome ;-). A change is in the wind then.. To be honest, I cant fault you and it DOES make perfect sense. For a typical video which will have taken me a day to film plus two to three more days to script, edit and upload, I might earn maybe 20-30 ish for each 10,000 views it gets. One thing I personally would LOVE to see more of is this: night time shots, life aboard the boat at night, scenes of the evening skies or stars, din din aboard the boat, that sort of thing. Cruising The Cut is a video series on YouTube documenting the travels and life aboard a. Cruising The Cut is a video series on YouTube documenting the travels and life aboard a narrowboat by a man who quit his job and sold his house. How Can I stay in Touch with Cruising the Cut. All my life after the age of fourteen when I got my drivers license (driving license to you Brits, I believe) I have always enjoyed aimlessly driving about on the miles of back roads as a form of relaxing entertainment. Just a matter of personal preference.You can also use apps or online guides such as canalplan.org.uk (ideal for route planning rather than a map) or opencanalmap which has all the CRT facilities marked etc albeit in a rather tiny font that you cant seem to enlarge. Thank you for taking the time to share your travels with us. Fair winds and following waters from California. And the drone batteries dont last that long either so youd be forever changing them.Using a drone to look ahead when single handed would just be way more hassle than its worth since you can either just toot your horn and proceed with caution, or youre really bothered, pull the boat in and run along to see whats coming (which would still be quicker and easier than using a drone)If you had crew aboard who could operate the boat while you do the drone, then it would make more sense but for me its not realistic. This is slightly different from some of my other what happened toX posts, as David is still posting regularly to his Cruising the Cut YouTube channel. Cheers. Fully understand your reasoning. However, time has come, you need to change up some stuff to bring the adventure and fun back into what you do. David, your VLOGs have been so wonderfully informative and enjoyable that it is no surprise there have been so many positive comments following your video yesterday. He really knows how to present a subject well and can do interviews and report on the goings on along the canals in a professional way. A. There's two reasons. Can I sent you a gift, whats your address?Thats a very kind thought and thank you but although I did once, several years ago, accept an unsolicited gift (a hoodie), I now prefer not to receive items and politely decline such offers though I really do appreciate the sentiment. My father-in-law did that several years in a row and loved it. Thanks John. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Thank you! Dear David, Hi David, and if not somewhat belated i wish for you a very Happy , interesting and evocative new year sir. The countryside is generally very soothing too. Cheers and hopefully not a forever farewell. . Anyway, take a break and maybe youll find the passion again after a few of the more in-depth videos you plan to make. The canals are all about slowing down to a crawl, enjoying the sights and sounds of nature around you and taking a substantial time out from the world outside. I have never suffered with anxiety, but just lately I really started to have some difficulty. Its always been a vague dream although hindered now by the pandemic of course. It was all I could do to not ask her about narrowboating. Thank you very much and stay safe!! One a month would work I think, you have quality so do not worry about quantity. Hireboaters are not allowed to usually, under the terms of their hire. I lived in Rugby the last 15 years while my daughter attended the eponymous school. Regards from South Africa Hello David. David sighted that he had fallen out of love with cruising his narrowboat and was moving onto land to secure a land-based home for his future retirement (or this is the impression I got from watching his announcement anyway!!). I started watching the series on amazon and was really interested. Now settled in Portsmouth so swapped canals for seaside walks. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. Have fun & take us with you. I have put together a (short) list with links of some of the best known hire firms but this does not constitute a recommendation: click here to see the list, What about a route, can you recommend one for us when hiring?Again, alas no. In her own words "I sold my house and bought a narrowboat in East London. Best of luck to you regardless of how you spend this coming year. Hi Peter. How do you get post and what about registering for a doctor?Your mail can go to a friends or family members address plus there are postal redirection services you can sign up for that will either scan and email your letters to you or forward them to a location of your choice, which you can update as you move around the canals. So, he quit the rat race. The comments youve made here speak volumes to why so many of us enjoy so much watching these presentations and, in some strange, electronic way, have come to consider you a wonderfully fascinating acquaintance if not a friend. And even if I zoomed in from above it doesnt really tell you anything useful about the place. I have a similar situation with composing music it gets too much after a while, but having a break is a great way of coming back to it, fresh and with more motivation (and a different sound). My suspicion, like you, is that this virus situation isnt going away any time soon so next season is looking unlikely. Ive also heard it said that most people are right-handed thus their right hand is on the tiller so they stand on the left hand side of the boat; therefore when passing another boat coming towards you, both skippers will be on the side thats nearest to the oncoming boat.A recent comment on my vlogs also explained that the steering board on ships of old would be on the right (hence the term starboard for right) and boats would put into port on the left (hence the term port for left hand side). Whats your fuel consumption?Ive never measured it but narrowboats typically drink 1-1.5 ltr/hour. Thank you for your dedication over the years, and as you are the Grandfarther of this media, well be counting the days until you find your mojo and publish again. Have a look at this video from Slim Potatohead where he experiments with one on his caravan (travel trailer): https://youtu.be/ZvXwqMWbt1c?t=122. Hopefully 2021 will bring some good news, lets cross our fingers and wait. Just found your videos on Prime. Seeing your posts I hope whatever you have a go at you can enjoy it with the same passion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6_nZYR2nK4&list=PLa9px3O5n5hADgtrnNwa5jTzO7uaWC8-e. I joke with my friends about this interest phenomenon and call it A big bad case of the low Ts. (male and female alike) Extremely funny! But you must be happy in doing them. We live in Australia, Im Australian and my wife is English, and weve had our boat sitting on hard standing there for the last 16 months (Australians are banned from leaving the country). Thank you! Watch with Prime. I dont get anything if the viewer presses Skip on the adverts so if you like my videos, Id be grateful if you could grit your teeth and try to let at least some of the advert run!The sums are tiny; its a fraction of a penny for each advert view, so you need tens (hundreds!) By the way, there may be a shed load of boat tubers out there, but none of them have the professionalism (and dulcet tone!) I say he should do whatever makes him happy and if he wasnt feeling it with living on a narrowboat, then he should make whatever change is needed to help him feel better. Plus I have recently (vlog 139 onwards) taken to adding specific Google Map links to my start and end points for each video. Hey guys, welcome back to the channel!I am your host and in this video, I am going to inform you about the YouTube channel Cruising The Cut.You ought to have. Meanwhile: best wishes for the new year, stay healthy and safe! Very peaceful and pleasant. Jasmin from This Narrowboat Adventure has done an excellent video about a new phone app which you can use to get services from a local GP wherever you are on the network. Happy new year. But no boats have them and there are no disposal facilities for grey water, so its not going to change.The abundance of fish and wildlife on the canals suggests it really isnt an issue! I found your comments about not enjoying the cruising so much anymore. Hi David, I shall miss your humour and lovely take on the world of cruising, but, take the time you need to fall back in love with it. Unlike rivers theres virtually no current in the canals except for whenever a lock is emptied, and with the canals being so shallow and having a lot of trees on the bank, theres an awful lot of silt lying at the bottom. Hi David Dear David, Thanks for your videos. I have enjoyed listening to David Johns as he experienced his travels of the a English canals and becoming adept maneuvering his narrow boat. The cruising the cut david johns Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port Friedkin & # x27 ; re on a.. Canals of the sword can be found only around floors 47-49 in the Abyss Dungeon, mysteriously vanished on. I'm David Johns. I spent happy hours walking the Oxford canal (gongoozeler) and its rich wildlife. Thanks. Cruising the Cut is a YouTube channel started by David Johns in July 2015. How do you / Why dont you paint the baseplate of the boat?This is a source of much debate, a bit like what type of boat toilet is best. Cheers, David, Hi, David: Do you need a licence to drive a narrowboat?Incredibly and unfortunately no. All fish must be returned to the canal alive except non-native species which must not be returned. Best wishes. I have to say, they were the sunshine of my day, the sugar in my tea and such a welcome break, here in Seattle. Really nothing to show in that regard. OH! The trouble is that with a 50+ foot, 15 tonne boat, you really need to see what its doing as you maneouvre it, rather than have it all happening behind you. Not good to have a boat you totally cant use. Hence its not generally advised! My 2020 trip was, of course, cancelled and am sorry to say due to advancing years (94) I shall not be able to cruise any more and will look forward to reading anything you write about. David always had an interest in media - his earliest broadcasting recollection is sitting in his childhood bedroom DJing a 'radio show' to his mum downstairs via a pair of kids walkie-talkies - so today he creates videos about canals, narrowboats and life afloat on his YouTube channel Cruising The Cut, and about his DIY campervan conversion at So for the last 16 months narrowboat videos, yours and others, have been our only link to narrowboating. Have a look at Vlog 74 which is all about heating on narrowboats. If you are like me and enjoy watching a range of narrowboat or canal boat based Youtubers, you may have been an avid watcher of a channel called Cruising the Cut. Cheers. Im 53 and used to work as a local TV news reporter for ITV in the south east of England. This year has been crazy and next will be more of same for a while. Theyre really not designed for water thats not totally flat calm, and typically have holes in the hull (eg for sink waste outlets or engine cooling vents) just a few inches above the waterline so any waves could easily flood the boat. Personally, Id even like to see an episode of you on the bridge of a mighty ocean liner interviewing a captain passing thru the Panama Canal. David at Cruising the Cut still has a lot to offer the narrowboat community even if he isnt living and breathing the live day to day , If you are an avid fan of David and his Cruising the Cut channel, I would love to know what you think in the comments section below . Dont let the past year get you down. Im sure I speak for lots of us in that we will miss your happy face and funny escapades. Have a good New Year and hope we hear from you when your ready. Roughly. Hope your down time is great, and I know I cant wait to see your spring first cruise. Disappointed that youre backing off with the videos, but I quite understand. He chucked his job, sold his house, bought an old school, live-aboard fifty-six foot "narrow boat," and started chugging along . If you are selling your boat let me know about it ;-), Haha thank you. So thank you kindly for that. You just dont see it on my videos. Of course many, many of us will miss getting our regular fix of your take on canal life and on life in general, but your passion means everything to these presentations and its clear your passion has shifted. Have a good rest and come back again, Tony Garden. Also, Im out of Kentucky, and was recently out with my wife buying furniture and we met a young saleswoman from the UK. I was totally amazed by the funny long boats and would imagine their lives travelling the waterways. So its not a retrofit option but I wouldnt object to one on another boat. Cheers. Apart from a few high spots around the canal network, we just dont get the kind of breeze these things need.Plus they have to be put up and down each time you travel. A bygone age: horse-drawn narrowboat on the Welsh canals. Damian. In my opinion, this status was well deserved as the channel provided some really top-notch content. I have to admit to not watching them myself as I have watched pretty much all of Davids Cruising the Cut videos on YouTube, so dont really feel the need. Why dont you get all-solar narrowboats?It sounds great, for sure. Enjoyed your informative and sometimes witty scripts and your video quality is excellent. Thank you David for a glimpse of life on the Narrowboat and cursing the canals. who actually want to pay me money, typically $2 $5 a month to support me in making more Vlogs. The reason I'm blogging about this is that in October 2019 the vloger, former TV presenter David Johns*, came to Liverpool to experience crossing the Mersey estuary in a narrow boat. The novelty has won off now after 5years maybe. DOCUMENTARY; The real-life adventures of a man who quit his job, sold his house and went to spend his days cruising gently along the historic canals of Great Britain at 3mph John Lennon and first wife Cynthia had a son, Julian, who was born in 1963 and was believed to be the inspiration for three Beatles' songs Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (1967), Hey Jude (1968 . For me, it was woodworking (specifically with handtools to start). I just watched season 3 today. The good thing is that there are several canals under restoration, at various stages, so no shortage of material there! Whatever muse you find, I hope you continue to share. David Beckham gushed over his 'perfect' wife Victoria on Tuesday - shortly after the couple enjoyed a romantic getaway together in the Alps.. I turned around, headed home and told my wife I was going to sell the bike, and it was gone in two weeks. It would not be wise to operate the boat and a drone single-handed, your attention would either be on one or the other and that would not be safe. I agree entirely: a lonely, odd year it most certainly was. Can I visit your boat?As I am no longer living aboard and have sold the boat (see this video for my reasons), no! If you start doing mini documentaries about the channels, and perhaps some history, about the building of the channels, and interesting places along the channels I am sure it will be nice David was once a local news reporter for a major TV channel in the UK and did this for over a decade, as well as working on local radio. You were terrific! I knew what this vlog was going to be about before I watched it; I had the feeling you were feeling a bit dejected. Thanks for the support. As of April 2022 however, I have moved off the boat (for the reasons why, see my explanation video by clicking here). Add to this that I think the documentary style videos that Cruising the cut has done have been excellent and often amazing, then why not focus more on this type of content? I rather like the idea of a motorcycle despite never having ridden one but it does seem to me that there are too many dangers (on the British roads, at least) from other drivers. Can you fish in the canals and do you eat them?You can fish if you have the appropriate licences local angling groups tend to have the rights to each stretch of canal so talk to them. Oh, I can imagine just how your wife is pleased! Thank you for a lovely gentle series of programmes. If you still refuse then eventually legal proceedings begin with the CRT having the contractual right to remove your boat from the water. Why are you driving on the right when you drive cars on the left in the UK?Apparently international maritime convention is for driving on the right. You take care David & thank you. Manage Settings Your trips filled my gap. Anyway, look after yourself and have a better new year! Cheers. May rain casting rings on thrashed water, The flash of fin, And a watery thunder. So frustrating for you to have a boat and be unable even to visit! The canals are what brought many of us, but your wit and presenting are why we watch more. Oh, how amusing that you wanted to chat with the saleswoman about narrowboats! Thanks Daz. FRANKFURT REBELS. Regards, David, Dear David, as much as I dislike the message I do understand! Now I live in France, your vlogs have opened once again the window onto this get away from it world, to which point, Im really considereing buying a boat. Love your minidocus! Thank you for taking the time and effort, in making hours and hours of videos for Cruising the Cut. Cheers, P.S. Vlog 275: Cruising the Canute. The simplicity in the way theyre edited and narrated. David, I totally support the decisions and conclusions you have made in regard to your personal life and how it intertwines with your Youtube Channel. I look forward to your long format in depth videos. Cheers, mate. At first I was able to help with the locks etc . May you find your way back to joy. This series presents it beautifully. Buy HD $0.99. Makes sense to me! Im pleased to say my parents are recovering well, and your series has really genuinely helped me to find some calm and re-centre. Cruising The Cut is about the historic canals of Britain. That said, there are very few occasions when a bow thruster would really be needed. This gets stirred up each time a boat goes by and then hangs in the water so it looks dirty.The CRT do dredge parts of the canals occasionally but its an expensive business so sadly there isnt enough dredging done. Looking forward to seeing the revised format! Firstly, its unlikely a cordless drill would have sufficient power; a lot of the mechanisms can be very stiff indeed hence needing a decent length of handle on the windlass to get the appropriate leverage. Well, thanks for the excellent vlogs so far, thoroughly enjoyable and you need to enjoy the knowledge the hordes of other narrowboat vlogs now out there were highly likely inspired by yours. Helped me to find some calm and re-centre channel provided some really top-notch content of. Thrashed water, the flash of fin, and I know I fault. David for a lovely gentle series of programmes unfortunately no start ) do understand, it was I. 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