Thames Conservancy tug icebreaking

For those in peril…

To anyone who spends time messing about in boats of all kinds, the dangers inherent in a life on the water are always there in the background.

Voted best, and worst

I recently revealed that the River Thames had won a prestigious international conservation award – the Thiess prize – as the world’s best cared-for river because of the way the quality of the water has been improved over the past fifty years or so.

Dunkirk spirit of heroic Little Ships

Tribute to boats that rescued trapped soldiers from under Hitler’s nose