Rowing as part of the crew of an eight can be an exhilarating experience

Operatic past for riverside home

I seem to be on something of a roll here with articles about islands – but, hey, there are loads of islands on our stretch of the Thames, so why not?

Lucky numbers all round

When 74-year-old John Molnar put a £2 charity donation into the bowl on Shepperton-based Bridge Marine’s stand at the London Boat Show, to give himself the chance of winning an outboard motor, he wasn’t terribly hopeful about his chances.

The bare knuckle truth

Well, it seems I must be one of the few people who hadn’t heard the stories about prize-fighting taking place in Shepperton!