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A day aboard a micro-cruiser on the river!
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I was delighted to be invited to spend a day aboard a wonderfully quirky canal and river cruiser boat by Samantha Rigley whose adventures I follow on Instagram. Join us, in this video!
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@CruisingTheCut 9 месяцев назад

#AD Try Readly! Get TWO MONTHS free with my link; you can cancel at any time www.readly.com/cruising-october I was delighted to be invited to spend a day aboard a wonderfully quirky canal and river cruiser boat by Samantha Rigley whose adventures I follow on Instagram. Join us, in this video! Follow Sam at instagram.com/themidlifecruises If you have enjoyed the video, a tip can be left via www.ko-fi.com/davidjohns or www.patreon.com/CruisingTheCut

@matthewmoeller6766 9 месяцев назад

I looked up the Wilderness Beaver Cub. You set a high standard. Sweet looking boat, though.

@larryhunley7357 9 месяцев назад

I know this is how he makes his living, but honestly, if I hear one more commercial, I might go screaming out into the woods.

@woodenman1954 9 месяцев назад

David is making the world a little bit better , 20 minutes at a time.

@CherylSteele-rt8dj 9 месяцев назад

Oh how I agree. You're lovely David.

@CruisingTheCut 9 месяцев назад

😊😊

@user-yt8hm4oc5r 7 месяцев назад

well said

@robertrenwick9436 9 месяцев назад

David thank you for introducing Sam. A lovely lady, a lovely story and very wise words. Cheers

@kmooney1954 9 месяцев назад

Agree about Sam. Lovely lady with some really great, sincere words of wisdom at the end.

@johansoderberg9579 9 месяцев назад

Wise and actually fully true words. Just to come down to my boat is enough to feel what she expresses. I hope many listen to her and are encouraged to take a similar step into something new and nice in their lives!

@franciswilson2072 5 месяцев назад

Best video I've watched for ages, going to get rid of my sailboat and buy a boat like Sam's

@jamesa7506 9 месяцев назад

She nailed the perfect description of why people love boating! Well done to you ma'am! Thanks for sharing Dave. 👍

@CruisingTheCut 9 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@terencejay8845 9 месяцев назад

'When the weather is fine you know it's the time For messin' about on the river If you take my advice there's nothing so nice As messin' about on the river'..

@danieltaylor5231 9 месяцев назад

Nothing quite like the joy on David's face when he's on a tiny boat. Did you get to pet Daisy and Duke?

@CruisingTheCut 9 месяцев назад

Haha no but I said hello to them :-)

@petermastenbroek7719 9 месяцев назад

What an absolutely lovely woman Sam is, and it's so good o see how much she loves her little boat and really enjoys being on board. It must have been a great little cruise David, with excellent weather to enjoy it even more. Thanks for this very entertaining video.

@psmirage8584 9 месяцев назад

Sam was such a delight. It would be amazing to meet people like that and spend a day with them in a relaxing, lazy afternoon. Another amazing, fun video!

@jeffsmith9047 9 месяцев назад

You are an amazing journalist david, very well done as always.👍

@CruisingTheCut 9 месяцев назад

Thank you kindly!

@rickkearn7100 9 месяцев назад

David you were so spot-on with your thought about the "tiny cabin" with regard to a stormy night. Nothing like being cozy and dry whilst just above your head Mother Nature rages unabated. Unless of course you are poking your head out of a hatch! Cheers.

@Vlogsoup 9 месяцев назад

I am so glad that she was able to buy a boat so she has her happy place. That’s what we all need to do. She had great advice at the end. Her boat was so cute and cozy and it looked like so much fun. I’m also glad you got to enjoy the day with her. I hope you can find a mini boat soon

@remyllebeau77 9 месяцев назад

That's a really nice little boat. Sam has sold the dream quite well.

@EcosseZA 9 месяцев назад

04:40 "There is no joy, quite like the joy ,of poking your head out of a hatch". Man alive, I laughed at that - such a human thing we're almost all guilty of enjoying.

@CruisingTheCut 9 месяцев назад

🤣🤣

@jazziered142 9 месяцев назад

Sam is awesome, and her boat is adorable. Thank you David.

@grenvillephillips6998 9 месяцев назад

I've always been a bit snooty about 'yoghurt pots' but I can now see the appeal, as compared to the onerous investment entailed in owning a narrowboat. Samantha's enthusiasm is definitely infectious!

@CrypidLore 9 месяцев назад

It's thanks to this channel I bought my "fixer upper" house boat finally finished repairs and upgrades after a year and a half, and I can safely say nothing has done my mental health more good than spending weekends checked out of the world on my boat.

@CruisingTheCut 9 месяцев назад

Superb!

@swishswish386 9 месяцев назад

Great vid and what a delightful lady Sam is. Her positivity and enthusiasm is genuinely contagious and is very refreshing to say the least

@thisandthat871 9 месяцев назад

Lovely as always A Matrix reference was the last thing I was expecting on this channel 🤣

@CruisingTheCut 9 месяцев назад

Glad you liked it! Hahaha ;-)

@lesbendo6363 9 месяцев назад

A man of many talents! 🇨🇦

@remyllebeau77 9 месяцев назад

Such a great movie. Somehow the reference went over my head the first time watching. Haha

@thisandthat871 9 месяцев назад

@remyllebeau77 I must admit it was about 30secs when I suddenly went HEY Tank that's the Matrix v funny

@darrenwilson8042 9 месяцев назад

As ever what a fantastic community David. Nearest thing we have today in Britain to those terraced streets where neighbours looked out for neighbours and where it was easy to get assistance when needed.

@Kevin75668 9 месяцев назад

Long ago, before buying a "real" boat, we had an 8.5ft. Zodiac inflatable, the smallest thing you could buy that would mount an outboard engine. I miss it to this day. Tiny boats are big fun, and so much cheaper to run and easier to maintain.

@g.marion5888 9 месяцев назад

Sam and her boat are a wonderful pairing, thanks for sharing her story, so glad you had perfect weather for the event.

@kenspaceman3938 9 месяцев назад

I loved this vid. And she’s very wise, really knows what’s those priceless moments we all need from time to time.

@MCP53 9 месяцев назад

Ironically, I'm currently moored just opposite the marina and the towpath was under a foot of water this morning! It's going down now, but the lovely handlers of the local mini-tug collected us from our boats and ferried us to dry land so we could go shopping. Anyway, the day before the flood we had a great lunch at the cafe and visited the chandlery too - all very professional 🙂

@CruisingTheCut 9 месяцев назад

Yeah, I've just been watching a video of the flooding there posted by the Sawley locks volunteers, it's astonishing how high it's come (and burst over the lock)

@MINKIN2 9 месяцев назад

@@CruisingTheCut Further down at the Beeston Weir, it's like an ice rink. A fast moving ice rink, but there is no stepping down anymore. And that's a decent sized weir.

@SpikeSCFC 9 месяцев назад

@@CruisingTheCuthi where could I see the vid?

@CruisingTheCut 9 месяцев назад

@SpikeSCFC It was on Twitter

@MINKIN2 9 месяцев назад

@fredbrandon1645 weather.

@monkeytonker4637 9 месяцев назад

What a lovely little boat and owner. You are right about hatches and sticking heads out 😂❤

@CruisingTheCut 9 месяцев назад

Absolutely!!

@timothybearne147 9 месяцев назад

Such passion went into personalising that boat. Delightful. And Tangerine Dream is a great name, regardless of whether or not you remember the prog-electronica-forefathers. 😁

@bosse641 9 месяцев назад

A cozy little boat for a weekend getaway 🙂

@capefear3297 9 месяцев назад

Glad Samantha found the enjoyable past time of boating . Thanks David. I appreciate and enjoy your work.

@DonaldF73 4 месяца назад

David could no better than to have this talented lady deck out his boat she has a great sense of colour coordination and together with her sewing skills. she could make them for every season

@MarkCronenweth 9 месяцев назад

I vote yes to a vid about a converted lifeboat! Sam and Tangerine are wonderful! I think my lady wife may have just seen herself boating just a bit! Well done !

@davidmackie2901 9 месяцев назад

I live in the U.S., and we don't really have waterways like this, but if I lived in such a place, this would be the type of boat for me. Don't want to live aboard; it wouldn't work well with a lot of my favorite activities, but being able to boat on a river or even the canal network would bring big enjoyment.

@followtheboat 9 месяцев назад

What a charming woman Samantha is! Thank you for introducing her to us, and sharing the fun of UK waterways. 🙏👌 Liz

@craigw.scribner6490 9 месяцев назад

Your "standing up in the hatch" bit made me chuckle, David. Thanks for another great mini-doc and I really think you need to get one of these--soon!

@CruisingTheCut 9 месяцев назад

Working on it hahaha!

@jpaulrice 9 месяцев назад

Oh my goodness David. It’s been a long time since I left a comment. But I felt a sense of real excitement when you said you are looking for a boat. Oh boy, what an a wonderful new adventurer you will take us on now. GO FOR IT!

@CruisingTheCut 9 месяцев назад

Haha stay tuned... ;-)

@MrsRobinson0741 9 месяцев назад

We lived in the thumb of Michigan, when my kids were younger….they had a boating class & got a boaters license BEFORE a drivers license 😳😬🫣

@eliasblum753 6 месяцев назад

This is the life I want. Maybe not to live aboard a narrowboat (which no doubt brings its own inconveniences), but to have a little cruiser that is just big enough to sleep aboard for a few nights, maybe a week at a time, and use it whenever I need to get away from things for a bit.

@Alan_AB 9 месяцев назад

A fantastic looking vessel. It reminds me of a nautical version of the "Bond Bug" car.

@eekee6034 9 месяцев назад

Oh it is, isn't it? I wanted a Bond Bug so much when I was little! 😄

@janebrown3587 9 месяцев назад

Eeeeeeee!~. This is so delightful - she's done a fabulous job with it! ❤ omgosh it's so cute!

@CruisingTheCut 9 месяцев назад

Isn't it just?!

@jeanhutchinson6198 9 месяцев назад

I like that even the ropes on her boat are colorful. What fun! 😊

@JoseLara-dg4zk 9 месяцев назад

References to “Convoy” and “The Matrix” in this chronicle of a lovely outing in a tiny boat! The internet doesn’t get any more fun than this! Thank you, David!

@chuckneedham1584 9 месяцев назад

Unlike that swan, you fed us a nice video! Looks like you had a delightful day on the water. Thank you for the adventure.

@CruisingTheCut 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching

@sandihandi7831 9 месяцев назад

David, hubby and I had a few boats throughout the years. Pontoon boats, fishing boats, bass boats. They were all fun and really let you get out and enjoy the fresh air and sunshine. Son is married now with his own family and has his own boat. That's what happens when you raise a child out in the open fresh air and a good hobby like fishing. Seemed like you enjoyed that trip. Good to see you again. Take care.

@PoppysMum2 9 месяцев назад

My parents had an orange Micro Plus exactly the same in the 1970’s. It could even be this one!! We used to cruise in in exactly the same area you were filming David, and often stayed out overnight, us kids in a tent in a cow field in the shadow of the power station (no risk assessments in those days) and we also used to tow it to Pwhelli in north Wales and use it on the sea! We have actually seen Sam in her orange boat on the Trent recently near Trent Lock - we overtook her in NB Sea Glass (she was just pootling along) What a really enjoyable video. Thank you so much. Catherine 😅

@robsin2810 9 месяцев назад

You were my go to quiet place, when you were on the cut. Thanks David.👍🇦🇺🙏

@markattardo 9 месяцев назад

What a fun little boat!

@andrewstrathdee1469 9 месяцев назад

Your a real journalist, David, always finding something different and interesting, with really good quality video as well as content! Keep 'em coming! A.

@CruisingTheCut 9 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@rgarlinyc 9 месяцев назад

A lovely story, and I can completely understand what the Ms Rigley meant by being in her "happy place". The river is so beautiful... sigh.

@glencrandall7051 9 месяцев назад

"You won't be sorry." So true. I have had power and I have had sail. I cannot pick a favorite. I can no longer handle a boat bit I do remember the good times. That alone was worth the ownership. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂

@CruisingTheCut 9 месяцев назад

You too!

@andrewjones-productions 9 месяцев назад

"That's Trent Valley Sailing Club, where my father used to sail when he was a student." said David matter of factly. This one simple sentence with seemingly not that much information, somehow spoke volumes about David and his background. I found that small piece of information quite fascinating as was the entire video to be honest. I admire Samantha for her determination in finding and doing something that she enjoys.

@CruisingTheCut 9 месяцев назад

😊

@graham6229 9 месяцев назад

What a delightful lady and a pretty nice producer. Love the woolie oranges or tangerines. Beautiful little story.

@jamesboyleii6332 9 месяцев назад

First you said you would like the big Dutch barge. Then you took a strong interest in the mini-narrowboat. For some reason, that put a smile on my face. I'm glad that, even though you don't have a boat anymore, you still make these vlogs. Thank you!

@opathe2nd973 9 месяцев назад

David, your videos never disappoint! Thanks and keep up the good work.

@CruisingTheCut 9 месяцев назад

Glad you like them!

@thereissomecoolstuff 9 месяцев назад

The message at the end was so right. Unfortunately boating here in the Pacific Northwest is becoming more and more unaffordable. Moorage and Insurance is pricing many older boaters out and is cost prohibitive to younger people. While prices on cruise ships continues to drop. It’s tough.

@mikeskelly2356 9 месяцев назад

'Narrows' were once all wood, I'm sure people were opposed to it when iron plate narrows came out, but they became the norm. There's no reason, beside nostalgia, for narrow boats to not now be made from fiberglass. I'm sure the 'steel' boat makers and traditionalists are opposed, but the price and maintenance would be substantionally lower. That alone would increase the number of regular folks able to 'cruise the cut'...

@eekee6034 9 месяцев назад

There's at least one narroboat being built out of plastic. Not GRP but thick polyetheline or something. I'm sorry I can't give you a link, it's been months since I read about it.

@Project_Servotopia 9 месяцев назад

What an adorable little boat! Proof positive you don't have to have a huge budget to enjoy the hobby -- doesn't AQUAHOLIC always say, "if you're floating you're boating?"

@brianinbrisbane6632 9 месяцев назад

What a great boat! Exactly what I'm looking for myself and the grandkids. Thanks.

@christ6195 9 месяцев назад

Loved this video I just took my micro plus 500 out of the water after a nice summer, and thank god the river’s in Lincolnshire have risen greatly in the last few days. Winter refit and back at it next year. If your floating you’re boating ..

@smilysun8358 9 месяцев назад

"If your floating you’re boating .." Soooo true! years ago I built a 7' row boat from 1 multi ply 1/8" board, and made it into a mini sailboat, absolutely delightful!

@trep53 9 месяцев назад

I agree! Messing around with boats is quite fun.

@RaymondCore 9 месяцев назад

In the mid-80's I worked as a navigator on a research vessel in Gulf of Mexico. I spent two of those years out of sight of land. I then bought a live-aboard sailboat and built a larger one that was almost finished when Hurricane Katrina took it away. I live in Bangkok now and dearly miss boating. Thanks for the video, David.

@isobelchapman9548 9 месяцев назад

Lovely vlog David and what a super community. Thank you.

@Stefan_Kawalec 9 месяцев назад

What a lady! As I understand "in a certain age" means "the best time of your life".

@satorarepo744 9 месяцев назад

This is what was called for today. Thank you again.

@curtbonnell4308 8 месяцев назад

What an absolute sweetheart Samantha is, thanks for sharing her with us David. Cheers.

@LilBlighter 8 месяцев назад

What a lovely lady with a great outlook on life. I smiled throughout the whole video.

@NarrowboatSuperB 9 месяцев назад

Nice video as always David, I have just returned from Sawley today, went to check my boat, could not get near the jetty as its underwater, will be putting a short video up later.

@djsherz 9 месяцев назад

Can't beat a bit of bargain boating. I spent a couple of grand on a little Dawncraft Dandy for my 40th a few years ago. Cheap and cheerful, and requires next to no maintenance - fibreglass for the win!

@CruisingTheCut 9 месяцев назад

Perfect!!

@robertthrossell4321 9 месяцев назад

What a lovely lady, good for her 👍

@hughcarson6837 9 месяцев назад

Good to see you so exited about a small boat.

@susanmarker2164 9 месяцев назад

Oh David! You belong in a boat!!! It just suits you....Get your Skipper Cap out of storage!!..There's just something about you on a boat of your own.! its just so Right...I think I am as excited to see you excited about a little boat..And knowing now that a boat is in your future...Im excited!, Happy! And relieved!! Thank Samantha for sharing her sweet Tangerine Dream....what great fun..🛥⚓

@user-tc8jp5zt8g 9 месяцев назад

You have the desires of Mr Toad without a trace of the impulsiveness. I very much hope you get a cruiser and also share lots of vlogs about it.

@loki7441 9 месяцев назад

Nothing like the relaxation of floating on the water any sort of boat. Good for her, I bet Sam doesn't suffer with blood pressure. As Nick from Aquaholic says If your floating , you're boating !. I'd love a little Freeman 23.

@CruisingTheCut 9 месяцев назад

They are very delightful boats

@donotwantahandle1111 9 месяцев назад

3:06 You could make a toasted cheese sandwich with that! Plus a cup of hot tea.

@captaincrustyradio 8 месяцев назад

Mr. Johns, the RU-vid AI recommended you. What a splendid time I have had today relaxing with my dogs, your videos, and a few cups of coffee. I must admit, I put the chores off until tomorrow. Your channel is so refreshing in today's mad world. We (the dogs and I), just decided to relax and take in the adventures on your channel. Thanks again, Kirk ❤

@CruisingTheCut 8 месяцев назад

You are so kind 😊

@mikethomas2138 9 месяцев назад

Hope everyone on the Trent is ok after Storm Babette

@eduardo_kl 9 месяцев назад

What a lovely boating day! Such a nice video 👏

@CruisingTheCut 9 месяцев назад

Thanks so much! 😊

@kaydavis382 4 месяца назад

This was a lovely episode. Sam has a lovely outlook and a lovely tangerine boat. Thanks for sharing!

@thoughtsonnarrowboatingwit3882 9 месяцев назад

Nice to see my home town of Sawley on the channel David. Ha! It’s clear to see who’s sponsoring the channel. Sam is spot on, and a really nice person. Sawley Marina home of the now dreadful looking ‘floating homes’… isn’t what it used to be but , oh well, it’s a great video and with it being my ‘regular haunt’ for most of my life a place I regularly return to. Hail Sawley Cut.

@Clover12346 9 месяцев назад

Great video! A boat ride to the pub with chums perfect! Love that orange boat

@carolinawren7618 9 месяцев назад

I would LOVE to see you in your own boat again❣️

@mrben6573 9 месяцев назад

What a lovely video. Even this boat might be more than I need. I've been thinking of importing an Arran 16 with the forward cuddy shelter and steering console. Seems like the perfect boat.

@somerspound4991 9 месяцев назад

“Nothing like the joy of poking your head through a hatch”..that warrants a subscription in itself…duly done..👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@CruisingTheCut 9 месяцев назад

Haha thank you. Welcome aboard!

@johnrichards244 9 месяцев назад

Well done as usual David. I have been having some of life's challenges thrown at me. I saw you vid pop up, an instantly found a spot to hide out and watch. Totally relaxed. Thank you so much.

@CruisingTheCut 9 месяцев назад

Glad to help 😀

@johnrichards244 9 месяцев назад

Oops I forgot. Well done David.

@davidoickle1778 9 месяцев назад

Eight miles an hour? Be still my heart.

@valleybreaks 9 месяцев назад

lovely boat and captain!

@Pedelorean 9 месяцев назад

Fantastic stuff and you DEFINITELY need to get one of those boats! 😀 There are lots of similar boats, albeit in white, at my marina and some very hardy souls use them as London liveaboards. They're perfect dayboats / overnighters for the canal and river and, if you can find another one in orange, then it's a winner! My friend has a 1970s speedboat (like the ones in the Bond film Live & Let Die) that he's painted orange with a black stripe and we've nicknamed it "Jaffa" 😀 Had lots of fun on that recently pootling along the canal.

@CruisingTheCut 9 месяцев назад

That sound superb!

@charlesjordan8364 9 месяцев назад

In a just world you would be able to afford your fiberglass cruiser, a narrowboat, a Dutch barge, and a canal front villa. That is how good you are at what you do. Thank you.

@AaronCarterHD13 9 месяцев назад

Yes David please tell her that both she and her boat are perfectly lovely what a nice lady and boat. 🙂 I like the color too...

@garyhaberfield 9 месяцев назад

That was a relaxing treat after getting home from work, calm already.

@PeterEmery 9 месяцев назад

One nice aspect of using a fibreglass boat on the canals is you don't need a super powerful outboard fitted.

@sianwarwick633 9 месяцев назад

Lovely to show us the pride and joy.

@meanqueensuperscrimper8908 9 месяцев назад

What a fantastic lady, and a gorgeous little boat. I am ready for another adventure. ilona

@Simonsboxster 9 месяцев назад

What a lovely lady and another smashing video David

@bishopkinlyside8477 8 месяцев назад

Hi David, it’s wonderful to see Sam having such a great time on her boat. Just goes to show you you don’t have to have a half million dollar boat to. Have a great time. Keep up the good work. Love your videos Cliff from Logan City Queensland Australia 🇦🇺🧑🏾‍🦽

@CruisingTheCut 8 месяцев назад

Absolutely! Thanks 👍

@martincotter6370 9 месяцев назад

When you mentioned Women’s Weekly🤣. Memories of Victoria Wood. RIP. You need to be a certain age, if you know 😀👍

@CruisingTheCut 9 месяцев назад

Hahaha that's why I mentioned it!!!! I was curious to see if anyone would make that reference ;-)

@MrLangDog 9 месяцев назад

Loved the views and seeing all the other boats. It made me happy to hear her story too.

@alibenkahn5092 9 месяцев назад

Fantastic activity and an inspiring woman. Thanks for the lovely video ☺

@CruisingTheCut 9 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@andrewhenley7691 9 месяцев назад

10-4 good buddy, i actually laughed out loud.Thank you David, That comment will probably be lost on some folks, what a beautiful sight.

@dougmackenzie5976 9 месяцев назад

I hope you find a magnificent Dutch barge widebeam. I'll bet its magic would captivate you....

@adamnorris8006 9 месяцев назад

I'll happily listen to you talk about Readley if it means that you'll get another boat someday. cheers

@persevere777 9 месяцев назад

Less in most times, is more👍😊👍

@Wild_Bill57 9 месяцев назад

When you spoke of wanting a Dutch barge, I understood. Always wanted one like The Princess Matilda, designed and built by Peter Nicholls. Already liked it before reading Timothy Spall’s book. Not a narrowboat but quite the beauty.

@CruisingTheCut 9 месяцев назад

Yes!

@erhardt1477 9 месяцев назад

Well… To be honest, this Video and the lovely lady as well as the lovely boat … was a very enjoyable Start into the new week. Thank you for that sir 😊 The boat is quite nice and I do have to say, I’m a bit jealous… the waterways in the UK 🇬🇧 is something I’m most impressed by. Cheers everybody and greetings from Germany 👋

@CruisingTheCut 9 месяцев назад

Many thanks!