Paddle Boarding - Keeping Safe on Canals 

What a lovely educational video. Thanks for taking the time to produce.

Hello narrowboater here, happy to have paddle boarders on the canal👍. Great video, but to correct one thing, a barge is for freight, a wide beam is just a wide beam. Again, tunnels, great things, but I would be nervous about meeting a paddleboard in a tunnel. As you say its deceptive when you see lights , trying to gauge the distance. The other thing is shouting in a tunnel, no chance I would hear. Standing above the engine is noisy, in a tunnel that noise is compounded. A whistle maybe. The other thing is I along with other boaters, sometimes go a bit faster in a tunnel as it keeps you centred and stops you bouncing off the walls. Hopefully🤣. And finally, mine is 50' and weighs over 16 tonne, so even heavier than you may think! Great video and great content and advice👍

Good Advice - Many Thanks.

Thanks so much for this lovely informative video 🙂

That was good mate thanks, never new about the right hand side thing

What a great video! Really useful information, wonderful scenery and wildlife and a bit of foraging. Subscribed.

Where me and my friend go paddle boarding in Hemel Hampstead we see a swan nesting at the end of someones garden and last year even saw its babies (love seeing the nature)

Great video! Thanks for sharing this important information 🤙🏼 Plus the tour of the canal was awesome!

Brilliant video. I've recently purchased a paddle board and am loving it it's a great way to wind down and relax. Working not far from the lake district is a bonus to left work at 5pm on Friday and in 20mins I was paddling around on bassenthwaite lake. Perfect end to the week.

Thank you for sharing, I've just got a paddle board and will be practicing when I go to the lake district. I will be getting a licence as I love the idea of paddling down the canal.

Excellent video thank you. I live in South West France and occasionally paddle on the Canal du Midi. So many of your comments apply just as equally on our French canals. Subscribed so that I can enjoy more of your videos.

Great video...thanks

Great video. Very informative. TIL. 😊

Enjoyed your video, thanks. We live near the Leeds Liverpool canal but as Newby paddlers we are not sure about paddling on the canal yet. The water up here is in a terrible state with blue green algae. Less nervous of boats than swans 🦢 for sure. Once got chased by an angry swan when we were on a narrow boat. Not funny at all. They have a bad temper.

Brilliant video. Thank you 😊

Awesome... i just got my river licence now... i mainly paddle board on my local river a few times without a licence but now i got it cause i might want to go fatherfield one day..... your a top man and top videos and knowledge keep up the good work mate 👍

Very useful, and learned a few things about canals!

I was on the Avon today around Warwick, rotten sanitary towells and baby wipes on tree branches at flood levels, not loads but, enough to make you really not want to get wet. Awesome what you say about the cleanliness of the canals, no raw sewerage being released into them when it floods. My preference now. Thank you...

Really helpful video, thanks very much

Loved this vid. Very informative!

New to paddleboarding , found your video very informative , we will be doing canal trips so very good to know , Thankyou

Hi Great video, very informative. As a Paddle Board Instructor I'm always open to learning new things.

thanks for this! it was soo informative. I've never been on a canal (but would like to try) and I didn't even think about some of these things! so glad I found this vid

Lovely informative clip with a lot of interesting canal stuff - long tunnels we only have one on the mon / Brecon canal i think i will walk around it rather than the head torch especially as i am usually on my own - tell me i am a novice SUP guy could i use board without fin fitted or will the board be too difficult to track ... I haven't paddeld a canal as yet Thanks steve

Thank you! I hope all paddlers and canal boaters watch this.

I’m in Leicester and the weeds at the moment are a real bind( literally). But canal paddling is always good for wildlife.

Great vlog

👍 thanks

. From Colorado USA, I'm trying to plan a one way multi-day SUP adventure from Stratford to Tewkesbury. This is one of the most helpful videos I've watched so far. Thanks so much!

Lancaster Canal is the best, 40 plus miles of lock free waters to paddle on.

Great video and very helpful as I'm buying a paddleboard in a week. Was this filmed in Leamington down from the Fusilier pub? My flat is right on the canal so I thought were gonna go past it!

Very useful video. I’m just starting to get into paddle boarding. I’ve been a longboard surfer for over 30 years but I would like to make use of the excellent waterways network very near my home in rural Warwickshire. My question is, do you go out in colder temperatures ? If so what gear do you wear ? I use a 4/3 full suit to surf UK (S.West) and booties and don’t really want to purchase another suit if I don’t need to. Finally, are there ever instances when you would wear a helmet…(fast water etc) ? Thanks again for the video….sorry for all of the questions.

Is there such thing as canals you are not allowed to go on and how would you know if you cant?

New to paddleboarding, how are you only using your paddle on one side and not going in circles? 😅

Hi, where did you launch from with the parking?

I am both surprised and concerned that no mention is made of the risk of Weals Disease/ Leptospirosis. Whilst it is a rare disease it is water borne and carried by rats. The disease can be fateful and there are instances of people being effected in the past. There are precautions that should be taken especially if you should fall into the water at any time.

Seen you get on the board from the towpath but did'nt see you get back off it?

You are not allowed to lock through a lock,pasting narrow boats port to port

Uk is crazy for isup need licence 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 omg 😅😅😅world its going crazy

Licenced? Lol. What a melt.

good job!

Thanks for a very informative video. I'm planning on trying out some of the canals near where I live. I had thought of some of the things in your video but not others so thank you! 😁👍