He is best known for his breakthrough role as Daniel Blake in the 2016 Ken Loach film I, Daniel Blake. David Johns YouTuber and Narrowboat-dweller Welcome to the Airscape, the online home of video producer David Johns. A rather lovely video to end the season sees David firstly having a new stove pipe custom-made to crown the chimney he'd fixed in Episode One and then, on an utterly glorious day in mid-summer, he takes a trip to Welshpool to see, and experience, a horse-drawn narrowboat. Londons canals and rivers are becoming ever more crowded with boaters as people flock to the capitals waterways, drawn by the lure of a seemingly idyllic and possibly cheaper lifestyle. There are not that many truly sunny days here and no matter what solar proponents say, if its cloudy and overcast, the resulting power is much less than optimal. As a self-confessed fair weather narrowboater, a trip along the canal in the middle of deepest, darkest winter is something of a departure for our host but, with a friend aboard, a short jaunt along part of the Oxford Canal in December was in order. He navigates the many tunnels and locks. How do you deal with all the mosquitoes on the canals?There really arent that many. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2022. I only tend to visit pubs if Im with friends and as I have no friendsHonestly the best advice youll get will be if you phone a handful of the hire firms, who have years of experience and know their local routes like the back of their hand. If we toast a sandwich in the UK, it is then explicitly referred to as a toasted sandwich or toastie. WebSee where to watch Cruising the Cut web-series on reelgood.com. As a Yank, I can't help but associate this with watching golf on TV with my dad, back in the 60s-80s. [4][5][6] He later wrote a stage version of the film updated to the 2021/2022 cost of living crisis which will be premiered at the Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne in May 2023. Are you married? And really, they look just like every other supermarket Ive ever been into (!!) Explaining what is needed and why with sensitivity and clarity; guiding and supporting them, and most of all, knowing when to step back and leave the picture. A narrowboat needs only 1-2kW to move along (once it has begun moving) thus a 20kWh battery pack could sustain 5-10 hours travel (presuming standard lead-acid tech ie 50% drawdown before recharge) and presuming the battery is not used for anything else aboard (though in reality most electric-focused boats use it for domestic purposes as well so the battery and solar system has to support that too)However, solar is not so reliable in the UK. Creative Commons Licence. In short, not really worth the effort according to most sources Ive read. Back in 2015, the UK television news reporter David Johns was very unhappy with his personal and professional life. There's a strangeness about meeting someone you know through video or film. Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them. (hint: yes). We had a very similar experience when, on a sunny day in late March, David Johns came to visit us and record an episode for his canal-based vlog Cruising the Cut. Why are the canals so disgustingly filthy? The boss said, "If I ever understand a word of what you say again, you're fired!" of thousands of video views to get any sensible money. It was a dark period of personal crisis. Your best bet is to phone a few, get a feel for what they offer, and ask around on the canal forums to see which ones people whove used them recommend. YouTube Top Charts. August 2019 David Johns, a popular video blogger who specalises in a series of canal based videos called 'Cruising The Cut", spent a day filming with LHCRT and has produced a report on our progress so far. David texted me to say he'd arrived and by the time I had located the 'g' for 'I'll come and Get you' he was already down on the other side of the canal. Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2022. This page works best with JavaScript. As he reaches the final stage of his 2017 travels, two familiar faces pop up to help with the last strenuous leg down Hatton locks. After 13 years of doing this and working in radio, I decided to chuck it all in and buy a narrowboat to cruise around the canals on. A terrifying ordeal awaits our hero as he continues north up the Trent & Mersey canal: The "Scarecastle" Tunnel, a very long, dark, damp tunnel which has sagged in the middle over the many decades since it was built, making it very, very low indeed in some parts. The research compass that provides the map and tells you what sort of questions and the vocabulary that you need in order to dig deeper. WebTel: (01905) 773094 Email: music@PianoTeacherDroitwich.co.uk Piano, flute and music theory tuition Face-to-face or online Children and adults: Piano: age 4 to adult Flute: age 6 to adult Beginners welcome Free initial meeting non-tutorial with no obligation to book any lessons Current clear Enhanced DBS check (formerly CRB) Having survived the terror of Harecastle Tunnel, David now has the small matter of Heartbreak Hill, a very long series of canal locks to descend. Nothing fast paced here and that is fine with us. Solar would make little difference even a 1kW 1.5kW array (which would take up valuable roof space that you often need to walk on and store stuff on) would only give decent output in summer and still then not much in terms of engine powering for a typical 10kW motor even if it uses less than full power for actually moving along. Only in peak summertime are you likely to approach the solar panels maximum output and even then only when the sun is high.In spring and autumn, any solar is very variable and in winter its negligible plus the hours of daylight are much shorter too and the angle of the sun much lower (Its not always possible to angle the panels at the sun and even so, the other factors mean the resulting power will be far less than in summer).On an average 57 foot narrowboat you have space for about 2.3kW of solar. 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. A presence that never took himself seriously, and often let us laugh at his mistakes so that we could avoid them, but who also had a gentle authority that we felt we could trust. How do you turn around?There are turning points, known as winding holes (wind as in the breeze, not as in winding a clock) every few miles although not all of them are big enough to turn the longest boats in (sizes are usually marked on the canal guides though). His journalistic training is not just in evidence in the finished product uploaded to YouTube. I have to say, my admiration for you vloggers has grown considerably. Very relaxing. The scenery is lovely, there are fields, small towns, some city scenes, church steeples, bridges, obscure side routes, and so much more. Plus the supermarkets often react badly to people filming in them. There are no mains electricity points along the canal network other than in marinas (though I one of the Welsh canals has power points for a fleet of electric hire boats see vlog 169 but this is unusual). What happens if you overstay on a mooring?The CRT have towpath rangers who patrol and note down boat licence numbers and dates; they will issue an overstay notice requiring you to move if you hang around too long. Links from my videos to Amazon with an affiliate code in themmean I get a small commission if someone buys anything (yes, anything, not just the product that was linked to) after going to the site from clicking on my link.I also have a Patreon page for really dedicated viewers yes, there are some! Copyright 20012023 by Daniel B. Clendenin. Im 53 and used to work as a local TV news reporter for ITV in the south east of England. 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). Or am I over compensating so that I am not being too overly familiar? 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. How deep are the canals?Not very; they only needed to be dug deep enough to float a barge full of tonnes of cargo, any deeper was wasted effort. I was invited to take part in a trip that very few narrowboats are able to enjoy, along the Cambridge Backs. Some day boats can get away with it though because they can return to a fixed point to recharge from the mains each night see vlog 168. Instead I include plenty of place names so that the viewer can look them up on Google maps and then zoom in/out, scroll around and get a much better sense of the geography than I could ever show on a video map. I was so worried about the interview and convinced that the only useable part if it was that 'I live on a boar', that the next day I emailed over to David a lot of other material so that if he wanted to persist with this desperate endeavour he could use instead of the interview, but that I also could quite well understand if he simply wanted to retain his dignity and walk away from this whole sorry saga. 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. Can you drive a narrowboat in the dark?Technically you can but I dont. He is also someone who is good at his craft - and when I say good, I mean GOOD! May rain casting rings on thrashed water,The flash of fin, And a watery thunder That rumbles along the side of the hull. I have to admit to having quite a few qualms about the visit. WebCruising The Cut - LHCRT Progress Report 29th. I really have very few fixed plans such is the joy of the narrowboating life so Ill tell you now: I dont know! WebA seemingly naive and devout middle-aged man finds his way in the underground world of supernatural fighter plane films. After all, if we are going to be rubbing shoulders with the YouTube, Boat-Vlog, Greats, we might as well go for the full Hollywood experience and style it out. He is a naughty boater. You do sometimes get boats going past in the dark though. I had always imagined that producing a well produced vlog entailed a lot of work. 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! 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There are the occasional repairs, and in one episode he ads solar panels to his boat. Bear in mind the canals are entirely man-made and were quite literally dug out by teams of thousands of men a couple of hundred years ago, using pickaxes and shovels. See here for our Journey with Jesus weekly webzine for the global church. Also, how do you manage to talk coherently in front of a camera? It's like, as soon as the camera was pointed at me, all rational thought, ability to string a sentence together, even to retain some semblance as a human left me completely. We had a very Unfortunately I cannot as I have never used any of the rental companies myself so I cant in good conscience recommend any. Whos Deborah Johns? He relishes a simple cheese sandwich. Portable electric trolling motors are often suggested in the comments on my YouTube videos but Ive never seen a narrowboat with one; I think it would be a bit ugly and awkward to have one mounted on the bow plus it could cause an obstruction in the locks (potentially getting caught on the gates etc). It could disturb other boaters or I could bang into things, even with the bow light on. No, what I mean by boyishness, is a hint of infectious enthusiasm and fun. 18 months ago former ITV Meridian reporter David Johns swapped a life on TV for a life on the water and bought a 56 foot long narrowboat. There are the occasional repairs, and in one episode he ads solar panels to his boat. Disabling it will result in some disabled or missing features. His YouTube channels include:Cruising The Cut (narrowboats): www.youtube.com/CruisingTheCutUKVandemonium (campervans): www.youtube.com/VandemoniumTubeshooter (camcorder / gear reviews) www.youtube.com/tubeshootermagUKAirscape (informal camcorder tests): www.youtube.com/UKAirscapeDavid Reads Stories (exactly as the name suggests): www.youtube.com/DavidReadsStoriesDavidExpert (gadget reviews): www.youtube.com/DavidExpertTV, Powered by - Designed with theHueman theme. It's about, in some way, taking a break from the frenetic visual world, where our eyes are constantly assailed with images, it's about finding space to see things more deeply than simply a processed signal from an optic nerve. My tank is 62 gallons (282 litres) and I just tend to refill it when I remember, after a few weeks cruising. Heres my first video blog, describing how I came to be in the market for a narrowboat on which to cruise the UKs canal network and hopefully take life easy for a bit. He chucked his job, sold his house, bought an old school, live-aboard fifty-six foot narrow boat, and started chugging along the extensive network of bucolic British canals at two miles an hour. The Wooden Canal Boat Society in Ashton-under-Lyne is a wonderful group of enthusiasts who not only renovate and bring new life to decaying ancient wooden narrowboats but also provide valuable services to the local community. What video gear do you use?See my gear page! Thats exactly what Gill Gregory can do aboard Desiderata so I went to see the system in action. Who would have thought one man on a narrowboat cruising the historic canals of England could be so entertaining and relaxing. Cruising the Cut web-series (2019) Cruising the Cut web-series (2019) Titles Cruising the Cut web-series. David Johns canal-based YouTube channel is Cruising the Cut. Plus, how to buy a boat if you can't afford a whole one. Lorna (aka London Boat Girl) has done a comprehensive video about it, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79df3e_z6sg. So, he quit the rat race. He has over fifteen years experience as a reporter and Thiswebsite has ads on it from Google; that also earns a few pounds each month, literally just enough to pay for the website hosting! That said, there are very few occasions when a bow thruster would really be needed. No doubt my text arrived on his phone as he was driving home! That said many boaters disagree entirely with these arguents and do paint the baseplate how often is down to their enthusiasm for the task and / or the depth of their wallet. Good fortune smiles upon David as he travels up the south Stratford canal, with lock after lock being set his way and help being given by random boaters and passers-by. Its got loads of very expert people who chip in but the only thing you have to watch is that sometimes the discussions veer (quickly) wildly off on a tangent, which is unhelpful, or occasionally descend into vitriolic arguments. Just say you were visiting and felt ill or needed a checkup or whatever. For single-handed canal boaters, shimmying up and down lock ladders or trying to get through swing bridges can be a huge nuisance. David's amazing week in the sunshine on the River Avon comes to an end as he reaches Stratford, whereupon he returns to the canals with a shock as he remembers just how narrow they are compared to rivers and how low some of their bridges can be. ContactFor pictures of Erica and images related to the podcasts or to contact me, follow me on: I would love to hear from you. The Greek myths tell us that there are times when the gods come down from Olympus to walk amongst mortals. Where does the grey water from the sink and shower go?Unlike your sewage, which has to be storedin one form or another until you get to an emptying point, grey water goes straight back into the canal. A lot of damage had to be rectified both to boats and the canal infrastructure afterwards. Or perhaps, it's more like I imagine it is how the ancient swineherds felt when the Greek gods appeared amongst them - like 'Oh, I know you so well' and 'that's really odd, you are real!' Penny was finding getting around more of a trial. Plus there's a winter cruise and to cap it all off, an episode featuring how canal boats used to be pulled - by horse. And so, like so many, we have known David, in a kind of unknowing way, for a long time. Will David make it through? How much easier it would be if you could steer your boat with remote control! It becomes a metaphorical journey in learning about narrowboating, changing lifestyles, and meeting challenges, as well as an actual journey along the csnals and rivers in England. A few years back, my third years watched me amazed as I wept as I tried to follow their instructions on how to set up a WhatsApp groupthing. Four seasons of Cruising the Cut, a video documentary by David Johns, a former ITV television reporter and presenter-turned solo narrowboat traveler, are available to Why dont you fit a wind turbine?Theyre quite costly, apparently make a lot of vibration noise throughout the boat, and dont generate a huge amount of power. Besides, a visit from David Johns deserves nothing less. Petrol gennys are much cheaper, a couple of hundred quid, but you have all the issues of storing petrol safely on board (it being extremely flammable of course) and of accessing it since most wharfs and marinas dont sell it so you have to trek along a road to the nearest garage with a canister in hand. He chucked his job, sold his house, bought an old school, live-aboard fifty-six foot "narrow boat," and started chugging along the extensive network of bucolic British canals at two miles an hour. Click here to watch it. Feedback. https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/fishing/angling-strategies/fishing-faqs, https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/fishing/fish-species, Links from my videos to Amazon with an affiliate code in them. David does a great job of not talking too much and amzing comments. Johns calls his 239 videos the diary of my life afloat. Bear in mind the boats pivot in the middle so as you turn, the back end is going out. Top subscription boxes right to your door, 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon. WebHeres my first video blog, describing how I came to be in the market for a narrowboat on which to cruise the UKs canal network and hopefully take life easy for a bit. This is a solo effort from a 50-year- old former British TV journalist David Johns. He takes the narrowboat through a very tight squeeze outside Rugeley, changes the engine oil, and admires some flowers by the canalside. I try to answer the question, To be a writer or to write? Its tough, that. In which David travels south along the wonderfully green and lush Shropshire Union canal and admires several delightful old bridges along the way plus he gets admonished for going too fast. Four seasons of Cruising the Cut, a video documentary by David Johns, a former ITV television reporter and presenter-turned solo narrowboat traveler, are available to. Plus the boat goes to Yelvertoft Marina to have its hull painted with bitumen, to keep the rust there at bay too. Thus at the height of summer, the panels might provide sufficient motive power as it was used but none to recharge the batteries as well.At any other time, youd have to let the panels charge the batteries for longer such that in spring and autumn it could easily take several hours to recharge for an hours worth of movement.Without an additional (conventional) generator therefore, pure solar on a canal narrowboat is only suited for weekend breaks and day boats but not constantly cruising liveaboards. So hybrid solutions are the only reasonable option. By Dan Clendenin | by Dan Clendenin | Medium 500 Apologies, but something went wrong on our end. https://twitter.com/CruisingTheCut?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor, Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain. Why do you eat so many cheese sandwiches and whats in them?Because I love cheese I use the strongest cheddar I can get (preferably Pilgrims Choice Extra Mature or Cathedral City et al), with some tomato, maybe some cucumber slices and nothing else. David reaches the furthest point of his canal cruise, at the interestingly-named "Cowroast" - be assured, no cows were harmed in the making of this episode. Why dont you have a generator?Dedicated diesel generators (ideally in a silenced enclosure) are great but fantastically expensive many thousands of pounds even for little ones. First thing to say - David is far better at gadgetry and digital communication than I am. The weather's sunny, then rainy, then sunny again and the boat gets hung up on a ledge at one point. This is Part 1 of 2 of the journey. Please share our website with your friends and family. Cruising the Cut. The CRT has an excellent page explaining it all, at https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/specialist-teams/managing-our-water/day-to-day but I have also done a video all about it, see vlog 247 (The Leaudown). [1], Johns has appeared on Never Mind the Buzzcocks (four times), 8 Out of 10 Cats, Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive, 28 Acts in 28 Minutes and, as an actor, he has appeared on Mud, Time Gentlemen Please, Inspector George Gently, and Harry Hill as God. Her nose snuffling new growth and old stones. Top subscription boxes right to your door, 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. I love cruising the cut, I have watched every episode and I hope amazon will give us another season of David and his narrowboat. WebCruising the Cut is THE BEST series Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2022 David Johns is an amazing host and everything about this show is equal parts wholesome, informative, and relaxing. Did he go hiking or just sit around and edit videos? [2], In 2009, he and Owen O'Neill dramatised Stephen King's Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption for the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin. Uploaded to Freesound.org on 23rd June 2018. It's not just the equipment - all I do is step up my laptop and microphone! Its working out what shots are needed and from what angles. It has been known to happen but generally only in severe weather and often when a nearby river or stream overflows into the canal rather than the canal itself overfilling. A boater's term for the canals is a "cut," because long ago they were literally cut out of the land. This giant iron structure lifts boats from the Trent & Mersey canal down to the River Weaver below, and vice versa. This is the title of a YouTube vlog about living on a narrowboat and cruising the canals in the midlands of England. Back in 2015, the UK television news reporter David Johns was very unhappy with his personal and professional life. But is the dream for real or is reality not quite as rosy? I should also make clear at this point, that the David you get on Cruising the Cut is exactly the David you get off camera. After leaving the Shropshire Union Canal, David turns his narrowboat onto the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, a journey that does not begin with good omens as he immediately picks up something large and soggy around his propeller. Vlog 279: Honey, I Shrunk the Narrowboat. I watched it upon the recommendation of a friend, and Im glad that I did. Do you need a licence to drive a narrowboat?Incredibly and unfortunately no. The water tank under my well deck is huge and takes up the space where a thruster would go (plus the thruster would need its own battery and new charging wires run throughout the length of the boat from the engine room). Loved all four series. Other boats have diesel or gas-fired radiator central heating systems just like in a house. When I started, I had always thought I would politely refuse offers that would involve either the Erica or myself appearing on video or print - although, to be absolutely truthful I really thought that there wasn't the remotest possibility of anyone being interested enough in the podcast to offer in the first place! Perfect to sit back and watch with your favorite gin and tonic! Helpful So youd need an hour of optimal sunshine to provide 1-2 hours of propulsion. This is best series if you want to learn about narrow-boating. Where does the water come from to supply the canals? The fact that he managed to put something together in which I not only have been saved from appearing as a jabbering fool, but has garnered interest in the podcast is a testament to his skills in salvaging silk purses out of particularly grotesque sows' ears. Why dont you use a cordless drill to operate the paddle gear?For several reasons. Cruising the Cut. There's that boyish sense about him that I recognise from his vlog. Get enough views and this will eventually add up. Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2021. He stops at pubs and villages. There are no speed police or radar traps on the canals however; its more the ire of other boaters that you will incur though Im sure if a CRT officer saw you zooming along theyd note your boat registration number (which is required to be clearly visible) and send you a suitable letter. Although normally prohibited to powered craft, with permission of the Cam Conservators in winter you can take a narrowboat onto the Cambridge Backs where the river Cam flows behind many of the citys historic colleges. It was partially the reason why I didn't create a vlog of my own. A sort of surprise that they look the same, but also out of place, like seeing your teacher in a karaoke competition - something, I should say, which has never happened to me, so I have no idea why that example popped into my mind. [3], In 2016, he starred as the title character in the Ken Loach film I, Daniel Blake in a critically acclaimed performance described as "powerful", "a welcome comic touch", and "all the more moving for its restraint". The videos also have the usual travelogues about what they are up to and where they are. It's not unlike full-time RVing, which is what I am currently doing as a solo, but without having to deal with all those locks en-route! Why dont you get all-solar narrowboats?It sounds great, for sure. A thruster could come in handy for tight spots in some marinas but generally its not a necessary item but a luxury so its not on my must have list. Links to the episode as well as to David's channel can be found in the programme notes. 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