News

So, last weekend as part of the Boatshed Grand Union summer festival tour, Jan was at Stoke Bruerne enjoying the usual boat festival shenanigans; live music, Morris dancing, boat trips, children’s activities, canal crafts, floating traders and a...

A group of canal based artists are spending this month visiting Hemel Hempstead on the southern Grand Union. The Artists on the Canal are a group of boaters who have temporarily turned their boats into cruising galleries, displaying paintings, dr...

Boatshed Newsletter Summer 2015 - we have news and articles including - WIN a PADDLEBOARD Competition - How does Boatshed sell boats twice as fast? - News from America - The Truth about the used boat market - Life on a cana...

Many of the conditions and trends in the international used boat market that I reported upon in November 2014 continue and remain highly relevant to boat sales today. Overall, the market can be summarised as follow:

We are delighted to announce our new relationship with BWML. BWML is part of the UK’s Canal & River Trust (formally, British Waterways) a national charity whose primary role is the custodian and navigation authority for around 2,000...

Boatshed is delighted to announce its endorsement of the Maritime Training Academy's Diploma in Yacht Brokerage, the leading distance learning course to train and prepare new brokers for the used boat industry. Boatshed is working with the MTA to...

At the Southampton Boat Show last year, Boatshed, together with the Marine Inspection Association of leading marine surveyors, introduced the use of IPAs when selling used sail and motor boats. An IPA is a further tool to increase the transparency...

The Boatshed Network continues to grow: We are delighted to welcome to the group:
Paul Diffin at Boatshed Lancashire in UK, Rolv Reissiger at Boatshed Penang in Malaysia, Edward Kay at Boatshed Riviera in France, Billy and Jo Hallam at Boatshe...

Where to find the Boatshed crew during summer 2015

At Boatshed we encourage feedback from our customers, as a way of monitoring and improving the services we offer. Here are some recent comments we have received:

Back in the glory days, before the last recession, when the world was awash with cash and boat shows were held at Earls Court, I first came across Boatshed holding one of their famous Fizz at Five sessions. Their stand was near my Canal Experience...

The English Court of Appeal has for the first time, recently established an absolute rule that an assured who tells a lie or relies upon false evidence to support an otherwise valid insurance claim, will forfeit the claim entirely. In other words...

News from the US Pacific Northwest – Boatshed Seattle

At the end of May The Independent reported that duck lanes have been introduced to towpaths in London, Manchester and Birmingham. The duck lanes are designed to encourage walkers, runners and cyclists to remember the birds and other animals who li...

I’ve seen a couple of good articles about living on a canal boat recently; and we shared them on our Facebook page. This is Money did a great breakdown of outlays and overheads, how to get a loan and what moorings can cost. They featured a youn...

Boat festival season is now upon us and many are polishing their brasses this week in readiness for display at the Canalway Cavalcade. Organised by volunteers from the Inland Waterways Association this waterways festival has been held in London�...

I was recently researching online to find The Canal Boaters Top 10 Tips for Boat Bathrooms and this lead to a discussion on Facebook about the best cleaning products to use on board. The canal wildlife doesn’t always appreciate the disposing of ...

Boatshed is one of the largest international yacht brokerages in the world, specialising in the sale and purchase of second-hand sail and motor boats. The original business, set up in Milford Haven Marina some 15 years ago, by seasoned sailor...

The Canal and River Trust have announced that for the duration of this week only, (29th March – 4th April) boats may remain on designated visitor moorings for one hour longer than the usual specified time. This will mean, for example, th...