It’s that time of year again! The Burton Waters Boat Club Officers and Committee would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and all the best for 2025!

You might be interested in the most common reasons for boats failing to pass the BSS examination. Check out the link below: https://www.boatsafetyscheme.org/requirements-examinations-certification/10-most-common-failures-in-bss-examinations/

Thanks to all members who attended the AGM last night and for passing all the proposals on the evening. The minutes will be uploaded shortly on to the website for you to read. Two awards were made last night: Firstly the Commodores Award – this is made to the individual/s who have supported and been […]

Fund Britain’s Waterways Update, August 2024 Dear FBW member/supporter, The new Government brings new opportunities for Fund Britain’s Waterways to engage and get the message across that our waterways are already deteriorating and need proper funding. In order to do that we need a renewed push to get signatures on the petition and member organisations […]

Our recent Summer Event went down very well with a good attendance on the day (even though the weather wasn’t the best!). The boat trips went down exceptionally well under the organisation of John & Julie Varley, and were full and well attended throughout the day with donations going to the RNLI Skegness branch and […]

Humber Cruise – Saturday 4th May – Friday 10th May On Saturday 4th May, Four Boats set off from Burton Waters to head for a six night cruise around the Humber. Our Own Boat Carlos I, a Merry Fisher 895 (John & Julie Varley), Carpe Diem, a Sealine S28 (Duncan Roberts and Jo Rogers), Destiny, […]

We set off at 07.30 on Thursday 28th March intending to make a 4 day 3 night return cruise to Farndon Marina situated a couple of miles upstream from Newark. The forecast on the day was for 50+ mph gale force winds by early afternoon and torrential rain, so it was important that we made […]

Please note that during the exceptionally high water levels in the River Trent in January, some of you will be aware that the mooring pontoon at Dunham Rack was damaged and is currently unusable. We were hoping that this would have been repaired in time for our planned overnight cruise on 16th/17th March. Unfortunately the pontoon […]

Don’t miss this one! Our guest speaker for this meet is Neal Newnham – sharing his experiences ‘RAF Harrier Jet Operations from an aircraft carrier’ This Friday 1st March, at David Lloyds, 7.30pm for an 8pm start! Hope you can make it!

For immediate release Date: 12 February 2024 Fund Britain’s Waterways (FBW) to provide members the opportunity to quiz Navigation Authorities FBW was launched at the end of June 2023 in response to the inadequate funding and deteriorating state of Britain’s network of canals and navigable rivers. Despite the widespread appreciation of the value of this […]