Author: Helm and Crew

We've always loved the idea of France. We knew next to nothing about boats, cruising and mechanics. So, we bought a 99 year-old-barge and are now amongst the most fortunate people on Earth - living for months on end on the European waterways.
Barging
—  By Helm and Crew

Plans in Jelly

Cruising in 2015 Planning for cruising in a barge can be essential – but should be worthless. As a fellow bargee recently quipped “just keep your plans set in jelly and you’ll be fine”. It’s often necessary to have some idea of where you are going,…
Housekeeping
—  By Helm and Crew

Housekeeping

Well, that turned out to be easy – the posting worked first time. So, it seems only fair, now that we propose to begin posting again, to remind you of how to ‘opt out’ – and feel perfectly free to do so. While our interest in barging…