Welcome to the HNBOC

Random boat image The Historic Narrow Boat Owners Club was formed in 1966 and is a not-for-profit club dedicated to preserving the working heritage of UK canals, from the boats themselves to details of the waterways on which they travel.  We are passionate about working boats, traditional skills, the built heritage, and the practices and courtesies of the working boat people.
 
We are an active pressure group for navigational and waterway heritage interests and we welcome all who support our aims, whether boat owners or not.  By supporting the Club, you are helping to ensure that the UK’s canals retain their unique heritage value.  Where a traditional working boat can go, so can any smaller boat.
 
We hope you enjoy exploring this website.

Saturn Project receives £4,000 Grant

The Saturn Project has received a major grant of £4,000 from The Waterways Trust. The grant will be mainly used towards the Shropshire Union Fly-boat Restoration Society’s (SUFBRS) future educational programme, including visual aids, for which a Heritage Lottery grant application has recently been turned down.