Tim Knox

Life can be boring, dull, ennui finds residence in the pockets of your dressing gown. But if you have a boat, specifically an electric boat, and a place to go on a sunny Sunday with a bunch of friends it’s a fine reason to put your shorts on and get on with the day.  The […]

It has been rather damp summer and as expected the Norfolk Broads were full of water, but to our surprise the sun shone too. Enough for sunscreen and ice cream.  In total we were five boats, the smallest being Albatross and the largest Wagtail.  There’s an irony in that. In between there was the Edwin

Teddington rally from The Tamesis Club. A few facts, I live down a busy single-track road in the land that the Department of Transport forgot aka the Surrey Hills. Towing the Edwin James, which is 21 ft long, 24 ft on a trailer, my final destination was a slip in Teddington.  To get there I

Awards presented to nine boats, from hydrofoiling speedboats to solar ferries to ocean-going yachts to a refitted classic. Batteries, solar, wind and hydrogen power the new era of water recreation and transport. After tallying the votes from almost 15,000 electric boat enthusiasts all over the world and an international judging panel of 19 e-boat experts,

Henley on Thames – Sunday 17th July 2022 My problem is that I’m fascinated by old things and new things and things of wonder and beauty.  I guess, like houses, we like the old ones because over a period of time there’s been a collective decision by our forebearers to maintain the good ones and

Wednesday the 13th of July 2022I am well-travelled and sometimes I get a bit boring talking about the places I’ve been and the things I’ve done.  But a visit to Wroxham and the Norfolk Broads was a first for me.  Why did I leave it so long? Wroxham and the surrounding area are beautiful.Of course, as

Marlow 2nd May 2022. The River Thames is such a jewel of a river.  A group of six boats travelled in convoy from Harleyford Marina down to The Bounty in Bourne End.  That’s two Locks and about six miles of very picturesque English countryside, passing through the celebrated town of Marlow.  The Complete Angler looked

Boats and water are important but it was the sunshine that made this meeting special for me. The weather was glorious and the late season sun lit the bucolic landscape of the Upper Thames to perfection. Our group was made up of 5 boats plus a few members who, like myself, came along for the

‘The Gussies’ honour 8 boats from 8 countries in 5 categories – from electric ferries to ocean-going yachts to recreational runabouts – powered by batteries, solar, wind and hydrogen.   After tallying the votes from more than 10,000 electric boat enthusiasts all over the world and an international judging panel of e-boat experts, the second annual