As you may know, the fleet began with the craft Atlas. But soon grew to a colelction of 10 craft which - until recently - is how things remained. Our fleet includes two boats that are out of water – a Piling Rig which forms a static display (and children's playground) at Hatton Locks, Warwickshire:
..and an ice breaker called Birmingham which is on display at the BW yard at Tardebigge in Worcestershire!
Of course she's technically in the water here, as you can see..
There was one main craft change during the earlier days of the project which swapped Carina from the original fleet to Swift, which remains very much within the fleet today.
At one point we felt we had to rationalise the fleet to ensure sustainability, and the decision was made to reduce our boat number by three. We made a list and checked it twice, and Atlas, Malus and Sagitta were found wanting. These boats are still about, though, not written off forever! Atlas and Malus are leased to the Birmingham Canals Navigation Society (BCNS) and Coombeswood Canal Trust (CCT) – two canal societies based in the heart of the Birmingham Canals Navigation (BCN).
The Craft that make up the Fleet
We hope you share our enthusiasm for these boats. But whether you do or whether you don't, you can find out more about each one from the list below or in the bar to the left!