Having returned from the Braunston share show last weekend time has flown by.
Symphony and Heartsease attended the event with Joe and Anne, Simon and Carey welcoming viewers onboard
Everyone worked ceaselessly all weekend showing prospective owners over the boats and answering questions and explain how shared ownership works.
We are happily welcoming many new owners to the shared boat syndicates and still have many more boat viewings in the coming weeks.

Here comes the sun!
But oh dear, it has been followed by every season in a day.
As we go into May we enjoy longer cruising days and a cascade of colours including my favourite the numerous tones of green.
This is a lovely time to enjoy the quiet canals as the temperature begins to warm and we start to shead our winter woolies.
I always look forward to my spring cruise it is one of the magical times to be on the cut.

With the Spring brings the hope of summer we are currently welcoming lots of new owners to the Ownashare family of boat syndicates.
This is fast becoming the busiest spring for boat share enquries and sales of shares, this has left us with fewer shares to offer at the share show in April.
We are all looking forward to meeting prospective owners at the national boat share show at Braunston on the 23rd and 24th April 2016, we will only be bringing two boats at the show due to high levels of sales in the autumn and now this spring.

What a very strange winter we have experienced, now with Easter fast receding we are still in the grip of yet further storms.
This is bank holiday Monday and our cruisers have experienced everything from horizontal snow and gale force winds to sunshine and showers.
With April in view the clocks have sprung forward and boating days have lengthened so we can all look forward to experiencing the real beauty of the spring buds bursting and life renewing, which is such a boost after the long grey autumn and winter.

March has seen all of our boats starting the cruising season.
This winter has seen the most storms of recent years.
Although the season has been mild battening down the hatches has taken on a true meaning to us all.
A few boats had ice to contend with but this was quickly followed by a thaw and did not cause much of a problem.
Ownashare are now busy preparing for the show season which starts at Nantwich on the 19th March.
I hope to talk to many potential new owners their.

Ownashare will be attending Nantwich Canal Centre Show on Saturday 19th March .
Beeston Castle and Rufford will be opening their doors to viewers with owners aboard to answer any questions about shared ownership.
Ownashare staff will have a marquee with information about all of our shares for sale and will be happy to explore your requirements.
Come and join us to enjoy boats, food and music.

Our shared boat is now in the final stages of a kitchen refit and we are all waiting to start the season cooking in a lovely new space.
The previous galley boasted a cooker that worked on gas 9 only a fridge that had seen better days and a job that you could not fit more than two pans on or it melted the control knobs!
Well I will post pictures when it is finished.

Many of our boats are commencing the new cruising season after having their winter work.
Unsually they are not coping with ice and cold mornings but winds from the storms rushing across the Atlantic.
Ownashare are starting the preparation for the show season which is fast approaching.
The first show where you can meet the owners of shared boats is at Nantwich Canal Centre CW5 8LB. Why not pop along for live music, boats to view, good food and company on Saturday 19th March?

Welcome to Ownashare in 2016.
There are lots of exciting changes due during this year and please keep checking this newsletter for information about the company.
Most of our boats are undergoing preventive maintenance but a few owners are continuing to enjoying the quiet canals and winter cruising.
As we prepare to welcome many new owners over the coming year our managed boats are being painted, refurbished and preparation for the cruising season ahead.
Happy 2016.

January is a very quiet cruising month and some owners say this is one of the very best months to enjoy the scenery and peace of the waterways.
My own shared boat is undergoing a major refurbishment on her galley and all of her owners are really looking forward to enjoying this during 2016.
But for now it is preparing for our trips for the this year from our new base at Stratford on Avon this is always exciting to be cruising new waters I will update you on our adventures later in the year.