The four hydraulic boat-lifts on this short stretch of the historic Canal du Centre are industrial monuments of the highest quality. Together with the canal itself and its associated structures, they ...

Navigating the UK’s historic canal system is already an adventure, but taking a narrowboat up the Anderton Boat Lift is on another level! This engineering marvel, built in 1875, lifts boats 50 feet ...

The hydrofoil design is finding favour with electric boat builders (see BMW and Tyde’s recent one-off, The Icon), thanks to the low drag resistance of the foils that lift the craft out of the water at ...