'Despite that, the 12th will remain one of the most important days on the waterways for around half a century'

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What a month - and I'm not talking Olympics. The Crick Boat show turned out to be quite a success, despite the weather's best efforts, and people were buying - boats included -showing an interest that is so important for the future of the waterways. Then there was the Queen's boating do on the Thames which was a fabulous spectacle (despite the weather's best...) and inland waterways boats were well represented.