We got together at Cliveden in mid September and launched Nancy Astor’s canoe on a beautiful still autumn morning. It went like clockwork, and I was even a tiny bit dismayed to discover that she didn’t leak a drop. The vessel probably floating on her paint.
Cue a weekend ‘testing’. The Liddesdale is powerful, quiet and fast. Unsurprisingly she has character when it comes to manoeuvring, being much happier turning to starboard. Over the course of a few trips out however, we discovered ways to coax the best from the vessel. And with that, we handed over the keys to the National Trust with immense pride.
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