Boating
Boating is a very popular recreational activity that encompasses a wide variety of watercraft used for different purposes. Be it on a motorboat, power boat, sailing, speed boat or rowing, paddling a canoe / kayak a great way to explore some of the Public Waters out on the seas, lakes, rivers and canals and being in touch with the Public Waters environment and sometimes even feeling like you’re in another world and away from it all. Each type of boating activity offers different experiences, from relaxing cruises to high-speed races and peaceful paddling. The choice of boat depends on the type of water, the purpose of the activity, and personal preferences.
Recreational Boating
Boating is a great activity in which many people who take to boating are happy in this alone as their main activity and hobby, however boating can be mixed with so many other activities, hobbies and uses like cruising, fishing, swimming, snorkelling, scuba diving or relaxing socializing in the marina. Boating can take you to them unreachable places being ideal for swimming or exploring in and under water be it with mask and snorkel or scuba diving going right down to the depths finding them amazing sights and those eye opening experience's. Fishing from boats is also a very popular way of reaching some of them great fishing grounds where all the big ones and huge shoals of fish might be hiding in wrecks or on the edges of reef or sand banks. There is many fishing charter boats in most harbours and mariners everywhere.
Boating Types
Motorboats - Small to medium-sized boats powered by engines, commonly used for fishing, scuba diving, snorkelling, cruising, water skiing, and wakeboarding. Sailboats - Boats powered by sails and used for leisurely sailing, racing, or cruising. Canoes - Small, lightweight boats paddled by hand, typically used for calm waters, river trips, or lake excursions. Kayaks - Similar to canoes, but typically smaller and often paddled by one person with a double-bladed paddle. Used for rivers, lakes, and even ocean kayaking. Pontoon Boats - Large, flat-bottomed boats often used for leisurely cruising, parties, and fishing on lakes and calm waters. Houseboats - Floating homes that are often used for extended stays on the water, typically on lakes or slow-moving rivers. Jet Boats - Boats that use a jet of water for propulsion instead of a traditional propeller, making them ideal for shallow waters.
Boating Safety
Boating in all types of ways can be great fun and amazing times, however if not carried out in the correct ways can become hazardous and dangerous in so many different ways in a short space of time. It’s strongly advised that before taking to the water with any type of water craft to take some professional advice and guidance from those who have the right type of knowledge and courses along with training where required according to your chosen type of boating. It's always good to learn and gain local knowledge as to the waters you plan to use for your water craft, and learn about sea tides and changes which will and can change the way the sea will move and behave. Some tidal rivers and estuaries like the River Thames can flow really fast creating strong currents on the turn of the tide and can become rough conditions. Also, wind speed and direction can make some significant changes in the weather, some boats and large vessels will also have equipment that can measure and display the speed and direction of the wind, and also how fast the current is flowing as well.
Boat Safety Equipment
Weather Reports - It’s always good to check and keep an eye on the weather conditions using a reliable source like the Met Office online or VHF radio Ch 65 a dedicated channel for weather reports on your locations from the NCI, most harbours and marinas will also provide weather reports as well, when going of shore you may lose your mobile or internet signal so always good to check weather before you set off. VHF Radio - VHF radio is an important piece of safety equipment on most types of water crafts, before using one you will need to do a one-day course to obtain a user’s licence for a VHF radio, some larger vessels and different radio frequencies may also require an operator’s licence as well. If not used in accordance with Ofcom regulations the user could face possible criminal offences and charges, best to check out the courses and requirements with your supplier, Ofcom or a qualified person.
Safety Equipment - VHF Radio portable or fixed best if you can have both, SOS transponder connected to radio where possible. Buoyancy aids, Life Jacket, Life Raft, Life Saving Ring / Danbuoy. Flares - (Flares which by law can only be used in emergency’s), alerting for SOS assistance. Air Horn, Binoculars, Compass, Tool Kit, Torch, Fire Extinguisher Fire Blanket. First aid kit, spare drinking water food and snacks. All types of safety equipment will vary from small to larger vessels and dependant on type of use. Hoping none of this will never be needed, but always best to have it than not.
Tourism Adventures
Another way if you want to see some of them sights along the water ways or coast lines, or out of shore fishing, scuba diving, snorkelling, special boats are designed for all this and more like sightseeing, exploration, and adventure activities. Boats are specially designed for its purpose exploring rivers, canals and seas also them remote areas, some charter boats will provide boating tours, fishing trips and even party boats and for special occasions. In most countries all types of pleasure water craft providing a boating service will have had strict checks and licencing for the vessel along with trained qualified experience skipper, captains and crew, ensuring your safety at all times. Many tour boats of trips along rivers as a guided tour with some cometary explaining some of the history along the way.
Tourism Types
There are various different boats and larger vessels designed for sightseeing, exploration, and adventure activities.
Cruise Ships - Large passenger ships used for leisure travel, offering luxurious accommodations and amenities for extended trips.
Sightseeing Boats - Smaller vessels used to take tourists on guided tours of rivers, lakes, or coastal areas.
Expedition Vessels - Boats designed for exploring remote areas or specific environmental conditions, such as the Arctic or Antarctic.
Rivers - Canals
Trade and Transportation - Rivers and canals were once the primary means of transporting goods across the world. Even today, parts of these waterways are used for freight, transport and markets. Recreation - Nowadays, many rivers and canals are used for recreational boating, fishing, photography, walking, and biking. Environmental - Waterways provide essential green spaces, supporting biodiversity and contributing to the ecosystem. Rivers and canals collectively contribute to waterways identity, offering both a historical link to its industrial past and modern opportunities for leisure and environmental sustainability. You will also find some relaxing venues like bars, cafes, restaurants, gardens, parks and other places of interest along the way. It’s also possible to hire canal and river boats for a boating holiday be it a short weekend break or longer.
Top Destinations
We are always out and about searching for new public waters and there locations so as we can share with everyone, all these amazing beautiful scenic places which are ideal for recreation, socializing, biking, boating, camping, fishing, photography, swimming, walking, nature, wildlife, activities, food, drink and relaxation.
Not only will we seek and find these locations we will also find such things in around and close by which may help in planning any trips, activities, adventures, tours or expeditions which you may have plans for and going to one of your favour or new public waters locations.
Be it the sea, lakes, reservoirs, rivers, canals and streams in and around all counties, departments, cities, towns and village areas. Life's Natural Environment and Activities.
Retail & Leisure
In each location country, region, county, towns, departments, provinces or even states, we plan and aim to provide you with maps, facilities, supplies, local shops, hotels, camp sites and means of travel all of which will have continuous updates when made available.
Also along the way there will be endless amounts of places for socializing, food, drinks, like restaurant's, takeaways, cafes, bars, pubs, and supermarkets and local shops.
As well as supermarkets, local shops plus some other suppliers and retail outlets including shops nearby for things like clothing, footwear, biking, boating, camping, fishing, photography, swimming, scuba diving / snorkelling, walking and wildlife for all your activities, adventures and socialising moments.
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Public Waters will endeavour to put some of the most amazing pictures and videos of public waters be it the coastal towns, sea, beaches, lakes, reservoirs, rivers, canals, streams, water falls, which will be added to our web pages on a regular basis.
The great thing about public water locations is that sense of freedom and getting away from the everyday life and into one of life's natural environment's with a breath of fresh air.
Public Waters has some of the best scenic views in the world within its natural environment surrounded by a natural growth of forest, woodland, trees, wild plants, flowers and its amazing wildlife inhabitants.
Public Water Locations
Lakes - Rivers - Canals - Sea
Your Public Waters and Activities
Biking - Boating - Camping - Fishing - Photography - Swimming - Scuba Diving - Snokeling - Walking - Wildlife.
Activities
Biking
Riding a mountain bike through woodlands, forestry, even into the surrounding mountains and hill tops, or taking to the local roads with your bike or motorbike, also a great way of traveling from one location to another, or a family biking trip out into the country side. Camping and biking from one camp to another is becoming more popular over the years in some countries even towing small trailers along behind or using rucksacks, saddle bags, panniers and top boxes. The great thing is being able to take in and absorb the wonderful surroundings you're cycling or biking through at a different pace.
Boating
Lakes, Rivers, Canals and Sea are the perfect places for your boating activities be it canoeing, rowing, cruising along in your motorboats or sailing along with the behind you, enjoying all of them magnificent scenic views in and around public waters. Some prefer taking off on a jetski, water skiing, surfing, paragliding, swimming, scuba diving and snorkelling. Other great alternatives is professional water tours sailing, cruising, crossings, ferries, either way it’s like being in another place away from the land with a totally different view of its surroundings sightseeing in a relaxing atmosphere.
Camping
Setting up camp right next to your favourite public water. Having a cuppa or lighting up the barbeque and having a few drinks chilling and relaxing in the sunny weather and evening sun sets. There are some amazing new types of tents and accessories these days, some tents don't even need poles and can be inflated with hand or electric pumps. One of the other ways of camping and ideal for moving around is by campervan, motorhome and caravans, some even use a push bike with trailers or motorbikes, some even by foot with rucksacks known as backpacking.
Fishing
Night or day fishing and catching that big carp, catfish, setting a new personnel best record in lakes, rivers and canals. Sea fishing be it from the beach, pier or boat catching some marcel, cod, bass, dover soul, and so many other different species of fish in our seas. Casting a line from the bank or boat fly fishing for them rainbow, brown trout or even a salmon. Being out in them fantastic public water locations with them fantastic views and social times enjoying your favourite hobby. There are so many different types of tackle, bait and equipment for fishing from tackle shops or online.
Photography
What better places than a public water with a idyllic landscape in the background for some amazing photos and videos of all your special locations and memories. Not forgetting the amazing wildlife inhabitants which create some of the best images. That special selfie shot of you and your loved ones. All of them special memorable moments saved in one click. Using your Android, iPhone or your favourite brand of a digital camera like Cannon, Nikon, Sony, Pentax, Panasonic, Go Pro or DJI drone capturing a still shot or video of that really special moment you won't ever forget sharing them with your friends and family.
Swimming
There are so many public water locations which are ideal for swimming, scuba diving and snorkelling, around some of the coastline as well as some inland lakes, rivers or nearby pools. Taking a dip with your toes, paddle or diving in for a wild swim and that invigorating boosting feeling in public waters. Scuba diving and snorkelling from the shores and boats exploring the underwater world and its amazing sights like sealife fish and creatures moving around the seabed wrecks and reefs. Before entering into any public water it's advisable to take some professional lessons, guidance, and local knowledge of your chosen locations.
Walking
Walking along the shoreline, rivers, canal tow paths or through the countryside, woodlands, forestry during them wonderful sunrise or sunset times of the day with your loved ones and maybe the dogs. Whilst having that relaxing stroll, walk or hike it's considered by many this is one of the best forms of excises for health and wellbeing. What better way to get into training ready for them charity walks and hikes ahead. Some may even enjoy stepping it up with a gentle jog and a run, or even turning it into a triathlon with a walk, run, swim and bike ride at the end. Or taking your dogs along for the walk as well.
Wildlife
Where there is water the local wildlife inhabitants is never to far away and can be amazing at times and full of wonderful surprises within the towns, villages, hamlets, countryside's, forestry, coast lines, and all types of public waters, with its local inhabitants insects, bees, butterfly's, reptiles, fish, birds, ducks, swans, geese, deer and different types of mammals all of which are a living in and around our surrounding environments. The wildlife is constantly changing throughout the different seasons in their migrations. For breeding and food supplies needs.
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