David Johns adds a splash-deck drain and bilge-pump wiring before turning back to the cabin interior.
CruisingTheCut
@cruisingthecut · The channel on YouTube
Website: cruisingthecut.co.uk
On YouTube, CruisingTheCut has 311,000 subscribers and 111,983,282 views in all, as of November 14, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 1,000 subscribers and 428,519 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "415. This is not supposed to be a sailing boat!", with 211,214 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 3,990 of the 5,392 channels on Trari, and No. 68 of 112 in category "Travel". On Instagram, @cruisingthecut has 20,765 followers. The account gained 6 followers in the last 7 days.
YouTube: The numbers today
▲ 1,000 in the last 30 days
▲ 1,423,295 in the last 30 days
Instagram: The numbers
@cruisingthecut · The account on Instagram
▲ 6 in the last 7 days
2.1% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Travel | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 2,557 of 2,839 | 61 of 67 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: Travel
Latest posts
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| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford, seen from the pedestrian bridge over… | Photo | November 7, 2026 | - | 361 | 7 |
| Today I had a most pleasant amble along a section of the Cromford Canal in… | Carousel | October 31, 2026 | - | 577 | 16 |
| Pub at Aynho wharf on the south oxford canal. Two pleasant afternoons were spent… | Photo | October 18, 2026 | - | 373 | 4 |
| Ain't the countryside lovely? As seen from the south Oxford canal towpath near… | Photo | October 14, 2026 | - | 320 | 4 |
| Aynho Wharf, on the South Oxford canal. As featured in my latest campervan video… | Photo | October 13, 2026 | - | 429 | 2 |
| Aynho Weir lock on the South Oxford canal, currently having some TLC from the… | Photo | October 12, 2026 | - | 362 | 2 |
| My latest YouTube video has just gone "live", featuring a nice trip on the… | Photo | October 10, 2026 | - | 342 | 10 |
| It's always a lovely day for a walk along the canal. Fresh air, good exercise,… | Photo | October 9, 2026 | - | 508 | 6 |
Of the 15 latest posts: 2 carousels and 13 photos.
As of November 11, 2026
YouTube: What happened lately
November 13, 2026 3.2x the channel's usual pace The whole channel ran that day at 131,158 views a day, 3.2 times a normal day (40,465).
David Johns' project-boat repair shares the spotlight with a solar-powered Thames trip and a canal-day swap with Hannah Bodsworth.
The video drawing the most views now
417. The End of Cheese Sandwiches
- Video published
- November 11, 2026
- Video views so far
- 184,768
- Video views, pace per day
- 25,010
- Views on its first day
- 129,711
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YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Travel | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 3,990 of 5,392 | 68 of 112 |
| By views gained this week | 3,539 of 5,236 | 46 of 107 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 3,812 of 5,183 | 57 of 107 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.3% of all views the category's channels gained this week
- Subscriber growth this week
- 0.3% on this channel, 0.0% on the category's middle channel
Subscribers in the category Travel
Views gained this week in the category Travel
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 16, 2026: 310,000 subscribers → November 14, 2026: 311,000 subscribers
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 16, 2026: 110,613,981 views → November 14, 2026: 111,983,282 views · average: 47,217 views a day
YouTube: The channel's latest videos
The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 58.8 in the category: 23.7
- comments per 1,000 views
- 3.1 in the category: 1.4
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 89,239 views
- short vs long
- 0 short (up to 3 minutes), 15 long
average views per long video: 174,865
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
209. A day in the life of a fuel boat on the UK canals | February 22, 2020 | 22:48 | 3,766,465 |
272. The deepest, highest, longest canal tunnel in Britain | July 17, 2022 | 17:00 | 2,708,012 |
324. What are brand new luxury narrowboats like inside? | February 25, 2024 | 11:31 | 2,339,202 |
242. Crossing The Wash by narrowboat - narrowboats at sea! | June 13, 2021 | 27:44 | 1,694,868 |
187. The £40million canal restoration in central England | August 28, 2019 | 11:52 | 1,529,287 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 131,158 views a day, 3.2 times a normal day (40,465).
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 135,127 views a day, 3.4 times a normal day (40,126).
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 184,575 views a day, 4.5 times a normal day (41,243).
Stories
David Johns adds a splash-deck drain and bilge-pump wiring before turning back to the cabin interior.
David Johns' project-boat repair shares the spotlight with a solar-powered Thames trip and a canal-day swap with Hannah Bodsworth.



















