We Lost Control of our Boat in Gale Force Crosswinds | Ep 396
April 27, 2025 by followtheboat | Language: EN Play Time: 00:17:24 | SAILING YOUTUBERS
We lost control of our widebeam canal boat in a gale in England. Who said strong winds were the preserve of sailors? It turns out that the “wrong” wind can affect canal boats as much as sailing boats.
It was Marley-the-dog’s first trip, so how did he do? Fortunately, we were joined by Jamie’s brother Tim and his daughter Annie, who have much experience with dogs. Tim was the perfect crew.
Our passage took us along the New Junction Canal and onto the Aire and Calder Navigation, a first for us. The two canals are distinctly different, with one tree-lined and the other completely exposed; the latter had us stuck at Pollington Lock for the night.
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00:00 Coming up in this episode
00:42 Meet our crew, Tim and Annie
01:03 Liz leaves the key in the control panel
01:38 New Junction Canal montage
02:42 New Junction Canal explained
03:35 Sykehouse Lock confuses us
05:13 Aire and Calder Navigation
06:16 It’s very cold!
07:19 The difference between narrowboats and widebeams
09:27 The CRT wildlife escape route
10:27 Pollington Lock (shared with another boat)
12:04 A walk to the pub at Great Heck
13:19 Wind gusts of 40 knots
14:19 Problems returning to Pollington Lock
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We lost control of our widebeam canal boat in a gale in England. Who said strong winds were the preserve of sailors? It turns out that the "wrong" wind can affect canal boats as much as sailing boats.
It was Marley-the-dog's first trip, so how did he do? Fortunately, we were joined by Jamie's brother Tim and his daughter Annie, who have much experience with dogs. Tim was the perfect crew.
Our passage took us along the New Junction Canal and onto the Aire and Calder Navigation, a first for us. The two canals are distinctly different, with one tree-lined and the other completely exposed; the latter had us stuck at Pollington Lock for the night.
If you like this episode please click the 'like' button and share it, it really helps us. And if you would like to com on board and help us with the production of our videos, consider supporting us at https://followtheboat.com/pub/
00:00 Coming up in this episode
00:42 Meet our crew, Tim and Annie
01:03 Liz leaves the key in the control panel
01:38 New Junction Canal montage
02:42 New Junction Canal explained
03:35 Sykehouse Lock confuses us
05:13 Aire and Calder Navigation
06:16 It’s very cold!
07:19 The difference between narrowboats and widebeams
09:27 The CRT wildlife escape route
10:27 Pollington Lock (shared with another boat)
12:04 A walk to the pub at Great Heck
13:19 Wind gusts of 40 knots
14:19 Problems returning to Pollington Lock
💰 Support our photography and videography - https://followtheboat.com/pub/
😊 LET'S CONNECT!
DISCORD - https://discord.gg/WGtsJubdkE
FB - https://www.facebook.com/followtheboat/
Insta - https://www.instagram.com/followtheboat/
Inside our wide beam narrowboat: https://youtu.be/jZkk4ZiFPeI
Meet our dog, Marley: https://youtu.be/9574XmkhnbE
Thank you for watching! Please COMMENT, LIKE and SUBSCRIBE, it helps us get noticed.
Peace and fair winds!
Liz and Jamie
USEFUL PLAYLISTS:
🏞️Widebeam life
🎬VIDEO PODCASTS
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoE3FmplhAXOldLfhuOabS98hpDoznn9r
🛒 FTB MERCH
https://followtheboat.com/shop
🎹 All Music from Epidemic Sound
https://www.epidemicsound.com/
@epidemicsound
OUR BOAT
Blue Water Boats 57ft #widebeam
🗺️ LOCATION
Thorne, Doncaster, UK
53°36'40.9"N 0°58'23.6"W
#narrowboat #canalboat
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