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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