Strong winds cause us problems – Aire and Calder Navigation
If you thought strong winds were the preserve of sailors, think again. They play havoc with canal boaters too!
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If you thought strong winds were the preserve of sailors, think again. They play havoc with canal boaters too!
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Although Ijsselmeer is only three metres deep it behaves very much like the sea. With fairly strong winds we unfurled the mizzen, the sail at the back of the boat that’s used to stabilise it in strong winds. With the slashing rain we were the only sailing vessel on what is normally a busy bit of water, and when the storm that had been predicted by the weathermen finally came over the sh!t really hit the fan!
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