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When a single handed boater gets off the boat the only way of controlling the boat is by using ropes.
Vital to slow stop or move the boat when you are on the towpath or lockside.
Because of the rising popularity of short handed racing and cruising there has been a trickle down effect in the technology used by vendee globe sailors.
Your local loft can also help you with ideas on how to best solve problems and set the boat up for solo sailing.
Here s our top ten tips for safe single handed canal boating.
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You need be able to slow hold steady and move your boat using ropes.
Spontaneity does not work well once you ve left the dock simply because you have only one set of hands and it is very hard to multitask while under way in the often narrow icw.
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The most expensive part you will need is a reciever hitch for you car or truck.
Tie up on the side they suggest.
So assuming your car has a roof put it there.
The locks are very large but are well provided with plastic coated lines running from top to bottom in grooves on the walls.
All locks are operated by keepers.
The goal for single handed sailing is to make the boat easier to sail.
I believe the boat fits in the back of some of the world s larger mini vans if angled about 45 degrees.
2 rather than struggling with a two person lift then the single handed method one end at a time with two people together may be preferable combining to do it this way is easier than a straight two man lift as you are only lifting half the boat at a time and the other end is.
A centre line passed around these back to the steerer s position will allow the boat to be controlled single handed or by someone sitting on the roof.
Know how to use your ropes knots and bollards.
That means having well maintained ropes and using ropes bollards rings and knots effectively and safely.
Trailer hitches are.
You do not need a trailer.
Let s start with the basics.
3 three people when available is a good minimum number for a straight lift if you are all fit and tall enough.
Get a centre rope and central fixings.