Ali Selby-Nicholls, Chief Instructor at Castaway Canal Boats on the Kennet and Avon Canal near Bath, and RYA Inland Waterways Instructor Trainer, shares her top tips on working locks on the canals – https://youtu.be/iopNqKNfJBg
Learn how to open the gates, the importance of staying forward of the cill, as well as how to safety empty the water from the lock.
To find out more about Inland Boating visit http://www.rya.org.uk/get-afloat/power/Pages/canal-boats-and-inland-waterways.aspx and for information about RYA Inland Waterways courses visit http://www.rya.org.uk/coursestraining/courses/inland/Pages/InlandWaterways.aspx
Visit the RYA YouTube Channel (RYA1875 – https://www.youtube.com/user/RYA1875) for more great RYA videos.