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In common with probably most boating couples, we have a system. I do the boring driving and she does all the interesting stuff like putting out the fenders, throwing ropes, fending off with the pole thingy and now and again, when we're happily cruising along a straight bit of river, I'll let her have a go. Of course when it comes to going in and out of locks or mooring up anywhere, she makes me take over. Till today.
Sole occupants of a lock and I'd got the gates all open to leave and it's a bit of a tricky exit, what with the boat being 10'6" and the lock 10'9" and a sharp turn just out of the lock and she says, "can I have a go to get it out"? "OK, if you want" says I, slyly smiling to myself and knowing what's likely to come next. But no, she promptly exited the lock and very well too. Didn't hit a thing, no slight scrapes or bounces against the lock wall, just gently manoeuvred it out and looked real good.
We came to the next lock and I said "I'll take over now", "No" she tells me, "I can do it, s'not difficult at all is it"
Problem now is, she wants to drive all the time and I've got to learn how to do a bowline thing and how to throw ropes. So what to do chaps? Help, I feel redundant.
Sole occupants of a lock and I'd got the gates all open to leave and it's a bit of a tricky exit, what with the boat being 10'6" and the lock 10'9" and a sharp turn just out of the lock and she says, "can I have a go to get it out"? "OK, if you want" says I, slyly smiling to myself and knowing what's likely to come next. But no, she promptly exited the lock and very well too. Didn't hit a thing, no slight scrapes or bounces against the lock wall, just gently manoeuvred it out and looked real good.
We came to the next lock and I said "I'll take over now", "No" she tells me, "I can do it, s'not difficult at all is it"
Problem now is, she wants to drive all the time and I've got to learn how to do a bowline thing and how to throw ropes. So what to do chaps? Help, I feel redundant.