I help run a charity boat on the Caldon based at Cheddleton. This canal is often a challenge as it is neither deep nor wide for most of its length. Often passing oncoming boats in the wrong places forces one of the boats onto the shallows. Windy days add to the excitement.
It has very few straight stretches with some difficult bends and a very tight tunnel approaching Froghall. Some boats ignore the height gauges finding that they can enter the tunnel but a little way through get stuck as it then reduces in height. On most boats everything has to be cleared off of the cabin roof and has to be steered with the helmsman kneeling on the deck, peering over the cabin roof.
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