Such a shame your trip was spoiled in these two ways , I hope this has not discouraged you from further adventures. A lovely video despite your troubles, thank you.
I am sorry that your beautiful, authentic boat was damaged. The railing should never be used mooring the vessel, it is there just for your safety. I hope you can find another bronze fitting to replace the lost one. In all honesty, I must say that your accident was caused by a lack of communication between the skipper and the deckhand. The skipper is always responsible for the vessel and its crew, whatever instructions are given by third parties. When descending in a lock it is often easier to use only the center bollard. The skipper can stay at the helm and the deckhand stays with the center bollard. Don't fasten the line, just keep it free from getting stuck.
Thanks for your comment. I agree that I was finally responsible as I didn't reassure me that everything was ready. But in the situation where the staff member of the lock urged me to move forward, I unfortunately got stressed and believed he had the oversight being at the top of the lock and having view to the back also. I have learned that I have to be more calm and check myself whether all is ready. As for the lines, I still would prefer one at the stern and one at the bow. The current in the lock was sometimes quite strong and it would be difficult to hold the heavy boat (about 12 tons) straight. I am still working on getting a new support at a reasonable price here in Norway ...
@@cruisinggrandbanks36whiteh48 You get used to locks when you live in the Netherlands, we can't travel for more than an hour without passing a lock :) Succes with finding the replacement part.
Hi Dieter, Thank you for sharing your experience at the Fort Augusta Locks. I’m sorry you and your partner had such a bad experience and suffered so much. The lock keeper let you down by not giving clear instructions “untie your boat and move forward”. I do hope you managed to find a good company to sympathetically repair Whitehorse.
thanks for your comments. I did the repair mostly by myself, still there were considerable material costs and it took a lot of time. As a retired man, this is just ok.
What a terrible period of time for you both. The deplorable incompetence of the lock staff further added to your misfortune. I hope the canal company reimbursed you for the obvious dereliction of duty of care that the passage should have offered. They must be held responsible, surely. (?) Thank you for sharing.
As it was finally my own responsibility as skipper to check everything and as it would have been a lot of trouble, I settled with taking the damage on my shoulders. But I hope, my video will help others using the locks to be aware that not all staff members are really good trained and do care.
Such a shame your trip was spoiled in these two ways , I hope this has not discouraged you from further adventures. A lovely video despite your troubles, thank you.
Although at the moment, a damage is a shock. Later on this is one of the many highlights of the journey and will be remembered
I am sorry that your beautiful, authentic boat was damaged. The railing should never be used mooring the vessel, it is there just for your safety. I hope you can find another bronze fitting to replace the lost one. In all honesty, I must say that your accident was caused by a lack of communication between the skipper and the deckhand. The skipper is always responsible for the vessel and its crew, whatever instructions are given by third parties. When descending in a lock it is often easier to use only the center bollard. The skipper can stay at the helm and the deckhand stays with the center bollard. Don't fasten the line, just keep it free from getting stuck.
Thanks for your comment. I agree that I was finally responsible as I didn't reassure me that everything was ready. But in the situation where the staff member of the lock urged me to move forward, I unfortunately got stressed and believed he had the oversight being at the top of the lock and having view to the back also. I have learned that I have to be more calm and check myself whether all is ready. As for the lines, I still would prefer one at the stern and one at the bow. The current in the lock was sometimes quite strong and it would be difficult to hold the heavy boat (about 12 tons) straight. I am still working on getting a new support at a reasonable price here in Norway ...
@@cruisinggrandbanks36whiteh48 You get used to locks when you live in the Netherlands, we can't travel for more than an hour without passing a lock :) Succes with finding the replacement part.
Hi Dieter,
Thank you for sharing your experience at the Fort Augusta Locks. I’m sorry you and your partner had such a bad experience and suffered so much. The lock keeper let you down by not giving clear instructions “untie your boat and move forward”. I do hope you managed to find a good company to sympathetically repair Whitehorse.
thanks for your comments. I did the repair mostly by myself, still there were considerable material costs and it took a lot of time. As a retired man, this is just ok.
What a terrible period of time for you both. The deplorable incompetence of the lock staff further added to your misfortune.
I hope the canal company reimbursed you for the obvious dereliction of duty of care that the passage should have offered. They must be held responsible, surely. (?)
Thank you for sharing.
As it was finally my own responsibility as skipper to check everything and as it would have been a lot of trouble, I settled with taking the damage on my shoulders. But I hope, my video will help others using the locks to be aware that not all staff members are really good trained and do care.