Steve Wood wrote: > What I don't get is that I've always been told to first open the > paddle on the same side as the boat when going uphill. That just > pushes it over to the far side. Am I missing something?
Works for me. The water flow goes past / under the bow, hits the opposite side and pins the boat against the side where it is. In fact, I normally wind the paddles up in this sequence 1. Nearside Ground 2. Offside Gate 3. Offside Ground three-quarters up 4. Nearside Gate By the time I've got to step four, the lock is usually full enough that it doesn't cause the boat to go sideways across the lock. I am, of course, watching the boat at each step and if it show signs of heading across the lock I reverse the step I've just started. Terry Streeter NB Arun - Middlewich
