Sailing Scotland - How to operate locks in the Crinan Canal - Day 5 Part I

Follow us on this sailing adventure, as we sail the west coast of Scotland on a 32ft Elizabethan Ketch - our first CrewBay crewing opportunity! In this video, we go through the last locks of the Crinan Canal and explain the lock operation to you step by step...

After getting our RYA sailing tickets (check out our Sailing Croatia 2017 playlist if you haven't seen it yet!) we were in search for a sailing charter to get some more miles under our belts. Our idea was to sail the west coast of Scotland and explore some of the islands. Sailing charters in Scotland turned out to be super expensive, so we had a look on Crewbay and came across James and his 32ft Elizabethan ketch, the Ghost Wind.
So, in August 2017, we left behind the ridiculous heat of Abu Dhabi, and got on a plane to Scotland to join James and spend one week sailing his yacht. If you've missed the videos of Day 1-4 of our trip, do go check out our Sailing Scotland playlist!

On Day 5, we continued down the Crinan Canal, through the last 4 locks, back to the open ocean. In this video we wanted to show you exactly what is involved in operating locks when you motor or sail through a canal. There are a lot of steps involved and operating locks is definitely a good work out. Follow us through lock 2 and 3 of the Crinan Canal, where we explain the step by step process.

Subscribe to our channel to follow us on this new series of Sailing in Scotland! Using Crewbay for the first time and sailing with James was a great experience and we hope you will enjoy following us on this little adventure, and maybe be enticed to go sailing yourself. If you enjoy the video, please give it a thumbs up, and feel free to ask any questions about our sailing trip down below!

Have you ever motored or sailed through any other canals in the UK or Europe? Please leave a comment below if you can recommend anywhere!

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Music:
'Smiles for Miles'
by Silent Partner