Canal touring boats have the right of way, as do rowing boats and pedalos.
Do not sail too close behind a canal touring boat; the eddy caused by the propeller can make you deviate from your course.
Know your sloops turning circle, its paddlewheel effect and its stopping distance, so all the narrow passages and bridges in the canals can be negotiated successfully.
Sail calmly, this makes sudden manoeuvres and obscured junctions easier to handle.
On open water where large ships sail, look back a lot, as they will sail faster than you think!
Make sure that you do not sail in their blind spot (this can be 350 m. from the fore-part of the ship), you should always be able to see the helmsman!
If you take boating lessons at boating school Bateaulien you will the information package “Varen doe je samen” (Sailing is something you do together) for free!
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