Mooring up

Mooring up the easy way

1. Approach the bank very slowly at a shallow angle of 30 degrees and aim to bring the boat to a complete stop as the bow touches the bank. You can use a burst of reverse gear to stop the boat if you need to and then return to neutral.

2. To bring the back in, move the tiller arm towards the bank and give a 3 second burst of forward gear before returning again to neutral. You can repeat this stage if necessary.

3. A crew member can then step off, holding the centre line to help bring the boat in.

4. If the boat is still moving under its own momentum, a short burst of reverse gear with the tiller arm out towards the canal will bring the boat to a halt.

Other things to know about mooring up

Always step off the boat from the back.

Do not use the centre line for mooring, this is just to hold the boat e.g. when waiting for another crew member to moor up correctly

You can moor anywhere along the towpath (not the other side.)

Please don’t moor…

• Blocking taps and other services
• Under fixed bridges
• Near sharp bends
• On the outside of bends
• By blind spots
• In stretches marked out for an angling match