THE OTHER GRAND CANAL
hrusters are my friend. I learn this as I steer our three-cabin canal boat gingerly into the lock. Me. Driving. Without so much as a certificate or a boat licence. Thanks to the thrusters, at the flick of a switch I can give power to push the bow (front), or the stern (back), left or right, making it easy, or at least easier, to manoeuvre into the small space. Once close enough, my friends on board can pass the bow and stern
