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Yes mate. ^ that's her. (Stock picture, that's not us on board). I actually got the size wrong. 58 ft long, 7ft wide. I assume on a nice straight canal they steer properly!
There simply is no law regarding the consumption of alcohol on the river, I'm not sure if this is all of Britain's inland water ways or just the thames (they have a lot of regattas on the Thames for the posh twats).
We're going again next month. This time on something that looks like a motorised shed!
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Yeah i guess steering that thing would be like a miniature version of a big tug boat pushing a string of barges on the Mississippi. Very awkward for starters. Add all the bends in the river, lots of tricky currents, and all of the ocean going freighter/tanker traffic makes for a real nightmare! Don't know how all the tug captains deal with that shite every day. Second one is more my speed - boating from the comfort of the couch!