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Jason and Nikki Wynn cruise a chartered Hunter Boats HORIZON 30 canal boat from the Belgian countryside into Bruges over roughly 36 hours, navigating Belgium's medieval canal system. The approach covers radio communication with bridge captains to request bridge openings, reading red-green traffic signals at bridges, handling the boat's windage in calm versus windy conditions, and managing wake turbulence from large commercial freighters in narrow canals. A mid-route detour to jump-start a dead lead-acid battery on another LeVode canal boat interrupts the passage.3:38 The crew transits their first lock — a boat elevator dating to the mid-1400s — rising in elevation as water fills the chamber.10:56 Mooring in Bruges costs 38 euros for two nights, with power included and water charged at one euro per 120 liters; the marina sits a three-minute walk from Bruges Old Town.15:28 Ashore, they explore the main market square, step-gabled warehouses, and more than 80 bridges — the city's name derives from the Flemish word for bridge.19:35 Jason explains how canal silting ended Bruges's medieval trade dominance, inadvertently preserving its architecture through the Industrial Revolution and both world wars.20:39 The next destination is Ghent.28:36 Staying close behind large commercial vessels in narrow canals produces significant wake turbulence; giving them more clearance is the practical lesson taken from the passage.12:04

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