Quick Maritim Schleusenwärters Berg- und Talfahrt

It's not just skippers and crew who experience stress in the lock. Ever had a glimpse into the job of a lock keeper? Now there's a good opportunity, in book form. In the book "Schleusenwärters Ups and Downs," author Jake Kavanagh (who became known in Germany as a cartoonist for the magazine "Boote") recounts his five (as he puts it) enjoyable years as a lock keeper. The paperback is aptly subtitled "Maritime Mishaps on Rivers and Canals": eight different ways of involuntarily abandoning a boat are vividly depicted. Other oddities that no poet could invent as well as life itself include "The Lawnmower as a Hoovercraft" and "The Domino Lock."

Lock Keeper's Ups and Downs - Maritime Mishaps on Rivers and Canals is published by Quickmaritim Verlag. It features 116 pages in paperback format and over 100 cartoons.