The waterway is a mixture of rivers and sounds linked by canals so the landscape varies from closed in to wide open. You can theoretically motorsail in the open areas where getting a sail up speeds you on your way. We did this once, very briefly. The rest of the time we had strong winds on the nose which not only held us back in their own right but they whipped up a strong sea against us. Sometimes we were only travelling at 1mph. The best fun we had in the Alligator River was the bridge which was vast and again, opened up just for us. | 
