Driving the boat is easy. All you have to do is go in a very slow, straight line. But navigating the locks gets kind of exhausting. You have to tie down the boat each time. If you're going through a stretch with a lot of locks it's really better to have more than 2 people, that way you can trade off and relax more. But part of the fun is the physical labor, as well, and pretending to be a real sailor.