[misha1967]

There's a reason the German boats took the scenic route around Scotland until they got their new bases in France (which is the same reason that they were in quite a hurry to build those new bases).

In response to your question: No. I've never had any particular luck sneaking through the Aermelkanal without ending up having to do what you're doing currently.

The Tommies were really protective about that stretch of water and the sim models that very well.