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From: sae140 (no email)
Date: Fri Jul 01 2005 - 11:04:01 EDT
--- In , "Lee Haefele" <Lee at h dot dot dot > wrote:
> Can anyone tell me: Is it possible to cruise rivers and canals in
Europe
> from Nice to Amsterdam? Is this a practical idea for a 4'6" draft
sailboat,
> mast down? Would there be free anchorages, or would we be required
to pay
> to tie up every night? Is there any other recommended route for a
1 season
> trip that is a low percentage of open water passages? Where do I
find more
> info?
> Lee Haefele
> Nauticat 33 Alesto
If your mast is much longer than the boat, you may want
to think about sending it on by road - a lot of people
do this. One less thing to worry about in the locks.
A boat with anything over 3ft draft will have problems
if you go off the BIG commercial canals, where 5ft is ok.
The problem is not so much travelling along the canal,
but trying to moor within leaping distance of the bank.
Moorings generally free (but always check local regs -
in a few places it's forbidden). If you want showers,
electricity, pump-out etc., then use yacht clubs -
very cheap rates and very welcoming.
http://www.barging.co.uk/continentalcruising.htm
http://guidemediterranee.free.fr/article.php3?id_article=0301
http://www.ybw.com/pbo/pboeye/alsace/cevni.html
http://www.michaelbriant.com/uk_to_med_routes.htm
http://www.billandnancy.com/
http://www.escapeartist.com/efam13/European_Canals.html
http://www.billybubbles.demon.co.uk/sitemap/index.html
I'm sure a Google will produce loads more links.
good luck,
Colin
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