Roger, Thanks for your info, the boat length is 12 meters, Regards Lou ... river license or are prepared to hire a pilot through Austria (or can coax a...
Lou My wife and I and the boat owner went Baltic Sea to Black Sea via Rhine, Main and Danube last year - you can see a brief of stops in the files section....
Hi Jeff, thanks for the info. I gather from your log that you anchored quite a lot especially in the lower regions, presumably due to lack of mooring...
Hi Lou Some answers .. ... Yes, we had enough water/electricity/fuel to be happy doing this, but it was often the only option anyway. ... Yacht, 13 metres...
Hi Jeff The information youproviide so propmptly was just what we required, thank you so much for your time and trouble, if we can return the favour, just ask....
We have recently closed on the purchase of a boat in Holland and will soon be leaving the U S to start cruising Europe. The boat is not registered with any...
Dear John, Two years ago we purchased a boat in Holland and inasmuch as the Netherlands does not maintain a vessel registry for pleasure boats such as the US...
John, I echo John Siscoe's remarks. We keep our boat in Holland and fly the Red ensign, not just because its on the UK Small Ships Registry, but because most...
We (as British owners) have just bought a French registered barge in which to to explore the european wayer ways. It has been suggested that we fly the EU...
It is also a great shame that there is no 'spell check' on this site - otherwise I would have had 'water' not 'wayer', 'Regards nor 'Regarsa' and 'Les' not...
... site - Les, Type up the email in `Word' spoll-chock it, then cut-n-paste it onto the web-response form. We fly the red ensign, but find that Europeans are...
... This is a good idea to use anytime, as I have had numerous occasions where I would write a brilliant message in the website box, only to have it disappear...
Hello there. I was reading with interest your discussion re flags and did not know that there was an U.E. flag. Can we brits fly it as UK is part of the UE? ...
... Stephanie, There is a lot of information `on the web' concerning flag etiquette, I have had a quick search this afternoon and came across this website, in...
Thank you for that information. I went to the site you suggested and am now really really really confused. Is the blue flag with the 12 stars on still the...
On May 28, 2007, at 4:26 AM, Paul StRomain wrote: Hello to the EuroCanals Forum, We joined the canal cruiser world seven years ago when we bought our 11.4...
Forwarded from Lou Vertessy, cruising in southwestern France: We are presently on the river Lot Aval. Many years ago we toured the region by car and we are...
I am a lurker and sometime contributor to this list. I've been on the Canal du Midi twice (three times, if you count the week I spent in a tiny townhouse on...
Hi Peggy, My husband and I were on the Canal du Nivernais in Sept. 2005, then 8 women friends and myself were on the Canal de Brest a Nantes in Brittany in...
I have just (finally) posted the second part of our recent experience about buying a boat in the Netherlands for cruising the inland waterways. It is in the...
Hello, I am planning a one week rental of a boat to take my fiance and I down (up?) the Canal from Briare to Gannay sur Loire in September. A few years ago...
Hi Ellen, I know that you and I have communicated before on this list about possible trips such as the one that you are about to undertake. . . I AM SO ...
Peggy - Will do! And remember, I'm available to participate any time you get together a trip on the FRENCH canals (that's my language). I'll let you know the...
Hi Ellen & Peggy, the list of suggested Best Routes in France is still available on this forum, it's message #423 posted July 29, 2006. Regarding photos, don't...
Off to Brittany next week on an old Ijsselaak for 3 weeks,starting from Redon so will post experiences when I get back cheers Andy Airey Send instant messages...
Can anyone advise the difficulty or otherwise of insuring an ex-hire boat for cruising Europe? Does anyone have any companies to recommend? Is it better to...
Silvia, I don't know about `hire-boats' GRP or steel, but can't see why insurers should object to construction methods, providing YOU are happy the vessel is...
Colin and Ursula, Thank you very much for this speedy reply. It is urgent only because we are in the unenviable position of having sold our home here in UK,...
Depends what sort of ex-hire boat you have.The penichettes on the midi looked pretty substantial but even so you aren't likely to do much damage to the steel...
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