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THE FRENCH CANAL ROUTES
TO THE
MEDITERRANEAN
£15.95

If you are thinking
about using the French canals to passage between the UK and the Mediterranean
then this booklet contains all the information you need.
It describes the
Routes, the regulations the paperwork - How where and when to get the
qualifications and license, the depths, air heights, locks and a whole lot more.
There are 'charts'
throughout, the distances, dimensions & main stopping places and is the only
publication to list ALL the possible
stopping places on the Rhone River!
Bound with a wire
spiral so you may keep
THE FRENCH CANAL ROUTES
in the cockpit and refer to it as you motor through the canal system.
THE CHAPTER
HEADINGS
1.
OVERVIEW OF THE ROUTES
The ‘fast’ classic route
The ‘slow’ classic route
The Calais or St Valery sur Somme Route ‘scenic route’
Canal Du Midi route.
2.
FORMALITIES
ICC - International Certificate of Competence
CEVNI – canals and rivers qualification for France
VIGNETTE - French pleasure boat licence
3.
PRACTICALITIES
Engine - cooling and overheating problems in the canals
Taking down & stepping the mast
Gas
Fuel, Plank, Warps etc.

4.
LOCKS
Opening times
Manual Locks
Automatic Locks
Oval Locks
5.
THE ‘FAST’& ’SLOW’ CLASSIC ROUTES
TO PARIS
The Seine to Paris
6.
THE CLASSIC FAST
ROUTE
Canal du Loing
Canal du Loin
Canal de Briare

7.
THE CLASSIC SLOW ROUTE
River Yonne
Canal de Bourgogne
8.
THE SAÔNE
9.
THE RHONE to Port St Louis & Sete
10.
THE CALAIS OR ST VALERY SUR SOMME
'SCENIC' ROUTE
11.
TO PARIS FROM NOYANS
–
alternative to Calais/St Valery ‘Scenic route’
12.
CANAL DU MIDI
13.
SETE
to the Classic Routes
14. NETHERLANDS &
BELGIUM ROUTE
Appendix. who can apply for
ICC & CEVNI, mast & boat transport companies, marine web sites for canals,
notes, updates, VNF 'vignette rates for 2007 and how to apply by email, via web
site, telephone and letter as well as in peroson
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THE FRENCH CANAL ROUTES
is the most informative and
comprehensive book on the French canals I have found so far.
Unlike
other books it is totally devoted to the problems of sea going sailing
and motor yachts using the canal systems |
THE FRENCH CANAL ROUTES
contains all the information you need in
order to use the French Canals between the UK. Belgium and the Mediterranean.
It
only looks at the routes between the UK and the Mediterranean that can
be used by sea going vessels.
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By using the information in
THE
FRENCH CANAL ROUTES
book you can save a fortune by only
purchasing the canal charts that you actually need! beside the main
routes it also lists licence
fees, qualifications and what paperwork you will need |
 To
order
FRENCH CANAL ROUTES
£15.95
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THE
IDEAL PLANNING PAIR.
Navicarte 21

This
is a single sheet chart of the entire French
waterway systems
+
French Canal Routes.
With these two you can
plan your trip in detail and see exactly which Navicarte you will need
to suit your particular route
It would be
just possible to do the entire trip with only these two items.
£24.50 the
pair
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A downloadable and printable
version of the French Canal Routes in Ebook form is available for
£11.25 (approximately US$22.50c)
Click here
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If you have never ventured
into the canals and rivers of France, then it is helpful in getting a
proper overview of all the route possibilities, to also purchase the
'Itineraires Flivaux' Inland Navigable Waterways of France -
Navicarte 21 which costs £8, together with the book. |
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ALL Navigable Waterways of France.
This
is a single sheet chart of the entire French
waterway systems - Canals and Rivers.. in full colour
There are details of marinas and
fuel places, canal dimensions, locks and it covers the entire country on one sheet.
Very useful for an
overview and to decide which route you want to follow. If you are doing
one fast trip, on a low budget, you could probably just but only just, use
this chart and my book. It has all the canal - lock -
bridge air height dimensions.
It is in
French, English & German. £11.20
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THE
IDEAL PLANNING PAIR.
+
French Canal Routes.
You can
plan your trip in detail and see exactly which Navicarte you will need
to suit your particular route
It would be
just, but only just possible to do the entire trip with only these two items. £24.50 the
pair
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If you are looking for
the river and canal charts for the trip at normal French retail prices go to
NAVICARTE
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for other
books together with the DVD collection and special offer
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