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1. Mediterranean overview

2. Entering the straits

3. Bárbate

4. Tarifa

5. Gibraltar

6. La Línea                     £4.50

7. Algecerías

8. Ceuta

9. Smir          

10. Duquesa

11. Tangier

12. Bringing your boat legally into Spain

THE ART GALLERY has a series of 'boaty'  original sketches, drawings, photographs and oil paintings available as Greetings Cards or Posters.

Contents

1 – Planning the voyage

2 – South coast to Chenal du Four

3 - Chenal du Four to La Rochelle

4 - La Rochelle to Spain overview

5 - La Rochelle to Coruña

6 - Coruña to Gibraltar

Why not take your boat to the Mediterranean next summer?

GENTLE SAILING ROUTE

 TO THE

MEDITERRANEAN

 There are several ways of getting your boat to the Mediterranean. On the back of a lorry, via the French canals, four or five day’s non stop across the Bay of Biscay then down the Portuguese coast or spend the summer or two, gently coasting southwards, enjoying the harbours, cities, towns and villages of France Spain and Portugal.

This is not a pilot book, rather a passage plan and guide to the nicer places between the South Coast of the UK to the beautiful Mediterranean Sea.  It can all be done in easy stages, to suit a lightly crewed boat, with perhaps only a couple of people on board who are without ‘offshore’ experience.  Actually, it is a lovely way to explore a lot of delightful foreign places.

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The E-book version is available now £4.50

 Specially drawn charts of:

Cherbourg to L’Aber-Wrac’h.

Chenal du Four to La Rochelle

La Rochelle to Spain

La Rochelle to Coruña

Coruna to Gibraltar

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illustrations, pictures, paintings

THE FRENCH CANAL ROUTES TO THE MEDITERRANEAN

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/maps' throughout, the distances, dimensions & main stopping places and is the only publication to list ALL the possible stopping places on the Rhone River!

FOR FULL INFORMATION GO TO

FRENCH CANAL ROUTES  £15.95

Or you can buy it as an Ebook £ £6.50

    Click here

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

Taking down & stepping the mast

Gas

Fuel, Plank, Warps etc.

 4. LOCKS

Opening times

Manual Locks

Automatic Locks

Oval Locks

1) It is available as a PDF file to keep in your computer or print off.

2) as a Epub file - to be read on an IPpad - Sony Reader and others

3) In KINDLE format you can download to your computer then into your KINDLE

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. Belgium & Netherlands Route

1. Mediterranean overview

2. Entering the straits

3. Bárbate

4. Tarifa

5. Gibraltar

6. La Línea                     £4.50

7. Algecerías

8. Ceuta

9. Smir          

10. Duquesa

11. Tangier

12. Bringing your boat legally into Spain

If you are looking for the river and canal charts for the trip

go to

navicarte/FLUVIACARTE

LIVING ABOARD AROUND THE WORLD

Just published! - June 2006

If you are thinking about going long distance cruising then this is the book for you!

CHAPTERS:

1.     Which Boat and what equipment?

2.     The canal route to the sun.

3.     The sea route to the sun.

4.     Cruising the Mediterranean

5.     Crossing the Atlantic

6.     Cruising the Caribbean.

7.     Panama and Pan Pan

8.     The Canal and into the Pacific

9.     South Pacific Islands

10. Tahiti to New Zealand

11.  Helicopter Rescue

12. The Great Barrier Reef

13.  Pirate Attack

14.  Tragedy in the Red Sea.

15.  Homeward Bound

 you can purchase the Ebook version for £4.50 - HERE

you can purchase the Ebook version for £4.50 - HERE

  The entire series of Blue Water DVDs were shot by a professional film and television director during a circumnavigation.  They illustrate the experiences of a world cruising yacht crew - the places they visit - the countries and most importantly give a feel for the life style.

Many of the places are only visited by cruising yachts - sometimes impossible to get to in any other way - 

The Blue Water Destinations part one DVD is shot on board a yacht transiting the canal system and is the only professional film, shot from the point of view of a yacht using this facility in existence! It really does show exactly what is involved and will greatly help those planning to use this huge commercial stretch of water, joining the Caribbean with the Pacific Ocean.

It is almost impossible to visit many of the Pacific Islands except by yacht so much of these DVD's contain images and information impossible to source else where. Even the Australian episode has material many Australian sailors have never seen including a live helicopter rescue in a big blow with yachts on the reef and the crews in serious trouble.

The Asia DVD has visits to islands that seldom see strangers and dug out canoes are the local method of transport.  The entire series was shot by a sailor for sailors or those planning to experience the great adventure.

BLUE WATER CRUISING

 the original production

Blue Water Cruising was shot entirely in the Caribbean on board 'Bambola' a Moody 36.

It shows what living in a small boat and blue water cruising is really like. The equipment you need to make the boat comfortable and safe.

If you want to know the how, what and where of long distance cruising, particularly in the Caribbean, then this is the perfect guide. 

Visits the Dominican Republic, Martinique, Antigua,   as well as the main islands. It describes and demonstrates what sort of equipment is useful in a live aboard cruising boat. Details of how to contact HERB for Atlantic weather and CARIBWX  for Caribbean weather.

Available from  http://www.bennettmarine.com

BLUE WATER DESTINATIONS

- part one

An essential planning aid for anyone thinking of sailing from the Caribbean to the Pacific Ocean

This DVD covers the Panama Canal transit as well as the passage from Trinidad via 'Angel Falls' canoe visit in Venezuela, the deserted nature reserve islands all the way to the ABC's - Aruba, Bonaire & Curacao.

The passage to the Galapagos Islands with visits to all the places yachts are allowed in this very special group of 'Darwin' islands.

 Then 3200 miles, landfall at the Polynesian island of FATU-HIVA . Sailing North via the beautiful but isolated TAHUATA to visit the graves of PAUL GAUGUIN and JACQUES Brel –Wonderful ancient Polynesian tiki and Meae. From UA-POU  to the capital island of NUKU-HIVA with Comptrollers Bay where HERMAN MELVILLE (Moby Dick) landed as a young man from a whaling ship. The very dangerous Tuamotu Islands and a  BLACK PEARL FARM.

 Available from  http://www.bennettmarine.com

BLUE WATER DESTINATIONS

- part two

Sailing the magical Pacific Ocean from Tahiti to Tonga and Fiji to Australia and the far East

Anchored in same Lagoons Bligh in 'Bounty' and Cook in the 'Endeavour' we explore the magical Polynesian islands including  – Tahiti .  The fascinating ceremony of the 'crowning of the kings son' performed by  Polynesian warriors. The island of MOOREA  and cockfighting, Bora-Bora then on to the very special Cook Islands. In TONGA Bambola sails into Vavau and visits TONGATAPU, the burial sites and flying foxes. The culture shock of FIJI with its international hustle and bustle and kava markets.  

- I was so excited and proud to sail my own boat  Sydney harbour. Visit Bondi Beach and Kings Cross' then northwards, to the lagoon of LADY MUSGRAVE ISLAND, where 60 knot winds drive two yachts onto the reef. The ensuing  HELICOPTER RESCUE. The WHITSUNDAY’S & NARA INLET and the fishing town of BOWEN with its murals.  COOK TOWN and the islands of the GREAT BARRIER REEF to  DARWIN.  West Timor and into the myriad of islands that is Indonesia - along the little visited north coast of Flores visiting the villages where they fish from dug out canoes. To Rimini and Komodo home of the giant dragons. Bali and 1000 mile up across the equator to Singapore. The Malacca straights with luxurious stops in Malaya and it's tax free island. Into Thailand and the cruising live-aboard centre of Phuket. Finally across the Indian ocean to Galle in Sri Lanka.

 Available from  http://www.bennettmarine.com

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2) Living Aboard Around the World

3) The La Rochelle Guide Book

4) Build Your Own HOVERCRAFT

5) Build an American 16 ft Dory

6) Manuel for Handling TWIN SCREW boats

7) Build your own houseboat