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If you are thinking about using the French canals to passage between the UK and the Mediterranean then this book 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. FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO |
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PROUT ORIGINAL CATALOGUES***new
More info on that trip under
If you are thinking of taking your Prout from the UK to the Med then you can find the options at:- If you want to know more about the French Canals then :- |
Welcome to the PROUT OWNERS ASSOCIATION which I hope you will join and participate in? The objective of this site is to enable Prout Catamaran owners to keep in touch, exchange tips and information and find out what works and does not. All intended to make sailing more fun and not to be too serious. Exchange help and information. Costs nothing to join and only take a couple of minutes. The MEMBERSHIP LIST is just that. If you want to contact an owner with a similar Prout or are interested in their opinion before buying one yourself or intend cruising in their area and would like to say hello then this is the way to get in touch. Why not join and be on the list? JOIN NOW is a little form to fill in and send to me so that you can be included in the membership list. Fill in as many or few of the details you want - all are welcome..
FORUM Please visit the forum to exchange 'Prout' or sailing information. If you want to sell your boat or nautical items there is also a section for that... Please note this is a brand new forum and if you used the previous one you will have to 'join' again... The old forum has been dispatched to the sin bin permanently. PROUT ORIGINAL CATALOGUES***new courtesy of Martin Smythe FRENCH CANALS are pages of the experiences of owners taking their Prouts north and south by this bridge between the UK and the Mediterranean. Do feel free to add your experiences. If, like me, you have suffered from headlining 'droop', then HEADLINING SPECIFICATIONS are for you to refer to and to help fill in. If every Prout owner can send the necessary information with pictures if possible we can build a useful data base WHERE ARE YOU? has got one of those Frapper Maps of the world which enable you to put the location of your boat with a map marker - if you want. Stability Tests - anybody help?
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'Eloise' parked in a canal in northern France on
her way down to the Med.
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The Prout catamaran returns Prout International are now manufacturing a whole new breed of multihulls both power and sail at their new factory in Zhuhai, China. The product range starts from 50ft with the P50sw. All craft are very well designed by the in house design team and built to an extremely high standard. Workmanship is second to none with lightweight interiors having delightful curves and shapes and incorporating a high finish. Interiors include marble work surfaces (laminated with aluminium honeycomb for lightness), top grain leather upholstery and fine veneered joinery. An all round view from the saloon is achieved through the compound curved laminated tinted safety glass windows. Keeping a boat light in weight is critical to optimise performance, Prout achieves this best by using the latest state-of-the-art aerospace technology and construction techniques. Prout can also build in all carbon-fibre or all epoxy as, for example the 138ft sailing trimaran currently under construction. Each hull and deck is constructed using the most technically advanced infusion techniques resulting in a boat with the best possible strength to weight ratio. All boats are resin infused using a closed cell foam core material and double bias cloth, adding carbon graphite reinforcement in the critical areas to ensure stiffness. The first of the new generation power cats is under construction, an SLY89 (sports leisure yacht). This 89ft cat has wave piercing hulls and four Volvo IPS drives. Other innovative features to be included in this range of boats will be axe bows, foil assisted hulls and asymmetric hulls. The Prout name, cutting edge
techniques and world class fit and finish, all adds up to a vessel of
quality and desirability. The Prout boats are definitely returning to
the catamaran world stage. They are everything a modern catamaran should
be and everything an owner would desire; strong, light, fast,
comfortable, stylish and affordable. Only the best international marine
equipment is used, for example; Lewmar hatches, Harken blocks and
winches, Furlex genoa furling, Marlow sheets and halyards, Raymarine
navigation equipment, Volvo, Yanmar, or Steyr engines etc., etc.. Fine
hand crafted stainless steel work and resin infused carbon fibre
products such as window surrounds and steering wheels are all carried
out in house. Prout international operate a factory direct sales system with representatives in various corners of the globe. Low labour costs in China and the fact that there are no dealerships adding a large percentage, makes very reasonably priced boats available to prospective catamaran owners. Prout
international is a real player in the global catamaran market and is
setting the standard once again with new designs and innovations in its
products.
The website can be visited at www.proutinternational.com For UK sales and information contact Steve Prout at steveprout2@gmail.com
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