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Max. length 39 metres, max. beam 5.1 metres, max. air draft 3.5 metres, max. draft depends on the route but 1.8 metres at the most.
Max. length 39 metres, max. beam 5.1 metres, max. air draft 3.5 metres, max. draft depends on the route but 1.8 metres at the most.
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Try "cruising French waterways" by Hugh McKnight available to order from your local bookshop ISBN No:0-7136-5005-2
This will give you an insight to various routes and the legal requirments (cevni rules etc
If you are thinking of going soon,the canals are shut for approx 6 wks from beginning of Nov: Details from VNF (Voies navigables de France)++0033 326857595
Happy cruising
Try "cruising French waterways" by Hugh McKnight available to order from your local bookshop ISBN No:0-7136-5005-2
This will give you an insight to various routes and the legal requirments (cevni rules etc
If you are thinking of going soon,the canals are shut for approx 6 wks from beginning of Nov: Details from VNF (Voies navigables de France)++0033 326857595
Happy cruising
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Re: french canal\'s
I heard draft depends on what time of year - rain filling canals etc. My draft is 1.35m - what would be a good time?
I heard draft depends on what time of year - rain filling canals etc. My draft is 1.35m - what would be a good time?
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Just to chip in with some 'local' knowledge, it might be useful to remember that the Canal St-Martin, which cuts through Paris, has now been drained and is undergoing major works. So, forget cruising through the capital for a year or so!
Just to chip in with some 'local' knowledge, it might be useful to remember that the Canal St-Martin, which cuts through Paris, has now been drained and is undergoing major works. So, forget cruising through the capital for a year or so!
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Feb -March is flood season on the rivers,best avoided.Certain canals run out of water near summit(Bourgogne?)Try the afore-mentioned book, also Marion Martin has written a couple of books.Don't forget,if your a yotty type,your mast will have to be un-stepped and places that can do this are listed in these books.
Feb -March is flood season on the rivers,best avoided.Certain canals run out of water near summit(Bourgogne?)Try the afore-mentioned book, also Marion Martin has written a couple of books.Don't forget,if your a yotty type,your mast will have to be un-stepped and places that can do this are listed in these books.
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Wouldn't think that 1.35m should be a problem any time of year on the more major routes. Canal levels will not vary that much and flooding is more of a problem on the rivers these days than drought.
Wouldn't think that 1.35m should be a problem any time of year on the more major routes. Canal levels will not vary that much and flooding is more of a problem on the rivers these days than drought.
