masterofnone
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How far can I get up the seine from honfleur with 16/17m air draught. Where is the best place to take the stick down. I see paris is 243km up river, has anyone been up , would benefit from their experience. thanks
River Seine -mast up/down
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LadyInBed
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Mast down at Rouen.
snowleopard
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I advise you ask around for experiences. I recall a report some years ago about someone having the stick removed at the obvious place on the way up and the yard were a bunch of cowboys who caused a lot of damage. It's probably OK now but worth checking.
Sybarite
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Yes. There was a thread on here a few months ago on the subject.
BelleSerene
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I sailed Belle Serene up to Paris and back 18 months ago. As I recall, your options to demast are at Honfleur, Tancarville or Rouen.
The boatyard just inside Honfleur lock on the left, MMM, is run by a charlatan called Germain and they perform appallingly poor work. Avoid like the plague. There's another place at Honfleur, HMM inside the inner bridge, which should be OK if they'll store the mast for you.
Tancarville is a very tidal entrance and needs to be time-planned carefully.
Otherwise it's Rouen where most people do it. Just above there is the first bridge.
Get La Seine Aval - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/2916919279/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_jnHixbMRXDKD3 - and pick up the phone for peace of mind.
Enjoy. I wish I'd been able to spend more time on my way up the Seine.
And don't be persuaded by the books that there aren't loads of places you can stop with a keel once you're into the non-tidal Seine. With some ingenuity, warps and anchor, there's lots to enjoy. Belle Serene draws 1.8m.
Mind out out for thieves though, from Honfleur upwards. I was boarded three times, twice at night while I was asleep on board including once in the Vieux Bassin at Honfleur, and once by day while the boat was moored to a small pontoon and I was returning from the local town. Only the latter one got away with anything (a half-empty bottle of wine left in the cockpit) - but the two lads put it back when I cornered them!
(apologies for thread drift)
The boatyard just inside Honfleur lock on the left, MMM, is run by a charlatan called Germain and they perform appallingly poor work. Avoid like the plague. There's another place at Honfleur, HMM inside the inner bridge, which should be OK if they'll store the mast for you.
Tancarville is a very tidal entrance and needs to be time-planned carefully.
Otherwise it's Rouen where most people do it. Just above there is the first bridge.
Get La Seine Aval - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/2916919279/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_jnHixbMRXDKD3 - and pick up the phone for peace of mind.
Enjoy. I wish I'd been able to spend more time on my way up the Seine.
And don't be persuaded by the books that there aren't loads of places you can stop with a keel once you're into the non-tidal Seine. With some ingenuity, warps and anchor, there's lots to enjoy. Belle Serene draws 1.8m.
Mind out out for thieves though, from Honfleur upwards. I was boarded three times, twice at night while I was asleep on board including once in the Vieux Bassin at Honfleur, and once by day while the boat was moored to a small pontoon and I was returning from the local town. Only the latter one got away with anything (a half-empty bottle of wine left in the cockpit) - but the two lads put it back when I cornered them!
(apologies for thread drift)
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LadyInBed
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This site is worth a read
http://www.french-waterways.com/waterways/seine-basse.html
http://www.french-waterways.com/waterways/seine-basse.html
Sybarite
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I'm a few 100m from here:
At PK85, around Triel, west bank, there are a number of sailing club moorings and also “Mallard” (033 139 65 60 73), a small boatyard.
In France they refer to the left bank looking downstream.
(Mallard is 86 years old and still going strong!)
masterofnone
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Thanks to all for the information. Having visited Honfleur on numerous occasions, I am very tempted to go further up to Rouen.
LadyInBed
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Just remember that you will be there a week - early morning flood to carry you up, then a week later, early morning ebb to carry you down, but a week at Rouen is no hardship, lovely town.
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