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Zusatztext An excellent overall introduction to these popular and varied waterways, particularly suitable for the first-time visitor or those who have some experience but are looking for new areas to cruise...Where this book really excels is for long distance route planning, with more than 50 routes described and illustrated...This guide, already a bestseller, is surely the first port of call for anyone considering navigating these popular French waterways. Informationen zum Autor David Jefferson has researched the French waterways extensively, both in his own boat, which he kept in France for many years, and in Le Boat cruisers. He has written for leading sailing and motor boat magazines and is the author of Through the French Canals , now in its 14th edition. Klappentext Through the French Canals has probably tempted more people to explore the beautiful waterways of France than any other book. First published in 1970, it's been the key authoritative title on cruising the French canals ever since. The revised new edition is the essential comprehensive planning guide for anyone wanting to cruise through the French waterways or take their boat from the English Channel through to the Mediterranean via the inland route. It includes: over 50 routes fully described and illustrated, with positions of locks, towns and villages through routes from the English Channel and Atlantic to the Mediterranean, plus distances, and assessment of suitable boats for the canals. It also provides dimensions of locks and operating times, details of bridge heights, canal depths, fuelling points, waterway signals, a guide to the cost of living, shopping and stores, sources of weather information, haltes for overnight stops, and ports de plaisance.As well as new photography, the new edition is updated throughout with new information on local facilities, new haltes and ports de plaisance, new VNF License fees, revisions to cruise hire companies, updated references to holding tanks, the availability of diesel and costs of cruising and much more. Vorwort The bible for anyone cruising through the scenery of the French waterways, or on passage from the English Channel to the Mediterranean. Detailed practical information on local facilities, distances, heights and depths, tunnel lengths, cost of living and shopping, plus information on the local wines of the region Zusammenfassung Through the French Canals has probably tempted more people to explore the beautiful waterways of France than any other book. First published in 1970, it's been the key authoritative title on cruising the French canals ever since. The revised new edition is the essential comprehensive planning guide for anyone wanting to cruise through the French waterways or take their boat from the English Channel through to the Mediterranean via the inland route. It includes: over 50 routes fully described and illustrated, with positions of locks, towns and villages through routes from the English Channel and Atlantic to the Mediterranean, plus distances, and assessment of suitable boats for the canals. It also provides dimensions of locks and operating times, details of bridge heights, canal depths, fuelling points, waterway signals, a guide to the cost of living, shopping and stores, sources of weather information, haltes for overnight stops, and ports de plaisance.As well as new photography, the new edition is updated throughout with new information on local facilities, new haltes and ports de plaisance, new VNF License fees, revisions to cruise hire companies, updated references to holding tanks, the availability of diesel and costs of cruising and much more. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Introduction Part 1 1 Summary of route details, with map 2 Through routes to the Mediterranean 3 Cruising the inland waterways 4 Choosing the right boat 5 Equipment 6 Planning the cruise 7 In...
