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FRENCH CANALS INFORMATION PAGES
North to South via Le Havre Paris or Calais or St Valerie
North to South via Atlantic Coast
South to North via Canal du Midi
South to North via Paris & Le Havre
Lists the possible routes via the French Canals or Portuguese coast. All UK to Med routes in both directions
FACILITIES I HAVE FOUND USEFUL IN SPAIN, MAINLY THE COSTA DEL SOL, and GIBRALTAR
Waypoints and anchorages up the Red Sea together with routing details and information on ports.
Assortment of different methods of Watch Keeping depending on the crew and time/distance involved.
The sea route to the sun from Britain.
In the Chesapeake a Lightning strike which destroyed every electrical item in the boat - $47000 !
All the major French and British hauliers who specialise in trucking boats with their Web sites for fast quotes.
The prices of boats in the USA appear to be at least one third to a half cheaper than those in the UK. This is particularly true of motorboats but many sailing yachts are bigger, better and much, much cheaper than anything you can buy in the UK or other parts of Europe.
Details of all the marina and boating facilities as well as how duty free works, local boatyards to haul, chandlery shops.
All these videos are on my new Utube channel called Sailing Gently
Dolphins on the way to Scilly One shot from deck of Paw Paw
Memories of the Caribbean on board Bambola
South Pacific Island of Suvaov from Bambola
SAILING VIDEOS here
If you are heading even further south to some northern Spanish ports this article could be of interest to and from the Mediterranean and the English channel Details of distance and timing and comparisons with canal option.
The alternatives to 'doing the canals'
was my home Port for over ten years. For information
on facilities, marinas, access and facilities in the old town please
visit the La Rochelle page. Details of Yachty Cafe/bar, free Wine deliveries to
your boat, Estate Agents
etc
has gone from being a scruffy, dirty, underdeveloped dockyard/military town, into a smart, clean, well groomed tourist resort. Jet loads of holiday makers fly in by MONARCH, EASYJET & BA several times a day. Cruise ships disgorge thousands of passengers who wander Main Street with it’s smart shops and pubs and bars or visit the ‘apes’ up at the top of the Rock. It is the least expensive place on the Costa del Sol to keep your boat and the weather some of the best in all the Mediterranean!
With the departure of Shepherds Marina & Boatyard from the sailing scene, there are now only two marinas in Gibraltar.....more
From Plymouth to St Valery sur Somme down the canals and rivers of France to the Mediterranean.
The Canals and Rivers of France
different sections on the canals and rivers of France and how to transit them from the UK to the Med. Here
If you are intending to purchase an Avon/Zodiac life raft perhaps you should consider the problems I had with their only French service agent Not only are Quelart economical with the truth, they may well take your life raft in for service and return it in a worse condition than when you sent it to them!
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Horror pictures
French Canal Routes to the Mediterranean Gentle Sailing Route to the Mediterranean
CRUISING SOUTHERN SPAIN AND THE COSTA DEL SOL
Gentle Mediterranean Routes to the Islands
Caribbean Islands Cruising Guides
Living Aboard Around the World Tahiti to Tonga 25 miuntes
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French Canal Routes to the Mediterranean
Over
3700 copies sold.... This
book has become the standard work for transiting the French canals to
the Mediterranean and back £10 more here: http://www.gentlesailing.com/
Has full transit details, costs and copies of the official documentation.
(Trade winds route of the South Pacific from Panama)
Summer cruise to:
steers into trouble .
Published in
The details and grocery list to
Victual a boat for an ocean passage of 2 to 3 weeks. How I make the list and the
vital items The personal log of my first Atlantic crossing. My concerns, fears, conversations with Herb and much more.
This is not a list of plasters and aspirin! It contains details of the drugs & equipment for ocean passages
An unexpectedly exciting adventure off the West Australian coast at
Shot from the deck of Bambola in Lady Musgrave just off the coast of Australia near Brisbane
PORTS ON THE WEST COAST OF FRANCE A PERSONAL VIEW OF THE PORTS AND HARBOURS I HAVE VISITED ON THIS COAST the boat can sometimes be a problem. This is how I solved it. This page may also be helpful to people wanting to crew
If you want to know more about
La Rochelle/Les Minimes facilities
If you are planning on heading further south next season, you might want to look at this page which lists some of the marinas and ports we have recently visited.
Horror pictures
Panama Canal Transit in a small boat 12 minutes
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My boat Bambola in the South Pacific at a Cook Island called Suvaov
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Experience & Boats I have owned. Used to sail on the River Thames at Maidenhead and restored several kayak wood and canvas canoes but the first dinghy I owned, was a Mirror I built in my garage at Isleworth and towed to the sea.
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Australia to Timor 25 minutes
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CRUISING SOUTHERN SPAIN AND THE COSTA DEL SOL
From the Straits of Gibraltar and from the end of the
French canals all the ports, marinas and places to visit.
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Indonisia to Sri Lanka 25 minutes
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French Canal Routes to the Mediterranean Gentle Sailing Route to the Mediterranean CRUISING SOUTHERN SPAIN AND THE COSTA DEL SOL
Gentle Mediterranean Routes to the Islands
Caribbean Islands Cruising Guides |
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is probably the biggest and best cruising ground in the world. Wonderful climate, beautiful islands, nice people and for the most part very inexpensive. With predictable weather and such good sailing winds it makes the Mediterranean look like a very poor relation.
How to get there - how to get home- details of all the Island groups and anchorages.
Pictures and chart details together with descriptions of the islands.
Pictures, charts, distances, links to marina's and faculties, weather and places to visit and what to see.......
There are two versions the first is for boats coming from Europe and the second is an American Version for boats heading south through the Bahamas & Turks and Caicos. To download this ebook visit |
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Why not take your boat to the Mediterranean next summer?
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.
Cherbourg to L’Aber-Wrac’h. Chenal du Four to La Rochelle La Rochelle to Spain La Rochelle to Coruña Coruna to Gibraltar +illustrations, pictures, paintings
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
£10 Download the book now from or
Over 1600 copies of this book have been sold 'The best guide - pilot book of this sometimes challenging. available ' or DOWNLOAD THIS BOOK NOW £10 |
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Michael E Briant For more information go to Living Aboard Around the World 'The book is an excellent read with stacks of information about long distance cruising.' 'Excitement and adventure as well as sound common sense in this excellent sailing book.' £5
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CRUISING SOUTHERN SPAIN AND THE COSTA DEL SOL
From the Straits of Gibraltar and from the end of the
French canals all the ports, marinas and places to visit.
DOWNLOAD THIS BOOK NOW |
 Gentle Mediterranean Routes to the Islands (Balearic, Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily, Malta, and Greek Islands) A guide on how to get to the main Mediterranean Islands from Gibraltar or the French Canals.
Chapter one: Mediterranean Overview Chapter two‘ A’ From Gibraltar to the Balearics Chapter three ''B’ Fast route through the Balearic’s (but still nice) Chapter four: ‘C’ French Canals - Port St Louis & Séte to the Balearic Islands. Chapter five: ‘D’ Port St Louis to Corsica & Sardinia Chapter six ‘E’ Mahon to Sardinia and Scilly Chapter seven: F’ Mahon to Scilly via Tunisia Chapter eight ‘G’ Sicily to Greek Islands £5 Download now from
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is a ‘virtual support group’ for carers and sufferers across the country, If this rings a bell for you please visit this site... It really does help and inform
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If you have a problem with your boat whilst in Cherbourg, the Channel Islands, St Malo etc I recommend you contact MARINE AND GENERAL. They are, in my opinion, the very best boat yard in this area with high level of expertise and most reasonable prices Marine & General Engineers Ltd PO Box 470, The Shipyard, St Sampson's Harbour, Guernsey, GY1 6AT. Telephone: 01481 245808Fax: 01481 248765 I had a dreadful time in Cherbourg recently, with anything but the real problem being fixed at high labour charges - sailed to Guernsey where Marine and General did a superb job of diagnosis, fixing the problem very quickly at most reasonable rates.
If you are into UK canals and narrow boats then this is a good site to visit.
www.boatsandcanals.com New and Used Boat classified ads, sail boats, supplies, information and resources for boaters.
IF YOU NOW LIVE IN SPAIN I highly recommend
They cover the entire Andalucía area and Carlos speaks perfect English & German. Email:- jcsalas@salasduran.com
LOOKING FOR AN ENGLISH SURVEYOR IN FRANCE? Max Surveying & Security Ltd Lt Cdr Keith Oulds B Eng(Hons), Dip Mar Sur (Y&SC)MCGI, MIIMS RN La Keimax Longre Charente, 16240 France Tel/fax: 0033(0) 545 311 869 Please mention this web site if you contact Keith. Tel: 0032 (0) 65886897 Email: MaxSurveying@aol.com and www.maxsurveying.com |
is a really useful website! By following the links you can find notes which may be useful if you are or are thinking of, buying a boat, used boat starting to sail, or going blue water cruising
There is a British Surveyor in Brittany Morbihan Yacht Survey Damian Likely - MSc, BSc, DipMarSurv. GradIIMS Morbihan Yacht Survey
If you are buying or selling a boat I really recommend they are probably the leading UK boat sales site.
Yacht Deliveries
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I am pleased to say this web site is
who have been kind, helpful and understanding. I really recommend them |
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Marina:- Directory of marinas throughout the United States and abroad with services for boaters and marinas owners. |
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There is a new chandlers at
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These people do excellent sails www.dolphinsails.com
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I found the most brilliant tide predictions and 'actual weather' web site for the entire world!http://www.tide-forecast.com/
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I am pleased to say this web site is
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From the
Caribbean and Panama to Australia and New Zealand and the islands of
the South Pacific -
builders,
who recovered the terrace disaster and installed the inside
staircase with all the works done to the highest standards at very
reasonable prices.
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