Floating Through France. Cruising the inland waterways to the Med/Путешествие по Франции на лодке. Круиз по внутренним водным путям Средиземноморья

Издание на английском языке
The book covers practical experiences of a long-term yacht voyage around Europe: from choosing and preparing a boat to planning routes, life on board, and navigating maritime and inland waterways. The authors describe sailing around Ireland, Wales, the south coast of England, France, the Seine, Paris, the Rhone, the Mediterranean, Italy, and Greece, focusing on expenses, paperwork, locks, Schengen regulations, and the real-life challenges of cruising yachting.

Content
Introduction
Part 1: Festine Lente
1. Choosing a boat
2. Fitting out the boat
3. Fitting out ourselves
4. Passage planning
Part 2: Home Waters
5. Ireland, North and South
6. Wales and the Bristol Channel
7. Cornwall and the South Coast
8. The English Channel and Northern France
Part 3: An Honorary Barge
9. From sailboat to motorboat
10. Preparing the boat for inland waterways
11. A look at locks
12. The tidal Seine and Paris
13. Marne-Champagne
14. The Saone and Rhone
Part 4: Remembering how to sail
15. Southern France and Corsica
16. Sardinia, Sicily and the Straits of Messina
17. Southern Italy to Greece
Epilogue: The Debrief
Appendices
1. Summary of major boat costs
2. Costs for us
3. Paperwork we carry with us
4. The Schengen shuffle
5. Sources of information
Acknowledgements
Index
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About the authors