I can confirm that as of W/C August 15th, the restriction north of Haarlem reported below was still in operation - the northern bridge to the NS canal only opening when the motorway bridge opens 3 times a day - you need to hurry through both not to be trapped. Waiting north of the bridge was very congested.

I should be most grateful to from anyone who has recently taken the route to Le Havre via ;- R Rhone, R Saone, canal Marne a la Saone,C. lateral de la Marne, R Yonne ,R Seine.

Mainly I am uncertain whether this is possible for a !.8m craft and if so, the best time of year to go.

I am currently moored for the summer in Barcelona.

Peter R Jones

www.yachtpixie.blogspot.com

Members Roger & Jasmeet Fairest are sailing to Darwin from London from April 2010. Visit their blog to find out more:

 http://www.svoceansunrise.com/ 

We made it round the Horn in easy weather, now looking for a new challenge during the rest of 2010

Chris

  Colin's account of a voyage to the Azores, also available as an ebook under the Cruise Logs heading, may be viewed on the Victoria Shadow Association forum. 

After weeks of frustration, including suffering from the 'silly season' here in South Africa (as they term the Christmas/New Year holiday period from the point of view of getting work done!), I finally had the good news I'd been waiting for - my engine repairs could go ahead, along with completing other repairs I'm getting done while in  Cape Town - an excellent place for that