Inland France and Belgium - a route to the Med

Travelling the canals and rivers of Inland Europe is an even better way to visit and enjoy many of the great cities and towns of Europe, together with their gastronomic highlights.

At present, the Inland Europe Guide is available as a Cruising Guide Booklet. Web pages are planned for 2012.

The cruising experience, protected from the hazards which threaten so much Atlantic sailing, make this a relaxed way to reach the Mediterranean. Of course, under way someone will always be at the helm - no autopilot laziness here. Hazards are occasional winter floods, turbulent locks, and depths dependent on seasonal rainfalls, which mean that vessels over 1.5m draft are limited in their choice of routes, and some routes have even less water.   A new world of bridge heights, air draft (<3.5m, and less in  places), flights of locks, CEVNI, ATIS and RAINWAT are considerations often new to the sea sailor.

Vessels built for inland waterway cruising can be chartered from many locations.