The European Waterways - A User's Guide
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Martin, Marian
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0-7136-6217-4
Adlard Coles Nautical
2003
181
2
QINOT
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Martin, Marian
Paperback
0-7136-6217-4
Adlard Coles Nautical
2003
181
2
QINOT
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08/05/2005 Publisher:Adlard Coles, 2 nd ed., 2003 £ 14.99
The information given is comprehensive and helpful, and the advice is sound. Fifteen chapters cover the cruising areas of Europe and the best times to visit; important things to know and do before you go; the international rules, signs and signals (CEVNI); cruising the small canals and the rivers. The technology of locks and the boathandling techniques in them are explained as well as getting your boat into and through Europe to the Med. Detaikls for five popular ports from Calais to Ostend include directions for entry, harbour plans and the facilities ashore.
Residence abroad (she lives in France) gives the author first-hand local knowledge but Eurocheques (p.49) have been abandoned by the high street banks although it is possible to obtain a Visa card denominated in euros.
As a cocktail companion, in close-quarter situations or unfamiliar circumstances, diagrams in colour – at least in the appendix – would have been welcome. A manual for the first time users of continental and British waterways by an enthusiastic and knowledgeable author who has also editor of a new internet magazine: www.boatsyachtsmarinas.com - JFP
