Waterways Websites

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V N F – Voies Navigable de France The official website (in English) for the waterways and canals. All details – locks, depths, heights, closures, works etc.	The Rhone Authority Information (in English) about the Rhone, and conditions on the Rhone, primarily (inevitably) focused on commercial users.
France – Flood Conditions The site covers every French waterway with detailed information (easily found, and clearly presented) about flood and current flow.	Waterways CC A comprehensive website, with information about all the European waterways and canals.
D B A It was the Dutch Barge Association once, but nowadays the remit and information value is much wider – both UK and European waterways.	Eurocanals Forum An active forum for advice and discussion about European canals and waterways.
Y B W – Liveaboard Forum Europe’s primary forum website for anything boaty – motor boats, yachts, practical advice, River Thames, jokes . . and this link, to the Liveaboard Forum.	Fluvial Net Information from France’s leading inland waterways magazine, publishers of Fluviacartes (Navicartes).
Projet Babel Charles Berg’s superb website about the French canals, their history, details of the barges – and not least, some of his beautiful drawings.	Bord-a-Bord The main French peniche community website. Reports, news, gossip – very interesting.
Med Routes and French Waterways From a wealth of personal experience, Michael Briant’s website bursts with information.	A.N.P.E.I The organisation for boaters on the French inland waterways. Active on all our behalves – a very useful website.
H2O – St Jean de Losne The H2O Gare d’Eau at St Jean (on the Saone) is one of the best known harbours, places to stop-over, brokerages and boat hire locations.	The Paris Arsenal – Bastille Port One of the great waterways experiences is travelling up the Seine through Paris and berthing at the Arsenal marina.
Bisham Abbey Award-winning practical and theory inland waterways school, based near High Wycombe. Our Alma Mater	Barge Handling Tam and Di Murrell’s renowned barge tuition services, based at Cambrai.
Canal Boating George Pearson’s extensive Canal boating in the UK and Europe website.	Boating Links Encyclopeadic directory of links – just boating related!
Jim Shead Extensive waterways information website.	New Build Barging A wealth of information from Elessina about building and fitting out barges – and more.
Eurocanals Tom Sommers’ informative site covering all the European waterways.	Canaux Nigel Orr’s well respected site about living aboard and exploring the European waterways. Due to be updated later in 2010.
Davisons Afloat Brenda and John Davison’s website about their catamaran travels through France, with much interesting and good advice.	Moet Chandon Cruising the waterways blog with Irene and John in their wide-beam narrow boat. Lots of useful information and photos.
Plaisance + Plaisanciers Yannick Barbier’s information site, based at Port-St-Louis marina on the River Seine.	Boating Links Encyclopaedic directory of links – and solely boating related!
Barge Hotel Quietude Jean-Marc Hippolyte’s barge, based at Besancon.	Hotel Barge Saint Louis Luxury cruises on the Canal de Garonne in south-west France with Alasdair and Barbara Wyllie .
Barge Kairos A great website. Kairos is a working barge that takes guests – a terrific experience to travel with Marine and Gil Bouchard.	Gite daVinci Anne-Marie and Paul’s romantic and pretty floating gite, moored in lovely Moissac.
Bateaux Mouches Even if you’ve got your own boat there, a cruise on a Bateau Mouche through Paris is a great trip.	Paris Canaux The official city of Paris website with information about the Parisian canal system.
Chartrettes Bruno Chanal’s website about the Port de Plaisance on the River Seine, south of Paris.	Port de Moissac The port at Moissac is one of our favourite places, thanks to Kaz and Iain Noble.
Beaucaire The official website about one of the waterways most popular ‘southern’ wintering places, just west of the Rhone.	Carcassonne Wonderful complete mediaeval castle, town and harbour.
Toulouse Toulouse is an excellent city to visit by boat – this is the official Toulouse website.	Port la Nouvelle The Mediterranean port and entry into the Midi via the Canal de la Robine.
J-P Lamotte Jean-Phillipe is one of the leading French writers about the waterways. English version available.	Canaux Bretons Canals and waterways in Brittany and the Loire valley.
Belgian Waterways Devoted to information about Belgian waterways (in English) and marinas, also including some Dutch ones too.	Flemish Waterways Excellent professional website.
Luxemotor Maria Cruising and living aboard a Luxemotor hotel barge	From the Wheelhouse John and Patti Hardman’s blog, cruising the canals in their barge Capri.
Bill and Nancy’s Life Great website about life on a barge, based at Paris and travelling widely.	Peniche Tabatha Jean-Pierre’s reports from St-Jean-de-Losne and the canals of Burgundy. Bravo!
Aquarelle Aquarelle in France cruise reports from Northern France, by Mike and Rosaleen Miller.	Barging in Europe Roger Van Dyken’s website covers many aspects of barge voyaging, including training.
Harmonie II Sue and Roger Biddle’s blog of journeys through the waterways, over many years. Very informative. Harmonie is for sale.	Shannon-Garvey A first-class inland waterways ‘Our travels and learnings’ website.
Total Yachts Charter opportunities from around the world, including France.	Information about France
Le Guide des Vacances Fluviales Le site fluvial en France, informations touristiques, location de bateaux sans permis et péniches. Canal du Midi, Bourgogne, Bretagne, Camargue

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