Through Europe via Canal-Routes

[African Queen]

Any experienses "sailing" from Med to Germany via canal routes? What is the maximum draught? (we have 2-2,2m)
Best time to start?

[goboatingnow]

Over 1.4 m things get troublesome , also you need to check air draft


Dave

[Pete7]

Lived in Germany for a while. Canals froze in the depths of winter and bitterly cold. Suggest you follow the sun north in the Spring.

Pete

[Tellus]

Originally Posted by African Queen

Any experienses "sailing" from Med to Germany via canal routes? What is the maximum draught? (we have 2-2,2m)
Best time to start?

Here are info to french waterways but a draught of 1,60 plus...impossible, even in spring.
http://www.vnf.fr/vnf/carte.vnf?action=carte

[Pete7]

Originally Posted by Tellus

Here are info to french waterways but a draught of 1,60 plus...impossible, even in spring.
Voies navigables de France

Agreed, looks like a non starter with a 2.2m draft, perhaps truck it instead.

*Calais or Le Havre to the Mediterranean.

Pete

[African Queen]

Thank you for your answers! Looks impossible even we get the boat up to 2m draught.

[Tellus]

Anyway it´s a long trip.

alternative: Black Sea and Danube or truck.
Bavaria Yachts are often delivered by truck to Med. Usually the trucks return empty to Germany.
Suppose you can get a transport at reasonable price.
F.e. Sleepy Yachttransporte

Good luck
Tellus

[African Queen]

Originally Posted by Tellus

Anyway it´s a long trip.

alternative: Black Sea and Danube or truck.
Bavaria Yachts are often delivered by truck to Med. Usually the trucks return empty to Germany.
Suppose you can get a transport at reasonable price.
F.e. Sleepy Yachttransporte

Good luck
Tellus

Thanks!
Black Sea and Danube could work, we're in Greece at the moment..
Any good informationsites/books about the route?

[Tellus]

Originally Posted by African Queen

Thanks!
Black Sea and Danube could work, we're in Greece at the moment..
Any good informationsites/books about the route?

Danube upward can be diff because of strong currents, especially autumn to spring. watch pegelstand (gauge )

for Austria look here: doris.bmvit: DoRIS
From Iron Gates (Romania/Serbia) lower down the mast
List of crossings of the Danube - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

for Germany: https://www.elwis.de/gewaesserkunde/index.html
here you can get infos to gauges of other countries too

Announcements for skipper:
https://www.elwis.de/mvc/main.php?modul=nfb

keep me up to date if you like, PM me

regards
Tellus

[Buddyman]

Hello to all.

Has anyone been asked to produce International Certificate of Competence on the Mast Route in the Netherlands or further south on canals into Belgium or France?

[GordMay]

Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, Buddyman.

[Buddyman]

GM, Thanks for the welcome. I've lurked a bit and can see it is a friendly place with great info for neophytes!

I have to bring a boat south from Amsterdam by canal but have lost track of my old USPS certificates and wonder if I will run into trouble.

BM

[goboatingnow]

Originally Posted by Buddyman

GM, Thanks for the welcome. I've lurked a bit and can see it is a friendly place with great info for neophytes!

I have to bring a boat south from Amsterdam by canal but have lost track of my old USPS certificates and wonder if I will run into trouble.

BM

What's the us postal service have to do with French canals !!!!!

Dave

[DeepFrz]

Try Power Squadron, Dave.

[goboatingnow]

Originally Posted by DeepFrz

Try Power Squadron, Dave.

Sounds like bomber command. Anyway the OP needs an ICC with the CEVNI option certified

Dave