If you take the canals you can just enter
Germany with
mast down and follow
the canals and rivers.
If needed, I can give you all directions to the
Med, it 'll take a bit of time only and during the
winter the French are working on the inland waterways so it might be possible that you will have some delay at ..... canals. The big ones will be open anyhow but there are some smaller ones that you have to pass.
If you sail your own
boat, neither in
Holland nor in
France they will ask for your
ICC as long as your boat is below certain limits: < 15 meters and no higher speed than 20 km/h under
power. Framnce might be different but anyhow nobody will ask you. Once in the
Med, nobody is interested as long as the boat is your own.
Make sure that your boat is
seaworthy by all means.
The German Bight is no laughing stock if the
weather turns nasty, neither is the Elbe apparoach - those
water are pretty unforgiving.
Insurance is mandatory everywhere. The boat not so much but personal liability is. Pantaenius is a good address. They are internationally recognised and handle anything that floats.