Hello anchorman01,
If you will be going into the canals, you will want to remove the
mast as there are some bridges with low air
draft. Anywhere they take big ships, you can sail. You will mostly have some
current against you, and you can always
motor sail when you tire of the
wind blowing from the bow.
I would look at the guides for the peniches, plan short days at first, till you see how you go. There is often room in the
marinas, but you have to
phone ahead.
Enjoy.
Ann