The Canal du Midi: A Cruiser's Guide - Softcover

Adlard Coles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1408112736 ISBN 13: 9781408112731

Publisher: Adlard Coles Nautical, 2009

Synopsis

The Canal du Midi is probably the most popular canal in France. Linking the Bay of Biscay with the Mediterranean, it is not only renowned for its beauty and picturesque sights, it also performs the invaluable service of saving boaters the long (and arduous) trip around Portugal and Spain to reach the Med. This handy-sized guidebook has all the information boaters need to navigate the canal, and is packed with cruising and background information about each stage. There are enticing colour photos and distance maps of each section, showing locks, bridges and yacht havens. This book will accompany sailors and motorboaters all the way, enabling them to make the most of their journey down one of the most famous canals in the world. The chapters cover the following: Technical data on the waterways Canal d'Arles a Fos-sur-Mer Petit Rhone Canal du Rhone a Sete Lez Etang de Thau Canal du Midi Herault Canal de la Robine

About this title

Review

'Written for powered boat users, it has much of relevance to paddlers, including the frequent colour photographs and the clear sketch maps.' --Canoeist (January 2010)

'This guide is the perfect passage planning volume...features kilometre by kilometre descriptions of the Canal du Midi, plus maps and highlights.' --Practical Boat Owner (November 2009)

A handy, pocket-sized book with a good selection of colour photographs and maps.' --Nautical Magazine (January 2010)

Edition details

• Publisher: Adlard Coles Nautical
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1408112736
• ISBN 13: 9781408112731
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144