Through France via the Inland Waterways

This is a 138-page A4 guide, edited by Gordon Knight and aimed at owners of moderate draught yachts (drawing up to 1.8m). It contains all the information needed to embark on any of the four principal routes to the Med and the preparations needed to undertake them, including boat preparation; equipment; licences and documentation; sources of navigation and other information; practical aspects of boat handling and managing locks and even obtaining supplies en route. It also provides details of all mooring places along the routes, with comments upon facilities, depths, prices, nearby shops and restaurants and other attractions. It also incorporates over 100 hyperlinks to port, marina, boatyard and other websites for readers using the online version.

The guide is regularly updated (usually annually) using reports submitted by members of the CA's European Inland Waterways Section (EIWS) and incorporates numerous hyperlinks to a wealth of additional information. CA members (who can download the digital version for free - you'll need to be logged in to see the free download link in Buying Options below ) also benefit from further hyperlinks to the CA's award-winning app CAptain's Mate to obtain the most up to date information on mooring locations and navigational restrictions as it is posted.

To obtain full benefit from these hyperlinks, all the EIWS guides can be purchased in digital versions as downloadable PDFs from the CA's digital store Shopify. Non-members can thus benefit from numerous hyperlinks in green to additional information on the internet, while CA members can also use hyperlinks in blue to the latest updates on CAptain's Mate.

For those who prefer a hard copy, all the guides can also be purchased in full colour A4 printed format from the print-on-demand publishers Lulu.

Also included in the guide is a 25% discount offer on first year's membership to purchasers applying online for CA membership during the year.

For information on the additional benefits (in addition to free PDF downloads of all the guides) available to members of European Inland Waterways Section (EIWS), please see EIWS web page.