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First lets decide on a name!! The Canal DE Berry or Canal DU Berry? Well, the old province of Berry was known as the Province DU Berry, so why not the canal the Canal Du Berry? Well, because it is named after the Duc DE Berry and therefore know...

The wildlife makes no distinction. Dutch barge, steel cruiser or hire boat, they all make a great landing place from time to time. A butterfly on the roof, a dragonfly on the bollards and yet as soon as you reach for the camera….. “pouf” ...

2015 saw a revival of commercial traffic on some “Freycinet”* canals in France. Traffic from the Paris region carrying building site debris passes up the Seine River via the Canal du Loing to a landfill site at Givry on the Canal Latéral...

Here at Boatshed we have some fabulous brokers and today we’d like to put the spotlight on Graham Wharmby who is the Boatshed broker for Bourgogne, Midi Canals, St Malo and France.

At 480 kilometers long the Saône river is one of the most important river navigations in France and the town of Port sur Saône is to be found on the upper reaches often referred to as the Petite Saône. The upper Saône river is a joy to navig...

For none European nationals the 90 day stay rule can severely limit the appeal of buying a boat to cruise the French canals and rivers.

L’ENTENTE desCANAUX du CENTRE … c’est quoi et comment ça marche ?

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De bonnes nouvelles pour Boatshed Bourgogne et Boatshed Midi Canals!

Retrouvons notre ami Tchèque Josef qui, à Moret sur Loing, désire embouquer le canal du Loing au sortir de la Seine. Quenenni ! On lui interdit le passage de la première écluse.

The next auction runs from Friday 29th January until Tuesday 2nd February 2016

At the recent 2016 Boatshed Broker Conference held over 2 days, with Boatshed brokers attending from all over the world, a wide variety of workshops and hot topics were discussed. The Boatshed Awards were held on the evening of the first day and ...

This week saw the Boatshed 2016 2 day Conference held in Gosport at Hardy’s at Haslar Marina. There was representation from approximately 40 Boatshed locations, including the UK and Europe, along with a number of members of the Boatshed HQ team....

La République Tchèque est loin de toute mer.

Le bateau idéal existe-t-il ? Oui ! Sans aucun doute !
Mais quel est-il ?

Buying and selling a boat can be quite a daunting process, not to mention emotional, especially if you are selling something that has given you a tremendous amount of fun, challenges and happiness over the years and has become close to your heart....

Depuis deux ans, dans le port de Briare, la capitaine Dorothée Maas, endosse le costume de la mère Fouettard. Accompagnée par un Saint Nicolas portant les traditionnelles crosse et mitre, elle parcourt sur un petit esquif les eaux du port, puis...

At Boatshed we pride ourselves on really getting to know the boats we have for sale. This means from time to time we come across vessels that are in themselves different or interesting that they are worth an extra mention.

Alors ? Alors ? … Une partie fluviale réduite à la portion congrue.

Verte. C’est la couleur de l’Yonne en été. Une palette de verts incroyables et changeants selon les humeurs du temps. A Sens, place de la République, on ne se trouve guère loin d’un confortable amarrage quai Jean Moulin sur l’Yonne et ...