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Locaboat’s fleet is equipped with next generation batteries
Setting off on a Locaboat boat and living your life at the pace of the waterways and nature, that’s the best way to recharge your batteries.
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Spotlight on self-drive boat hire
Europa models are different from the Pénichettes® and look more like yachts. With their elegant lines, these boats are the last word in attention to detail.
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Boating holidays in Italy: advice and good practice
You’ve chosen Italy for your boating holiday in a Pénichette®
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Tranquillity and a gentle pace of life
Locaboat special offers will propose gently paced trips on canal, aboard penichettes. Learn more on travel diaries, the blog by Locaboat
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Barge trips: packing check-list
Before taking charge of your canal boat, make sure you haven't forgotten anything, even though there will be plenty of stop-offs at villages for shopping.
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Good Practice at Locks
Locks enable any boat to rise or descend several metres, with no effort involved, simply by displacing water.
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What clothes should you bring to wear aboard a Pénichette®?
For a successful canal boat holiday with Locaboat, it's important to make sure you have the right kind of clothing.
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How to moor your boat successfully?
Mooring a boat successfully is the key to a perfect cruise. Here are a few tips for a smooth mooring of your licence-free Pénichette®
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Handy tools: map of France’s navigable waterways
What documents should you bring on board and what preparations should you make, before and during your canal boat trip with Locaboat?