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.
Good Practice at Locks
Locks enable any boat to rise or descend several metres, with no effort involved, simply by displacing water.
The story of a barge cruise in Burgundy : 3 generations on one canal boat
Our boats in Burgundy are perfect for an intergeneration family gathering, learn more on travel diaries, the blog by Locaboat.
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.
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®
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?
Taking your pet aboard
Leaving your four-footed friend behind when you go on holiday can be quite a wrench. So why not take your pet with you on a waterborne holiday?
What can you do on a boat when it rains?
Rain or fog… the weather’s taking a dive? Aboard your self-drive boat, bad weather doesn’t mean a bad holiday. Quite the opposite, in fact.
Manoeuvring your self-drive boat: first steps
Florence Menguy, Operations Director at Locaboat, explains, all new skippers are shown the ropes from A-Z before they are put in charge of their Penichette.
