Noyen-sur-Sarthe
A slipway when last used that used to be a Connoisseur base, but they had long since departed. There was no local secure storage but that may have changed with the new business there....
Category: France
Club Maine Marine, Arnage, River Sarthe
This slipway has been used by a number of WBOC members since 2002 but not recently as the last visit was in 2007. If anyone has used it in the last couple of years...
Melihan-sur Garonne
Information and pictures provided by Thomas Loos , you can read his blog here The slipway at Melihan-sur Garonne is well laid out and easy to use. It is situated right next to the...
Castelsarrasin, Canal de Garonne
Information and pictures provided by Thomas Loos , you can read his blog here A well designed slipway with plenty of space to manoeuvre. It is situated right next to the Halte Fluvial. The...
Luzech , Upper Lot
Information and pictures provided by Thomas Loos , you can read his blog here The slipway at Luzech is not the easiest to use, but still the best on this isolated river navigation. Located...
Pont de Sireuil, Charente
Information and pictures provided by Thomas Loos , you can read his blog here The slip way at Pont de Sireuil on the Charente, is very well laid out and does not pose any...
Boating in France – a member’s story
Last year one of our members Thomas Loos, who lives in Ireland, took his family and his Wilderness Beaver to explore the waterways in the Mayenne and Brittany regions of France. This included a trip...
Chitry les Mines
On the Canal de Nivernais near Corbigny, on the Auxerre side of the Baye summit, there is a newish slipway that has been built by VNF at the Chitry les Mines Port de Pleasance,...
Chatillon sur Loire
Just south of Briare there is a very good slipway at Chatillon sur Loire, on the Canal Lateral a la Loire, where they also have very secure storage. Contact is Natacha, who speaks English....
Chatel Sensoir
The Port is now controlled and operated by the Local Mayor. He has an assistant who appears occasionally. Very obliging and helpful and keen to attract more business. The Mayor is the Owner of...