Village Square Booksellers Barging Titles

Bill & Laurel wrote Sell Up & Sail ($34.95- Highly readable account of how a couple opted out of the rat race and took to a life at sea- one of the liveaboard bibles). We met them in the UK in Spring '96 and later saw them at our Dutch Barge Association lay-up rally in Vermenton France in Oct 96.

Watersteps through France: To the Camargue by Canal by Bill & Laurel Cooper $17.95 Stock

Watersteps Round Europe: From Greece to England by Barge - After their journey south through the French canals, told in Watersteps Through France, Bill and Laurel Cooper cruised Hosanna around the Greek Islands. Needing a replacement engine, they hurried back to the U.K. for a refit, meeting all kinds of difficulties, delights and disasters along the way. $17.95 Special order

Back Door to Byzantium by Bill & Laurel Cooper. This eagerly awaited conclusion to the Watersteps trilogy is the story of the Cooper's voyage from the North Sea, across flooded France, down the Rhine and on the Danube to the Black Sea. $17.95 Stock

Barging in Burgundy: Boating, Exploring, Wining & Dining, Erasmus Kloman $17.95. covers the Canals du Bourgogne and Nivernais. Info on the how-to's of bare- boating and also on French food & culture. Stock

The European Waterways- a manual for First Time Users. Marian Martin $26.50 Locks, charts, signage, bridges. CEVNI, SIGNI and Rhone rules. The only book in English that covers this. We had the French version when we lived aboard, plus the Dutch version since we were Dutch registered. Special Order

Barging in Europe: The Essential Guidebook Roger Van Dyken. How to buy and operate a barge on the rivers and canals of Europe. Unable to locate at this time-very rare.

Cruising French Waterways - Hugh McKnight The Bible when traveling in France on your own boat. Tourist and navigation info. He makes regular trips to France aboard his boat, Avonbay. We visited him in his home near London to purchase guide books for our trip to the canals of Europe. 4th edition $39.95

Through the French Canals- Philip Bristow $24.95 Stock Older edition.

Through the French Canals (11TH ed.) David Jefferson, ISBN: 1574092332 $ 29.95 Available to order

Lynn & Larry Pardey have written many cruising books & liveaboard books for sailors. Pat met Larry in Flushing, Cornwall, while he was refitting Taleisin in 1995. Alan & Pat started learning about "cruising" from these books in the early 80's. Many have been reprinted & we will be happy to check for availability.

Inland Waterways Manual: The Complete Guide to Boating on Rivers, Lakes and Canals (3RD ed.) by Emrhys Barrell $24.95 There are more than 4,000 miles of navigable waterways in Great Britain, with more in Ireland and Europe. This book tells the reader all they need to know about how to get afloat - which boat to choose, whether to hire or buy, how much it will cost, and where they can go. Boat handling and maneuvering are covered in detail, along with maintenance and repair. And there is a section on trailer boating for those who want to keep their boat at home, advice on living aboard for long periods, night-time navigation and training. This is the only book novices will need. Special order

Inland Waterways of Belgium: A Guide to Navigable Rivers and Canals of Belgium by Jacqueline Jones. $ 74.95. This waterway-by-waterway guide provides all the essential information for navigation, as well as details about things to do and places to see in Belgium's historic cities. Fully illustrated with clear maps and the author's photography, this book is a must for anyone cruising Belgium or en-route to the French or Dutch canals. It comes with a folded map of the Belgian waterways system. Special Order

Map of the Inland Waterways of France: Including the Major Waterways of the Low Countries: Major Canals and Rivers by Class, Distances, Dimensions $24.95 Including principal routes in Belgium and The Netherlands. This map shows the distances, numbers of locks and maximum draught and height of each navigation and is the only such map published in English. 1:1,500,000 folded or flat. Special order.

Waterway Routes Through France Map: Comprehensive Planning Maps with Detailed Cruising Information for the Inland Waterway Routes Through France. This new map has been designed for boats making the passage from the English Channel to the Mediterranean through the French canals. Broken into clear geographical areas, the mapping is annotated with Jane Cumberlidge's text which describes the routes, provides vital canal dimensions and distances, long-stay mooring places and also notes some of the waterway features. This attractive publication includes photographs set against the full colour mapping. Some of the issues involved in making a passage through France are also discussed. $32.95 Special order.

The Leaky Iron Boat: Nursing an Old Barge Through Holland, Belgium and France ($18.95) Contributors: Hart Massey (Author) , Joe Weisman (Illustrator), Joe Weissman (Illustrator) Hart Massey recounts their various adventures and misadventures during six years aboard Lionel. He provides a charming chronicle of their wonderful, harrowing, and amusing experiences following the early routes of communication and commerce: the picturesque, history-laden rivers and canals of Europe. Stock 0773758704

We can also order Navicarte charts from France for individual canal/river systems. They will be drop shipped from France to avoid additional shipping charges for customers.

Contact us for current stock or we'll be happy to special order books for you.

Also, we offer Barging trips in France- both bareboat trips from France Afloat and crewed larger "hotel" barges. Please contact us for more information. We work with Greater Falls Travel for air & hotel accommodations (gusgus@sover.net)

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04/16/07 Village Square Booksellers