Via any of several routes through central France:
Beam 17.1 feet absolute (no fenders)
Draft 5.9 feet (possibly more at high water times, but then air draft
is more of a problem)
Air Draft (height above water) 11.5 feet.

The route across southern France is much shorter, but requires a
smaller boat.

Or, you can take the long way around -- Baltic Sea, Moscow, Volga,
Black Sea, in a much larger vessel -- 10 foot draft.

Jim Woodward
www.mvFintry.com


"Barry Brazier" wrote in message ...
How big a sailboat can one take down French canals from Med to Atlantic
Coast

Barry


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