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With Mother's Day on Sunday, this would be an ideal lunch to serve onboard if you are planning a day on the water as a Mother's Day treat - alternatively, even if there isn't a mum onboard - you will really enjoy this easy to make dish 'fr...

The wildlife makes no distinction. Dutch barge, steel cruiser or hire boat, they all make a great landing place from time to time. A butterfly on the roof, a dragonfly on the bollards and yet as soon as you reach for the camera….. “pouf” ...

2015 saw a revival of commercial traffic on some “Freycinet”* canals in France. Traffic from the Paris region carrying building site debris passes up the Seine River via the Canal du Loing to a landfill site at Givry on the Canal Latéral...

Here at Boatshed we have some fabulous brokers and today we’d like to put the spotlight on Graham Wharmby who is the Boatshed broker for Bourgogne, Midi Canals, St Malo and France.

At 480 kilometers long the Saône river is one of the most important river navigations in France and the town of Port sur Saône is to be found on the upper reaches often referred to as the Petite Saône. The upper Saône river is a joy to navig...

BoatBid permet à l'acheteur de bateau de faire des enchères avec la confiance que n'importe quel bateau peut être expertisé et subi des essayes en mer avant que vous preniez la décision de l’acheter.

For none European nationals the 90 day stay rule can severely limit the appeal of buying a boat to cruise the French canals and rivers.

L’ENTENTE desCANAUX du CENTRE … c’est quoi et comment ça marche ?

When entering marinas In the land of “ooh la la”

BoatBid enables the boat buyer to bid with the confidence that any boat can be surveyed and sea trialed before you make the decision to purchase. The transaction is handled by one of Boatshed's brokers.

A simple wine tasting experience was all it took for the 2015 “The Apprentice” semi finalist Vana Koutsomitis to put on her entrepreneurial hat and start the commercialization of what is “vinobyvana”.

With the snow covered Mount Canigou reflected in the calm waters of the lagoon, and a couple of fisherman spreading their nets out to dry, even on a cold January day, the shoreline of the protected Etang de Canet – St Nazaire makes a pretty good...

It's #NationalBreakfastweek this week and porridge is a fantastic food when you're on passage.

De bonnes nouvelles pour Boatshed Bourgogne et Boatshed Midi Canals!

Retrouvons notre ami Tchèque Josef qui, à Moret sur Loing, désire embouquer le canal du Loing au sortir de la Seine. Quenenni ! On lui interdit le passage de la première écluse.

At the recent 2016 Boatshed Broker Conference held over 2 days, with Boatshed brokers attending from all over the world, a wide variety of workshops and hot topics were discussed. The Boatshed Awards were held on the evening of the first day and ...

This week saw the Boatshed 2016 2 day Conference held in Gosport at Hardy’s at Haslar Marina. There was representation from approximately 40 Boatshed locations, including the UK and Europe, along with a number of members of the Boatshed HQ team....

La République Tchèque est loin de toute mer.

Le bateau idéal existe-t-il ? Oui ! Sans aucun doute !
Mais quel est-il ?