LE BOAT

Supernettes Personal, gute Einweisung, sauberes, wenn auch sehr altes Boot. Keine Probleme, weder in Castelnaudary noch bei der Abgabe in Port Cassafières. Würde jederzeit wieder dort buchen.

We found Le Boat very easy to deal with right from the moment we started making enquiries about our holiday. We loved our holiday on the Canal du Midi and would definitely do another journey given the opportunity.

We had a wonderful time navigating the Canal du Midi and exploring the region surrounding it.

I have driven ships and boats for over thirty years, and I was challenged, at times, to navigate my Le Boat boat. I had a Clipper boat with no bow thruster. A thruster would have only complicated the situation. The first two days of our trip we saw winds in the 30 mile per hour range. Sometimes this was a headwind and sometimes it was a sidewind while navigating a low bridge. We managed and had a wonderful time. If you are considering renting a boat and navigating the Canal du Midi, my advice would be to always put your locking assistant ashore on the windward side of the canal. I always did and I was able to get underway and get way on before being blown to the leeward side of the canal. If I'd been blown to the leeward side, I would have had a heck of a time getting off as the wind would have pinned me to it. These boats lack the power to back into the wind.

Other advice I would give is, don't try to do to much. When I first reserved the boat, we planned to go from Castlenaudry all the way to the Mediterranean. I did the math and there were not enough hours in the day to make it all the way, so we decided to spend about five hours each day navigating and the rest of the time exploring. We would tie the boat up by three pm each day and jump on our bicycles. The bikes provided are single speed folding bikes. They are completely adequate for riding in the towns surrounding the canal. If you want to head up to the walled city in Carcassonne, either take the bus or walk. The bikes will be a headache. Also - go as early in the day as you can.

We booked an end of March/early April trip to avoid the crowds. We succeeded in every way except one -- Carcassonne gets over five million visitors each year. If you are in the walled city after eleven am, it will be crowded.

Nos ha encantado volver a navegar por el Canal de Midi con Le Boat. La atención del personal es excelente desde el momento de preparar el viaje, la recepción y la asistencia durante las vacaciones. Esta región de Francia es una maravilla y poder navegar por el canal todo un regalo para unas vacaciones perfectas.

An excellent, relaxing holiday. Perfect for a family