Episode 02: Learning to pilot a Dutch Barge on a narrow canal


Captain Maria

Captain Maria

Much is required to legally operate a large Dutch PENICHE on the canals of France. We circumnavigated the earth with less than is required to navigate these 4 foot deep ditches.
We had already taken the Royal Yacht Assn Radio license, Step 1. Now we found a great retired British couple in Castelnaudary near Toulouse to give us required step one barge lessons on the ancient and beautiful Canal du Midi in the south.

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Its a tight SQUEEZE




Our Dulcinea is LONGER than THIS !

Our Dulcinea is LONGER than THIS !


 
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Here is the license from the touluse British School pre-Brexit. This is now void !!~

 

 
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And here is the LICENSE we received much later after re-ttaking the test in anti-Brexit French !

L'Extension Grande Plaisance (EGP)

This will supercede the British license


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