Rnli. Nautical Terms in Common Usage. As the Crow Flies - When lost or unsure of their position in coastal waters, ships would release a caged crow.
The crow would fly straight towards the nearest land thus giving the vessel some sort of a navigational fix. The tallest lookout platform on a ship came to be know as the crow's nest. Leeway - The weather side of a ship is the side from which the wind is blowing. Windfall - A sudden unexpected rush of wind from a mountainous shore which allowed a ship more leeway. Over the Barrel - The most common method of punishment aboard ship was flogging. To Know the Ropes - There was miles and miles of cordage in the rigging of a square rigged ship. Dressing Down - Thin and worn sails were often treated with oil or wax to renew their effectiveness. Footloose - The bottom portion of a sail is called the foot. Booby Hatch - Aboard ship, a booby hatch is a sliding cover or hatch that must be pushed away to allow access or passage. First Rate - Implies excellence. Pipe Down - Chock-a-Block - Groggy - Site officiel de Jean Guichard - Photographies de phares du monde entier.
North South Yachting the Company - NorthSouthYachting.com. Home. Barge cruise - european river and canal barge cruises, theme cruises - Golf, wine and family cruises, luxury barge cruise vacation along rivers and canals in France, Scotland, Ireland, England and Germany, GoBarging with European Waterways - website desig. Boating Holidays / Vacations in the South of France, with Minervois Cruisers - Travel Planning. Houseboat and canal barge rental on the canals of France with h2olidays. Barge Handling. DBA the Barge Association. Buying a Barge ? Go to : Front Page First things first.
There are many people with vastly more experience than I in these matters, so I have listed the names of organisations and people that I am aware of. I am assuming that everyone has access to the internet, at least enough to get the phone numbers or addresses of the organisations listed below. I strongly recommend using the internet however, to search and look at lots of boats, before traipsing across Europe in search of the perfect example. I also recommend >The Barge Buyers Handbook= from the DBA, as it is far more extensive than this simple introduction, being the result of many years of experience by its authors. The DBA - A barge owners association Training Tam and Di Murrell ( email tamanddi@mac.com ) conduct regular barge handling and PP courses using their French based beurtschip. Understand however, that a three or four day course, sharing time with other students, is not going to make you an expert in all situations.
Brokers. Bill & Nancy's life on a barge in France. Living on a Barge in France We can only say positive things about this lifestyle.
We had never owned a boat before we came to France and bought our barge, and we really didn't know what to expect. What we found is a life we love. The boating community immediately welcomed us as new members, they shared their boating knowledge with us while we were refitting our barge, and later they helped us learn how to drive and how to maintain and live aboard our new home. The friends we made in those first months in France remain some of our best friends today, and each year only adds new friends to the list as we meet other boaters. For our first six years we returned to the same winter port, Roanne.
In 2006, we were lucky enough to be offered a mooring in Paris, an opportunity that was too good to pass up, so now le Port de Plaisance de Paris Arsenal is our home port. Leaving Home It took us one full year of hard work at home in San Francisco to prepare for our move to Europe. An Address in France. The Cruise People Ltd [Freighter Cruises]