EuroCanals books are printed with full color maps and photos on bright-white, high-quality, water resistant paper. New editions are produced periodically, a complete review and rewrite of the text and new maps, photos and data tables as needed. Updates are made at any time when a new or changed facility or waterway dimension (such as bridge height) is reported. See these dates in the book details below.

Hi Tom, I just got back from a 3 month stay in the Netherlands with my new boat. I settled on a 10m boat with an open cockpit. It has a 90cm draft and I can comfortably pass under a 2.45m bridge. With a bow and stern thruster it alleviates some anxiety since I sail single handed. Jitse Doeve (broker) did a good job in making sure this was a good boat. I accomplished more than I thought I would on my first trip. Did overnight stays in Blokzijl, Sneek-Waterpoort, Leeurwarden and Dokkum. During the shoulder season there are plenty of open moorings in these towns to choose from. And of course many Marrekrite moorings.

Your books have proven to be extremely helpful in helping a newbie like me. I will be purchasing more of your books and material as I expand my sailing area over time. Regards, Rex

EuroCanals Guide: Cruising the Canals & Rivers of France

A guide to all canals and navigable rivers in France. Descriptions, maps and data tables with waterway dimensions for 90 waterways throughout France; 17 regional maps and 59 detailed maps of individual waterways. The detailed maps show locations of towns, locks, marinas, mooring places and rental-boat bases. Suggestions for through-routes and loop-cruises. Maps showing the location of vineyards along the waterways.

2022 Edition, Softcover, 187 pages, 8 inches wide X 10 inches high, perfect-bound, with full color maps and photos on bright-white, high-quality, water resistant paper.

New Edition published February 2022, Updated June 2023.

US$48.50 ISBN 978-0983284178

EuroCanals Guide: Cruising the Canals & Rivers of the Netherlands

This planning guide includes an overall map of the country showing the network of waterways through all 12 provinces and the portals connecting into Germany and Belgium. Maps of the “Great Rivers”; 16 regional maps and city maps; 9 suggested routes for 1-week cruises; Detailed dimensions of 318 waterways, with web links for marinas, boatyards, yacht charter bases and sights along the waterways. 2023 edition includes one dozen new pages and a complete review and update of all other pages.

2023 Edition. Softcover, 212 pages, 8 inches wide X 10 inches high, perfect-bound, with full color maps and photos on bright-white, high-quality, water resistant paper.

New Edition published February 2023, Updated May 2023.

US$48.50 ISBN 978-0983284123

EuroCanals Guide: Cruising the Canals & Rivers of Belgium

A guide for planning travels along the inland waterways of Belgium at the helm of a private canal cruiser, barge or rental boat. The two regions of Belgium, the flatland canals of Flanders along the English Channel and the hills & rivers of Wallonie in the south, are connected in a dense network of recently improved waterways. 1,578 kilometers of waterways are currently active.

2018 Edition. Softcover, 149 pages, 8 inches wide X 10 inches high, perfect-bound, with full color maps and photos on bright-white, high-quality, water resistant paper.

New Edition published October 2018, Updated December 2021.

US$44.50 ISBN 978-1723873980

EuroCanals Guide: Cruising the Canals & Rivers of Germany

A planning guide for all canals and navigable rivers in Germany. Maps and dimensional tables show all connecting waterways throughout the country. Special emphasis on the popular cruising areas of northeastern Germany, the Mecklenburg-Brandenburg-Berlin districts and through Berlin. A chapter describes the Main river, Main-Donau Kanal and the Donau (Danube) river along the route from the Rhein river at Mainz to the Austrian border at Passau. The 2021 Edition includes 95% more pages than the original 2015 version.

2021 Edition. Softcover, 179 pages, 8 inches wide X 10 inches high, perfect-bound, with full color maps and photos on bright-white, high-quality, water resistant paper.

New Edition published April 2021. Updated June 2023.

US$48.50 ISBN 978-1511923026

Recommended reading for those thinking of traveling on their own boat: Orion: A Canal & River Cruise through Holland

Tom and Carol Sommers completed a season-long trip aboard the Dutch cruiser Orion through all twelve provinces of the Netherlands to research this cruising guide, a supplement to the book “Cruising the Canals & Rivers of the the Netherlands”. The route followed Tom’s personal obsession, searching for Star Forts along the waterways (and finding 29 of the 37 Star Forts in Holland.) Included are maps, photos, touring suggestions and how-to-do-it details. The basic elements of the book were published in 2010 as “Cruising the Canals & Rivers of the the Netherlands on Orion”, a black & white paperback. Reviewers asked for more maps and color photos; this new edition is a larger format, with full color pages. It displays 191 color photos, 46 maps of provinces and regions showing the route that Orion followed and 42 maps of cities, towns and villages at a scale suitable for a walking tour guide. It is an essential handbook for those making a journey through the entire country or a short cruise in just one province.

2020, Softcover, 247 pages, 8 inches wide X 10 inches high, perfect-bound, with full color maps and photos on bright-white, high-quality, water resistant paper.

US$58.50 ISBN 9798601737722

New Edition published February 2020.

Seine: From Sea to Source

A guide for planning travels at the helm of a private canal cruiser, barge or rental boat, or aboard a river cruise ship, along the four sections of the Seine river and the three canals within the city of Paris. The book describes the route in photos and maps, showing the significant towns, cities and sites. Moorings for private boats are listed. The primary tributaries of the Seine, including the non-navigable upper Seine, are included, to make this book a complete Sea-to-Source guide for the Seine. A detailed route by car above the end of navigation leads the reader to the source of the Seine. An appendix chapter describes historic floods on the river and how to predict them. “Take the drive to the source, it will be a memorable experience”…Tom Sommers

2020, Softcover, 125 pages, 8 inches wide X 10 inches high, perfect-bound, with full color maps and photos on bright-white, high-quality, water resistant paper.

US$39.50 ISBN 979 8 5638339 6 8

New Edition published November 2020.

Hi Tom, First thanks for your truly wonderful guides which I have relied on and enjoyed for many years, first in hire boats and more recently in our own Piper 49M “Joie de Vivre V”. As we are now locked down at home in Australia (July 2020) without any possibility of European cruising this northern summer it occurred to me that the next best thing to our lost cruising season would be to spend my spare time reading your updated guides. Once again thanks for your very valuable contribution to cruising literature. Best Regards, Peter