Sell Up and Cruise the Inland Waterways: How to Get the Most Out of the Inland Cruising Lifestyle

Description

Living afloat on inland canals, rivers and waterways is a popular choice throughout the UK and Europe, and its popularity is growing. Attracted for financial, environmental or lifestyle reasons, there are now so many people wanting to sell up and live on the water that there are waiting lists for permanent berths. Bill and Laurel Cooper are the experts on living afloat. Practising what they preach, they have lived aboard a variety of boats throughout the Europe for over 30 years. Covering UK, European and American inland waterways, they offer practical, first-hand expert advice on: - Suitable boats - Likely costs - Rules and regulations - Insurance considerations - Pros and cons of the liveaboard lifestyle - Dealing with health and other problems - Provisioning And much, much more With anecdotes from their own experiences to illustrate their points, as well as maps, sketches and photographs, the Coopers can help anyone dreaming of selling up and cruising the inland waterways to make that dream become a reality.

Bill and Laurel Cooper have lived aboard a variety of boats for over 30 years, both sea-going (crossing the Atlantic seven times) and in-land (sailing the Hudson River (US), the Rhone, the Rhine, the Danube, the Thames as well as the French canals). They are the authors of Sell Up and Sail, one of Adlard Coles Nautical's most popular titles (over 20 years in print, and now into it's fifth edition).

"a book for the planner of serious intent, and is perhaps definitive in its present-day genre." * Cruising Association * 'With anecdotes from their own experiences to illustrate their points, as well as maps, sketches and photographs, the Coopers can help anyone dreaming of selling up and cruising the inland waterways to make that dream become a reality.' * www.noonsite.com (February 2010) * 'It's a book well worth the wait. It's not just good. It's wow - the definitive, how-to guide to crusing the inland waterways that only people with hard-won hands-on knowledge could have written.' * Journal of DBA - The Barge Association (2010) * 'With anecdotes from their own experiences to illustrate their points, as well as maps, sketches and photogrpahs, the Coopers can help anyone dreaming of selling up and cruising the inland waterways to make that dream become a reality.' * All at Sea (February 2010) * "A wow! of a book- the definitive, how-to guide to cruising inland waterways" * Blue Flag Magazine * 'If, like Bill Cooper, you wish to carry your working life on water into your retirement, you could do no better than start by reading his new book...provides a very useful and realistic introduction to living on water' * Nautilus International (May 2010) * '...an invaluable guide...' * Waterways World - 2010 * '...expert advice...plenty of depth and detail.' * Practical Boat Owner (June 2010) * 'This book delves deeply into the psychology of cruising and the pleasure of travelling by water. Anyone interested in boats and cruising, seeing new places, meeting new people and leaving stress behind will relish this book.' * Maritime Journal (May 2010) * 'For anyone considering cruising for more than a day or so..the latest book from Bill and Laurel Cooper is well worth a read...It's an honest, useful and entertaining read, even for those whom waving goodbye to the nine to five job is currently only a pipe dream.' * Anglia Afloat * 'great reading' * Motor Boats Monthly (June 2010) * 'a very useful and enjoyable read' * Sailing Magazine (July 2010) *