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Hi, i am now responding to more and more requests for copies of the sailing barge book, sadly it is now out of print. She is a lovely family live aboard or cruising barge for the european canals. We found jan willem in enkhuizen, in a hurricane, in 1989. Paris apparently had another boat library back in the mid 70s or so. Originally made of wood and powered by sail, most of the existing barges are made of iron or steel and powered by diesel engines. David evershed is an experienced skipper of both motor and sailing barges, he holds a degree in maritime history from plymouth university. David evershed wrote an excellent book called the dutch barge book about sailing barges and a sequel about motor barges, but its out of print.
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