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Tournus – Mâcon – Belleville-sur-Saône – Jassans-Riottier <Back into catch-up mode! Sections in italics are contributed by the secondary author of each article> Mâcon The entire day’s cruising was uneventful, with a smattering of commercial vessels and large river cruisers passing us in both directions,…

Chalon-sur-Saône – Tournus Although there was considerable wind the next morning, we lowered the mast and were resetting the ropes when Andy and Deb (from the barge Molly, against whom we had been rafted through last winter) came over from their boat, coffee cups in…

Auxonne – Seurre – Chalon-sur-Saône Seurre Having enjoyed some lovely warm sunny days, we found ourselves cruising Catharina Elisabeth off for the 2025 season under a grey sky. Still, with only two locks to negotiate for our first day, one to exit the derivation from…

Auxonne More Maintenance Our major outstanding tasks were refurbishing our mast (damaged in a collision with a bridge last year), establishing our flower garden, giving the sides of the wheelhouse and the salon a new coat of paint and some engine maintenance. Sundry other tasks…