Lars Hässler is a sailing veteran with long experience of ocean sailing, but also of journeys on Europe’s internal water roads – the canals. Europe’s canal system is well built-out and journeying along them is very different from visiting the usual t ...
Lars Hässler is a sailing veteran with long experience of ocean sailing, but also of journeys on Europe’s internal water roads – the canals. Europe’s canal system is well built-out and journeying along them is very different from visiting the usual tourist destinations. This book about the canals of Europe is a combined travel book and a description of sailing where personal reflections are mixed with useful information. The emphasis is on practical things, and there are lots of tips who those who want to visit Europe by living a canal life.
Lars Hässler is an enthusiastic storyteller when he describes life on S/Y Jennifer and the many historic places they pass. On her journey through Europe, S/Y Jennifer makes stops at metropolises and gastronomic centres. On winding rivers and canals, one also reaches into the charm of the small villages.
Important facts are collected together in an appendix at the end of the book, with a presentation of alternative canal routes, distances and tips. This book is a must for anyone who wants to reach the heart of Europe by boat.
Lars Hässler is well-known among boat people in Sweden, and is a popular lecturer. For many years, he arranged the Sail Symposium at the Swedish boat fair ‘Allt för sjön’. He has a background as a lawyer and a commodity trader, but now he devotes his time to sailing his boat the S/Y Jennifer with a paying crew. You can read about his activities on www.yacht-jennifer.nu