Cirrus A Houseboat Hire

Cirrus A is a compact inland canal cruiser for private self-drive hire on the rivers and canals of France. Type is Houseboat. Builder is Houseboat. Country is France. Length is 8.80 m. Beam is 3.80 m. One rear cabin with two single berths plus a saloon settee that converts to a double sleep four guests. Crew is BB: this is a self-drive hull, not a skippered motor yacht. A diesel engine, 0.60 m water draft, 2.20 m air draft, and 1.90 m headroom sit on the published sheet. A 450 litre water tank and a 302 litre fuel tank sit on the same list. Twin steering positions, a bow thruster, GPS, 230 volt shore power, a 12 volt system, heating, and fans sit on the kit list.

This is a river and canal houseboat, not a sailing catamaran and not a planing motor yacht. The galley has a hob, oven or grill, microwave, fridge, and sink. One bathroom with a wet head sits aft of the cabin. A sundeck, bimini, deck shower, and alfresco table sit above. The class is built for small families or two couples who want a slow week on French waterways. Fixtures can vary from hull to hull inside the same class. The Cirrus B virtual tour is a sister layout with a rear double; this class keeps the twin cabin at the rear.

Weekly euro rates are not printed on the class page without a date search. Empty weeks are POA. Fuel, damage deposit, and waterside services sit outside the hull hire. One-way supplements can apply when the route starts and ends at different bases.

Boarding is in France at the inland base named on the contract. Fly into the regional airport that serves the chosen base and transfer to the quay. A handling briefing sits before departure. Return the hull to the agreed base unless a one-way has been written into the week. Year built is n.d. Currency is EUR. Cabins are 1. Guests are 4. Crew is BB. Cirrus A is a named canal class for quiet French inland weeks.