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What you'll pay
Charter pricing is famously opaque. Here's everything the operator will charge — mandatory items paid at the base, plus optional add-ons you can opt into.
Paid at the base (mandatory)
Services & extras (optional)
Specifications & Equipment
Equipment (5 aboard · 47 not)
- Heating
- Refrigerator
- Electric toilet
- Bimini
- Bow thruster
- Air condition
- Coffee maker
- Ice maker
- Dishwasher
- Washer/Dryer
- TV
- DVD player
- Radio-CD player
- Cockpit speakers
- Game console
- Wi-Fi & Internet
- Convertible table
- Cockpit cushions
- Generator
- Solar Panels
- Inverter
- Water maker
- Holding tank
- Autopilot
- Outside Steering Position
- Chart plotter
- Chart plotter in cockpit
- Radar
- Spinnaker
- Gennaker
- Racing sails
- Lazy jack
- Lazy bag
- Electric winches
- Sprayhood
- Outboard engine
- Rudder blades
- Flybridge
- Hydraulic gangway
- Tender garage
- Tenderlift platform
- Swimming platform
- Swimming pool
- Underwater lights
- Teak Cockpit
- Teak deck
- Railing net
- Barbecue grill in cockpit
- Dinghy
- Diving equipment
- Snorkeling equipment
- Stand up paddle
SailChecker Expert View
Who it suits: This is a great option for families or small groups wanting a relaxed inland waterway experience rather than coastal sailing. The seven-berth capacity makes it ideal for multi-generational trips or friends looking to explore France's canal network together.
Standout features: The bow thruster is genuinely helpful for manoeuvring in tight locks and narrow sections, and the heating means you're not limited to summer-only cruising. Three separate cabins give everyone decent privacy on what's essentially a floating holiday home.
Value perspective: At €3,000 deposit for a seven-berth houseboat, this offers solid value if you're after leisurely canal exploration rather than open-water sailing, you're paying for space and comfort, not performance. The 1997 build age is honest rather than a red flag; these penichettes are built to last inland duty.
One thing to know: This is canal cruising, not yacht sailing, think gentle, engine-powered floating accommodation on French waterways. If you're expecting wind-in-your-hair sailing or coastal adventure, you'll want to look elsewhere; if you want a mobile base for exploring locks, villages, and vineyards at 6 knots, you've found it.
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The marina & destination
Based at Saint-Leger-sur-Dheune, in Saint-Leger-sur-Dheune, France. Pénichette Comfort 6/7 Pers. is operated by Riverly.
12 Rue du Port
I don't have reliable information about a marina at Saint-Leger-sur-Dheune to write accurate copy for SailChecker clients. Saint-Leger-sur-Dheune is a small inland town on the Dheune river in Burgundy, France, and I cannot verify details about its marina facilities, water depth, charter availability, or typical week-1 cruising grounds without risking inaccuracy. For a destination summary, I would need to confirm: whether a functional charter marina exists there, what the Dheune river's navigability is like, and what realistic cruising grounds are reachable from that location in a week. Could you provide source information, or would you prefer I write for a different, well-established marina instead?
Frequently asked questions
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