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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
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Perfect for families This 14-meter houseboat suits groups or families wanting a leisurely inland waterway holiday rather than open-water sailing, think French canal cruising, not yacht racing. With four cabins and nine berths, it's ideal for multi-generational trips where comfort and space trump adventure.
Practical comfort features The Pénichette ticks the essentials: heating keeps you cozy in shoulder seasons, a bow thruster makes maneuvering through tight canal locks straightforward, and the Bimini provides shade during long lazy days on the water. Built-in galley appliances and electric toilet mean you're genuinely self-sufficient for a week or more.
Fair value proposition At a €3000 deposit, the pricing sits in the mid-range for this boat class and base location. You're paying for accessibility and comfort rather than luxury finishes, which makes sense for a 2001-build vessel, solid, unpretentious, and proven for canal work.
One honest note As a houseboat rather than a yacht, this isn't a vessel for exploring open coastlines or anchoring in secluded bays; you're committed to following marked waterways and working through locks, which some find tedious rather than romantic. If your crew craves proper sailing or dramatic seascapes, look elsewhere.
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The marina & destination
Based at Cahors, in Cahors, France. Pénichette Comfort 8/9 Pers. is operated by Riverly.
Cahors is a river marina on the Lot, a peaceful tributary of the Garonne in south-west France, offering a completely different cruising experience from coastal sailing. Week 1 typically involves navigating upstream through lock systems and charming medieval villages; the river is slow-moving and well-suited to first-time river cruisers, with calm conditions and manageable distances of 20-30 nautical miles daily. This is the right base if you want to explore inland waterways rather than open water, discovering wine regions and countryside at a leisurely pace.
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