Sailing is divided into two catégories:

• private yachting by people who own their own yachts and hold a sailing permit;
• hire of boats or house boats for occasional yachtspeople...

Practical guide to yachting

To help you with the formalities and organisation of your cruises, the Autonomous Port of Paris, in collaboration with Voies Navigables de France, has prepared a practival guide to yachting providing all the information you need for perfectly safe sailing.

> Guide to yachting in the Seine basin - 2007/2008 edition

Navigation conditions

Demurrage, locks, flooding... for any information about the state of the river network, the website of the Seine Navigation Service is the place to go.

www.equipement.gouv.fr

Navigation Notice (Avis à la Batellerie) 

Navigation Notice n° 1 from the Seine Navigation Service is an official document presenting and completing the provisions of the police regulations, and providing some general information about the waterways for users. It contains 4 chapters with the following information:
Chapter 1: Navigation times and types for each waterway
Chapter 2: Common provisions for all waterways
Chapter 3: Specific information for each waterway
Chapter 4: Demurrage programme from 1st April 08 to 31 March 2009