Engineering:Anjodi
 Anjodi in the Fonserannes staircase locks, Béziers, France
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| Name: | Anjodi |
| Owner: | European Waterways Ltd |
| Operator: | European Waterways Ltd |
| Port of registry: | Bordeaux |
| Route: | Canal du Midi - Le Somail to Marseillan |
| Launched: | 1929 |
| Christened: | Anjodi |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Commercial passenger vessel |
| Tonnage: | 198 |
| Length: | 100 ft (30 m) |
| Beam: | 16.5 ft (5.0 m) |
| Height: | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Draught: | 5 ft (1.5 m) |
| Decks: | 2 |
| Installed power: | 2 × 220 volt diesel generators 40 kva and 25 kva |
| Propulsion: | single 185 horse power Perkins turbo charged diesel |
| Speed: | cruising speed 4 knots (7.4 km/h), Maximum speed 11 knots (20 km/h) |
| Capacity: | 8 passengers |
| Crew: | 4 crew |
| Notes: | Fuel capacity 3000 litres, Water capacity 10,000 litres, Grey water capacity 1200 litres |
Anjodi is one of around 60 barges of different dimensions that operate as hotel barges on Europe's inland waterways. Some were purpose-built, but most, like Anjodi, were built to carry freight on the waterways of the Netherlands, Belgium and France, and converted for their new use.
History
Anjodi is a Luxe motor Dutch steel barge built as a trading barge in Groningen, Netherlands in 1929 and originally carried grain. She was constructed of iron with a high copper content which has contributed to her longevity. She got the name Anjodi in 1963 after the names of the three children of the original owner, Tiemen de Weerd: Andries, Johan and Diana.
Anjodi was purchased by Derek Banks in 1982 from a Dutchman, Fopa de Jong, in Amsterdam.[1][2] She was a retired trading barge and full of old World War II aircraft instruments. The refit in 1982-1983, by European Waterways, made Anjodi one of France's first ever luxury hotel barges.[1] Before making the three-month trip from the Netherlands to the south of France, Anjodi was towed to a shipyard in Belgium where tanks for fresh water, generators, wiring and plumbing were installed and a shell infrastructure of steel was built.[1] She is refurbished on an annual basis and [3] currently operates on the Canal du Midi in southern France .
Hotel barge
Anjodi has four guest bedrooms with private bathrooms and a saloon. Crews' quarters are in the bow and stern.[4] The Anjodi has a crew of four: captain, first mate or matelot/tour guide, chef, and hostess. The captain must have at least two years experience as a first mate and possess a French certificate of competency.[2]
Anjodi was featured in the 10 part BBC Series about Chef Rick Stein’s six week journey from Bordeaux to Marseille aboard the Anjodi on the Canal latéral à la Garonne and Canal du Midi.[5][6] Famous guests who have travelled on the Anjodi include Rod Stewart.
External links
- Directory of hotel barges offering cruises in France
- Anjodi on the owner's website
- Anjodi on french-waterways.com
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fuller-Love, Heidi (February 2005). "French Waterways". Living France.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kay Kritzwiser. "Six slow days on the canal". The Globe and Mail.
- ↑ Hill, Richard (May 1997). "Lost in France". Canal & Riverboat.
- ↑ Deck plan
- ↑ Pritchard (2009). Shooting the cook. FSC AND Harper Colins. ISBN 978-0-00-727830-5.
- ↑ Bowler (2005). Rick Stein's French Odyssey. BBC Books. ISBN 0-563-52213-5.
Anjodi in the Evening
Anjodi crossing Pont Canal de Cesse
Anjodi underway
A room on the Anjodi
The Anjodi moored for the night.
Anjodi's main Salon.
Anjodi moored for lunch in Capestang
Passengers going through the Fonserannes lock
Anjodi crossing the aqueduct at pont Canal de la Cesse
Anjodi at Le Somail
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