Amethyst

There is a share for sale on	Amethyst

Type of scheme	Private
Number of sharers	7
Year of construction	1996
Home mooring (2012)	Carcassonne on Canal du Midi for winter safe mooring with all amenities, electric etc. Summer months and change over point Trebes, nr Carcassonne
Length	46' narrow boat
Engine Type	Vetus (Mitsubishi)
Berths	2 + 2
Change over day each week	Thursday
Are pets allowed	Not Allowed
Is smoking allowed INSIDE the boat	Not Allowed
Booking System	Ladder System Summer weeks 2 weeks down + 2 weeks up, winter weeks 2 weeks down, then 2 names top of list go to the bottom for following year.
Priority for school holidays	Members of the group are prepared to fit in with exchanging weeks and changeover locations everyone keeps in touch by E-mail and text

General comments about the boat
Any purchaser will require an international certificate to operate a pleasure craft from RYA which can be obtained after a 1-2day course at a local marina (cost up to £200 + certificate cost £40 valid for 5 years). Read a piece about the boat written by the vendor in Canal Boat magazine

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Specific details for the share offered
Size of share as a percentage or fraction	7th
Price in UK pounds	£7,000
Reason for selling	Ill health
Pre-booked weeks included	Booking for current year - 2 weeks booked so far 23rd August to 6th September, 2nd summer weeks to be booked soon, then winter weeks later
Holiday entitlement with share offered here.	2 x 2 weeks April to October at least 2 weeks between October to April, normally spare weeks available
Running costs for 2012	Running costs £30 per month paid by direct debit only starts when new member joins.
Contact details for vendor	alanandglo@hotmail.com or 01257 463105 or 07801795996

General Comments by vendor
There is a full website for the group. We are a well organised group formed 10years ago with a Chairman, Treasurer, secretary and engineer with every member helping, taking on various jobs as they come up. Amethyst is a comfortable cruiser stern boat and is fully equipped with all you need to enjoy the beautiful Canal du Midi and the Languedoc region, which has great restaurants and vineyards on route were you can stop for tastings, lots of pretty little villages as well as the main attractions of Carcassonne, Toulouse, Narbonne and Bezier there are very few mooring restrictions on route, however there are some charges, but they are minimal some give the first night free. We are fortunate to have and English couple who live close by who look after shopping, laundry and the refuelling of the boat as well as transport to and from the airport, the nearest airport is Carcassonne about 30mins away. Ryanair fly there from Liverpool, East midlands, Stansted, Glasgow, Cork & Dublin Boating on the Canal du Midi is easier than the UK as the majority of locks are electrically operated by the lock-keepers, all locks are shut from 12.30 to 1.30 for lunch. All members make a monthly payment of £30 per share which covers the Annual Licence, Insurance and winter moorings, etc. this also pays towards some expenses incurred by dry-docking, we have no management fees as everything is done by the members. To hire a similar boat on the Midi for one week would cost more than £1000 per week.