Book excerpt: This guide aims to assist boaters cruising on inland waterways in France and Belgium (and Luxembourg). Updated each year by Cruising Association (CA) members actively cruising the waterways, it has the advantage that it is very much more detailed and up to date than other published guides. It also indicates what moorings are like, not just their location. In an extensive introduction and detailed information section, it explains the character of the various waterways; the challenges to be overcome; the equipment needed; licences and regulations; sources of further information; 'rules of the road' and many other items of interest to the inland waterways cruiser. It also includes a 25 per cent discount offer on first year's CA membership to purchasers joining online during the year. Members then have access to the online edition of the guide, which contains hyperlinks to the CA's proprietary CAptain's Mate app, enabling users to access the most up-to-date information on routes and mooring locations.