Anjodi in Lock 7 Beziers France. |
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| Career (France) | |
|---|---|
| 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 x 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 a Luxe motor Dutch steel barge built as a trading barge but refitted in 1982 as a hotel barge. She is currently berthed on the Canal du Midi in south-west France.
Anjodi was built in Groningen, Netherlands in 1929 and originally carried grain. She is named after the three daughters of the original owner - Anna, Joanna and Diana, . She is constructed of iron with a high copper content which has contributed to her longevity.
Anjodi was purchased by Derek Banks in 1982 from a Dutchman, Fopa de Jong, in Amsterdam for £5,500.[1][2] She was a retired trading barge and full of old Second World War aircraft instruments.
During 1982 and 1983, Anjodi was transformed by European Waterways, from a trade vessel to one of France's first ever luxury hotel barges at the cost of £100,000.[1] Before making the three month trip from Holland 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 was refurbished again in 1997[3] and 2008.
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, chef, and hostess. The captain must have at least two years experience as a first mate and possess a French certificate of competency.[2]
The 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 lateral a la Garonne and Canal du Midi.[5] [6] Famous guests who have travelled on the Anjodi include Rod Stewart.