Anjodi

Anjodi, was built to carry freight on the waterways of the Netherlands, Belgium and France but has been converted to a hotel barge.

Anjodi in the Fonserannes staircase locks, Béziers, France
History
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
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

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 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.[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.

References
  1. Fuller-Love, Heidi (February 2005). "French Waterways". Living France.
  2. Kay Kritzwiser. "Six slow days on the canal". The Globe and Mail.
  3. Hill, Richard (May 1997). "Lost in France". Canal & Riverboat.
  4. Deck plan
  5. Pritchard, David (2009). Shooting the cook. FSC AND Harper Colins. ISBN 978-0-00-727830-5.
  6. Bowler, Vivian (2005). Rick Stein's French Odyssey. BBC Books. ISBN 0-563-52213-5.

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