4 cabins, 3 bathrooms
Beautiful terrace for 8 people
Two steering stations
Penichette 1400 FB
4 cabins / 3 bathrooms
👤 9 personnes max - 🛥️ No licence required - 👨👩👧👦 Ideal for families / couples - 🐾 Pets welcome - 🎛️ Easy to handle
The Pénichette 1400 FB, built by the Locaboat shipyard, is a spacious licence-free boat particularly well suited to large families and groups of friends.
With its four cabins and three bathrooms, it is ideal for two couples and four children or three couples and two children. The two forward cabins feature single beds that can be converted into double beds, while the aft cabins offer different sleeping arrangements with a double bed and bunk beds, making them particularly suitable for families.
You will particularly appreciate its spacious raised outdoor terrace, which is well laid out with a deck seating area and a retractable bimini, allowing you to comfortably enjoy sunny days while cruising.
The boat features two steering positions, one inside and one outside. Its bow thruster also makes manoeuvres easier when mooring and passing through locks.
Highlights and equipment of the Pénichette 1400 FB
Two steering positions: one interior and one exterior- Spacious raised outdoor terrace with deck seating area and retractable bimini
- Four separate cabins
- Three bathrooms with shower and electric toilets
- Fully equipped kitchen with three-burner gas hob, oven, refrigerator and freezer
- 12 V socket, available continuously
- 220 V socket, available when the boat is connected to shore power
- Bow thruster making manoeuvres easier
- Bike rack at the front of the boat
Configuration of sleeping arrangements
- Forward starboard cabin: 2 single beds (70 × 195 cm) convertible into a double bed
- Forward port cabin: 2 single beds (70 × 195 cm) convertible into a double bed
- Aft starboard cabin: 2 single bunk beds (80 × 195 cm)
- Aft port cabin: 1 double bed (140 × 195 cm) with the possibility of adding 1 additional bunk bed for a child (55 × 185 cm)
Everything on board has been designed to provide maximum comfort during your river cruise. This licence-free boat is available on the Canal du Midi / Camargue, in Burgundy in Franche Comté, on the Charente, on the Lot and in Alsace.
Two steering positions
Bow thruster
220V socket
Electric toilets
Bimini Top
Comfort level : 
9 people maximum
Boat deposit : €3,000
Bed linen (sheets and pillowcases) as well as towels are included.
Important: For all boats, a minimum of 2 adults on board is required.
- 1 double bed cabin
- 2 single/double beds cabins
- 1 bunk beds cabin
- 3 bathrooms
- 3 wc
- Length : 14.00m
- Width : 3.85m
- Fridge 160 L
- Freezer
- Oven/broiler
- Gas cooking plate
- Manual coffee maker (coffee pot + filter holder)
- Heating
- 12v socket (car lighter)
- 220V outlet if plugged in at the dock
- Inside steering position
- Outside steering position
- Bow thruster
- Outdoor dining terrace
- Bimini/Sunshade
- Sun umbrella
- Diesel engine
- Bath ladder
- Electric toilets
- Bed linen (sheets, pillowcases,...)
- Bathroom linen
- CD player/radio
- MP3/USB
4.7/5
(based on 4 ratings)
Score Awarded
"Spacious and very well equipped."
"Well suited to the size of our group, in excellent condition, and very comfortable."
"Very well designed. The only drawback was that the bow thruster broke down fairly quickly."
| Cruises | From Friday Mar 12, 2027 Until Friday Mar 19, 2027 | From Saturday Mar 13, 2027 Until Saturday Mar 20, 2027 | From Monday Mar 15, 2027 Until Monday Mar 22, 2027 | From Friday Mar 19, 2027 Until Friday Mar 26, 2027 | From Saturday Mar 20, 2027 Until Saturday Mar 27, 2027 |
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Carrick - Belturbet- Carrick 158 km - 28 locks - 27 h of navigation Return cruise |
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Carrick - Banagher- Carrick 156 km - 10 locks - 23 h of navigation Return cruise |
"The boat was a great layout for us. Being 6’ 4” the ceiling was too low so it was uncomfortable for me as it was too short. A few of the window seals let water in, but otherwise the boat was in good shape for its age."