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Bonifacio
It feels like autumn has arrived in the Med as it now gets much cooler in the evening but daytime is still hot enough for shorts and vest tops although the mosquitoes still bite! After washing the laundry this morning … Continue reading
Corsica
The high winds dropped enough for us to set sail late morning after mending the mainsail. One of the sliders that attach the sail to the mast was broken and a replacement has not yet arrived so we decided to … Continue reading
La Palais on Belle Ile
We spent the morning buying various bits and bobs for the boat from the chandleries and riggers in Crouesty before sailing over to Belle Ile. As we were about half way across a fog bank rolled in cutting visibility to … Continue reading
Port Crouesty in the drizzle
The wind has dropped significantly today and we have come out of the Morbihan to Port Crouesty just outside the entrance to the Golfe. Crouesty is a massive marina or should I say 5 marinas in one place. We have … Continue reading
Supping a beer lamenting the loss of boat hook
We had a gentle sail from Port Tudy to the Golfe du Morbihan in Quiberon Bay. There was only 6-9 knots of wind but we managed 5 knots. Going round Quiberon peninsular we had a foul tide of 2-3 knots … Continue reading
South Brittany Islands
Yesterday, we motored as there was no wind from Ste Evette to the Iles des Glénan just off the Benodet Bay. They are a glorious collection of low lying islands with white beaches supposedly made from decayed coral. The sea … Continue reading
As it should be…..
We have managed to complete our first ten hours motoring so from now on we should be able to use the new engine as normal. We went through the Raz de Sein at slack as planned with very little wind. … Continue reading
Back in Camaret
We decided that the best sea trial was to motor over to Camaret, just outside the Rade de Brest and a good stopping point en route to the Raz de Sein. The engine is completely different from the old one … Continue reading
Ready to go – sort of!
All of the snagging list has been completed today so we are now ready to take her out on a proper sea trial. Shame that it is gusting over 30 knots in the marina and lashing it down with rain. Still, the … Continue reading
First, very short sea trial of new engine
As posted yesterday, we thought that we would go onto the slipway to replace the propeller blades but Bruno Launay – the main man at Brest Marine Services – had other ideas. He wanted us to be hoisted up and … Continue reading
Nimrod Oceanlord 