About this site

Piers and Lin du Pré bought their new Fleming 55 / 129, Play d'eau, in 2003.

She was berthed in Beaucette Marina, Guernsey in the Channel Islands at N49° 30’.197 W002° 30’.350 until she was sold in October 2021.

This site charts the thrilling adventures they had in her.

You can contact us here.

Where’s Play d’eau?

If the new owners have the AIS on, you can find where Play d'eau is right now.

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Zoom in and our position will be shown on a map.

Recent Posts

My 65th birthday celebrations!

Celebration lunch at Pier 17

Shell Beach with the family playing cricket click to enlarge

Wow! What can I say apart from thank you so much to Lin who had arranged days and days of celebrations involving all my immediate family to come to Guernsey for the long Bank Holiday weekend and beyond for my 65th birthday.

For months, …

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May 14th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Living aboard Play d'eau | 11 comments

Only 4 more sleeps until …..

The family on Boxing Day 2008. Mia was born in June 2009

… the first contingent of our family arrives for the celebrations of Piers’ 65th birthday. The actual date that he becomes officially old is 12th May …

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April 25th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Living aboard Play d'eau | 3 comments