Having followed my time in hospital for a rebuild of my prostate last week, our dear friends, Graham and Frances of Woolly Mammoth have penned an ‘Ode to Pee’.
It’s brilliant! …
Continue reading An Ode to Pee
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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. |
It’s Saturday and Lin’s on her way to collect me, homeward bound to Play d’eau. In a nutshell: Guernsey’s Princess Elizabeth Hospital; Victoria Wing; a successful TURP operation; zero side effects; many friends made, and I think – correction, I know – I’ve put on weight. … Continue reading The Victoria Wing 
Many of you will know that almost a decade ago, I was found to have prostate cancer. Thankfully, the cancer was ‘micro’ and of the least aggressive type flavour. The consultant recommended a ‘watch and pounce’ approach with six monthly PSA checks. These checks have stayed constant and have raised no cause for concern. … Continue reading Prostate operation 
I’ve failed! Despite all the best intentions, I haven’t kept our website up to date. With Play d’eau bringing us safely home to Beaucette on 26 September 2013 after a glorious 980nm 2013 summer cruise, the plan was to post at least one update a week. Have I achieved this? No. Only one, and I’ve been making all the excuses known to mankind. … Continue reading Intentions, intentions 
By gum, did it blow last night! Overnight, rigging screamed, lolloped (a nautical technical term) and the wind stirred surface water to slap the hull. We recorded a N’ly average of 21kts with a max gust of 26kts … Continue reading What a blow last night 
Having started in March, it’s been six months since Lin and I started adding posts to our re-vamped website. We’ve had great fun taking over 2,000 photographs and writing 94 posts, and from the number of hits each post receives it’s so worthwhile … Continue reading Have you subscribed? 
Ah yes, the portable radar. You are of course referring to the (in)famous Motor Boats Monthly April Fool joke of (I think) 1988. To put this in context you have to remember this was the time when the very first GPS handhelds were emerging … Continue reading The Hollamby Portable Radar unit 
When this year began we had no idea some of the ‘firsts’ that would happen. In October 2012 we spent a week in Guernsey making sure we knew the practical details surrounding our move to the island in March 2013 where we’d live … Continue reading A Year of Firsts 
Have you ever wondered about coming to Beaucette Marina? Ever wondered how the marina was created – its history from quarry to marina? And what about the restaurant which seems to have changed hands a number of times over the last few years – it is OK? … Continue reading Beaucette, Guernsey 
Having tasted the fare at The Restaurant at Beaucette Marina I can only say how delighted we are to have such a great venue as our ‘local’. With its position overlooking the marina and distant islands, Valerie, with Head Waiter Max and their staff are attentive hosts … Continue reading The Restaurant at Beaucette Marina – our ‘local’ |
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