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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. |
Mr Snore, a large seal, has returned to Beaucette Marina, Guernsey, on his annual pilgrimage to clear the marina of its large stock of mullet. For many years, Mr Snore has visited Beaucette Marina to plunder the mullet which have been fattening themselves for the last year since his last raid … Continue reading The Beaucette seal, Mr Snore, returns 
Three weeks of birthday celebrations finally came to an end on Monday. A totally brilliant time which will need at least a year to recover! My post ’65th birthday celebrations!’ reported the first ten day phase of this extravaganza, which ended on 9 May when the last of our sons with their families, and our dear friends … Continue reading Birthday celebrations come to an end 
To our delight, the Oyster Catchers we’ve always known at Beaucette, are still resident. These beautiful birds with their long, bright red beaks, red rimmed eyes and pink legs, hammer around the marina in small groups at terrific speed with rapidly flapping wings … Continue reading Oyster Catchers 
Today I was 65 years old and qualified for my free bus pass! And to start the day, Dave of Yacht Akemi cooked me a birthday breakfast with a duck egg … Continue reading 12 May 2013 – Free bus pass day 
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, … Continue reading My 65th birthday celebrations! 
It can happen to you as well, yet my wife says she still loves me…. … Continue reading My wife says she still loves me…. 
‘Like another lobster, Piers?’ asked John as he extracted his latest catch from the lobster pot he keeps in the marina near to Play d’eau. Did I hesitate? … Continue reading Lobster, again 
… 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 … Continue reading Only 4 more sleeps until ….. 
Having dismissed Health & Safety’s guidance of ‘how to use a ladder’, look what happened to me … Continue reading Don’t do as I did 
Exporting the cars from the UK to Guernsey meant we had to re-register them. So our Fox became a Donkey… … Continue reading A Fox becomes a Donkey |
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