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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. |
Now we have to give fair warning. We could easily become addicted to this cruising on glassy flat seas with calm wind and dark blue skies. We’ve had yet another gorgeous day of cruising, destination Pornichet, on the north coast of the mouth of the Loire where Lin’s Dad took part in Operation Chariot, the raid St Nazaire … Continue reading Leg 6 (2015) – Port Haliguen to Pornichet 
A serenade, flat seas, hot sun, dolphins, the ‘joy’ of falling into the middle of a yacht race in crowded waters, and just a touch of sunburn. To celebrate such a brilliant time in Port la Fôret of jazz, more jazz, meeting friends and being in such a beautiful area, we decided to eat out. … Continue reading Leg 5 (2015) – Port la Fôret to Port Haliguen 
‘Would you like the band to play on Play d’eau?’ asked Alain. Without even a micro-second hesitation we replied, excitedly, ‘Brilliant!’ It was two years ago that we’d tried to set this up but it hadn’t possible. The marina was too full take us for the planned date. … Continue reading Quelle surprise 
A small sound made me look up. An Egret was stalking its dinner in the shallows on the other side of the pontoon. Only a few metres away from me. Slowly and stealthily feeling its way in the shallow of the water’s edge, it would waggle its feet in the sand to stir up anything that might be hiding. … Continue reading We had a visitor 
‘Concert at Port La Fôret, Sunday at 16 hours in the same place of there 2 years.’ Alain Duhaut sent me this email just as we leaving Audierne. Alain’s the trumpeter of the Cornouaille Jazz Band whom we met two years ago at Port la Fôret. How exciting is that? … Continue reading Encore, encore 
The NE F6/7 had been relentless, howling across Audierne ever since we arrived accompanied mostly by strong sunshine with the occasional spot of rain. But the weather was no match for Play d’eau. She was becoming uneasy and wanting to move on with her holiday. Play d’eau won, of course. … Continue reading Leg 4 (2015) – Audierne to Port la Fôret 
Oh how we love this small, unspoiled market fishing town which has no pretensions or modern glamour to smother its original reality. Thankfully, the long arm of ‘Progress’ has kept its destructive hands away from Audierne. Meanwhile, the town’s extensive shell fish industry has kept it firmly on the haute cuisine map by serving much of France with fresh crab, lobster, langoustine, sardines and line-caught fish. … Continue reading Letter from Audierne 
After our horrid yet triumphant marathon passage making yesterday, we had a day off to recuperate – with croissants and hot chocolate. If we missed tomorrow’s weather window we’d be stuck for at least a week whilst the forecast NE gales played endless and annoying percussion by slapping rigging against masts of neighbouring yachts. … Continue reading Leg 3 (2015) – Camaret to Audierne 
By 1am we were up and dressed. The light of the full moon was reflecting off the glassy flat harbour sea untouched by any hint of a wind. Perfect. Yet we knew that when we rounded St Martin’s Point we’d meet a 3m Atlantic swell topped with 1m waves stirred up by a NE4 wind. … Continue reading Leg 2 (2015) – St Peter Port to Camaret 
With shouts of ‘fine weather and calm seas’ from friends Ricky, Dawn, Terry and Margaret, Play d’eau gave a long, echoing blast on her shiny Kahlenbergs signalling her exit from Beaucette with the west coast of France firmly in her sites. Lin and Piers just happened to be travelling with her. … Continue reading Leg 1 (2015) – Beaucette to St Peter Port |
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