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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. |
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 
Since 1460, the du Pré family has lived in Jersey. Yet, in 1928, my father, Derek du Pré, having worked at Lloyds Bank Jersey for two years, was posted to their Southampton branch. He was just twenty and didn’t want to leave his beloved Jersey. … Continue reading Memories on a postcard from Jersey 
We had three clear days in Jersey during which we talked, laughed, carried out our threat to terrorise the local restaurants, ate good food whilst attempting, unsuccessfully, to drink them dry of good wine. But hey, what’s retirement for? … Continue reading Meeting Woolly Mammoth – again 
When visiting France, we always look forward to our first can of Petit Pois. Only recently, did we realise the one we really liked had lettuce with it. Lettuce? Well, that sowed the seed for this recipe … Continue reading Pea Soup 
Although we are fans of Crouton Soldiers, ‘normal’ square croutons can be used to great effect to bring ‘le crunch’ to any liquid dish. Crunchy and gorgeous, they won’t taste of olive oil if you use a light one … Continue reading Croutons 
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? 
Wow. We’ve just completed our longest cruise ever of three months and six days. Departure from Beaucette was on June 17 in poor weather, but we returned to Beaucette yesterday in bright sunshine and flat seas. A great welcome home … Continue reading The highlights of our 2013 summer cruise 
We didn’t want to go home. Having spent three months and six days of cruising to new and exciting places, the explorer bug had set in. Yet, we both knew the time was right to be back home in peaceful Beaucette, Guernsey … Continue reading Leg 25 – St Helier to Beaucette – 26 September 2013 
With fresh croissants collected by Lin and safely stowed in the galley (away from Piers), we cast off ending our delightful nine day stay in this glorious Brittany port. Exiting the lock, we waved goodbye to the lock-keeper, headed out of the harbour and into the long, narrow channel … Continue reading Leg 24 – Paimpol to St Helier – 21 September 2013 
Paimpol is such a beautiful, small old Brittany town, built around its original granite harbour from which many sailing trawlers crossed the Atlantic to fish for cod off the Newfoundland’s Grand Banks. The harbour remains a fishing port yet today’s trawlers have swapped sails for engines, salt for refrigerators, and only venture a few miles out to sea … Continue reading Paimpol – our extended stay |
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