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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. |
A short and delightful walk away is the boulangerie at La Fôret-Fouesnant. It’s a patisserie and chocolaterie as well, and has the most mouth watering and calorifically impressive displays imaginable. One fine morning I arrived at 10am and asked for, ‘Trois croissants, s’il vous plaît.’ The young mademoiselle politely told me they were sold out and that in any case … Continue reading Letter from Port la Fôret 
The last thing we needed was for the seal to blow under 1,500psi and spray litres and litres of fluid into the engine room creating a highly flammable if not explosive oil mist. The hydraulic leak from the port stabiliser ram had been sufficient for me to isolate it from use, leaving the starboard fin to do all the work … Continue reading Golden Arrow – International Rescue 
We’d slept well. The endless succession of trawlers that passed by the marina en route to the Maritime Cooperative auction market at the end of the port had taken the weekend off. Well, almost all of them. In their place, the Saturday night revellers had tried but failed in their attempt to compete … Continue reading Leg 8 (2015) – Les Sables d’Olonne to La Rochelle 
It was the Festival of Music, ‘a speciality’ we were told. What we didn’t know was that it started late evening and ended early morning. But was the destination to be Pornic or Pornichet? Last time it was Pornic and it has to be said that although the village was lovely, we found the marina oppressive. Having never visited Pornichet before, Pornichet it was. … Continue reading Leg 7 (2015) – Pornichet to Les Sables d’Olonne 
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 |
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