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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. |
Well, the wind screamed through yacht rigging and it poured with rain during the night but by 6am it had exhausted itself and become a reducing F4 with misty drizzle. By the time we cast off at 1113 it was a mere NW’ly 2. Perfect Play d’eau weather … Continue reading Leg 4 – Camaret to Audierne – 20th June 2013 
At last! After I don’t know how many weeks of staring at weather forecasts, the skies and sea states, we have started our summer cruise – just four days before mid-summer’s day. Waiting had caused Cabin Fever to set in to the point … Continue reading Goodbye cabin fever – hello Brittany! 
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’ 
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 Tranquil Beaucette Marina, Guernsey click to enlarge Beaucette Marina Guernsey with its 115 berths is the quietest, if not the most beautiful and tranquil marina we have found in all our years of cruising. Positioned on the NE corner of Guernsey, Beaucette Marina is the only privately owned marina in the Channel Islands … Continue reading Beaucette Marina, Guernsey Guernsey quarries The Royal Engineers creating Beaucette Marina from Beaucette quarry.Picture taken 4 September 1968 click to enlarge In the 19th century, quarrying was Guernsey’s major industry with 268 quarries being actively worked. Many were hundreds of feet deep and most of the extracted granite was crushed and transported by ship for making … Continue reading Beaucette Marina’s History A popular dishLobster, straight from the sea that morningclick to enlarge 2021 – Beaucette Restaurant reopened under new management in 2021, as Saltwater 2012 – 2021 During these years, the restaurant was known as The Restaurant at Beaucette Marina, and opened for business in June 2012, under the management of Chef Patron James … Continue reading Beaucette’s Restaurant 
Bugs – the bane of Play d’eau’s new Pilot House new electronics. Can we really exterminate them? I remember seeing mother-in-law size cockroaches in Delhi years ago in my flying days. There’d been a flying ant swarm and cockroaches … Continue reading Exterminating bugs 
In cleaning the bilges I’d found a slight weep from one of the four bolts used to secure the two main anodes to the hull. Its washer was rusted leaving a slight rust stain where water must have oozed from the bolt and dribbled into the bilge. The concern was if the hull was wet from the water ingress … Continue reading Play d’eau goes up in the world |
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