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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. |
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 
Our recipe for stock has been worked and refined over the years and never lets us down, producing a concentrated stock for many of the recipes we’ll be adding. It’s packed with flavour and keeps really well in the fridge for a good three weeks and almost for ever in a freezer … Continue reading Vegetable Stock 
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 
These Parmesan Diamond crisps are so, so more-ish. Great with drinks and they’ll disappear the moment you serve them amidst many ‘wows’ of praise … Continue reading Parmesan crisps 
After much encouragement, Lin and I have decided to add a section on Cooking onboard The first recipe will be Parmesan Diamond crisps which are really simple to make and so rewarding … Continue reading From the Galley of Play d’eau 
Rose (violet) garlic, the best of all garlics,at Paimpol’s farmers’ market, Brittany click to enlarge Eating out appears to be the choice of many boaters rather than cooking onboard. Whilst away, it’s a holiday in itself not to have to cook but we sometimes we come away disappointed with the fare we’ve been served. … Continue reading Cooking onboard 
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 The name Play d’eau The origin of the name Play d’eau has its roots in 1992, and it was 1995 when the name was first used in earnest. Play d’eau Our Princess V39 click to enlarge The Cougar When we bought our 50kt Cougar Predator 35 in 1992, we had the task of … Continue reading “Play d’eau” 
In my post ‘The Finishing Touches’ I hinted at a major problem with the Simrad AP70 autopilot. Given it was only the second AP70 to be installed (serial No 2) was it a software problem? An integration issue? Andy Craig of MEI comes to the rescue … Continue reading Simrad v Furuno – the problem solved? 
Like many other boaters, we’ve been caught out by fog. It was a mid-summer hot day with only a gentle breeze from the north and clear blue skies. Our eldest son pointed and asked, ‘what’s that?’ In just a few minutes we knew. We were completely engulfed in thick fog … Continue reading Radar, MARPA and Radar Assisted Collisions |
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