About this site

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.

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Where’s Play d’eau?

If the new owners have the AIS on, you can find where Play d'eau is right now.

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Recent Posts

Beaucette’s Restaurant

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 …

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A Fox becomes a Donkey

Exporting the cars from the UK to Guernsey meant we had to re-register them. So our Fox became a Donkey… …

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We have arrived!

Arriving in Guernsey's St Peter Port harbour on the Commodore Clipper ferry from Portsmouth

We’ve arrived! We’re in Guernsey, on Play d’eau, beginning to live the dream we’ve held for so many years – we’ve come ‘home’. …

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Leaving the UK

We were at Portsmouth, waiting to board the ferry

Today, we are leaving the UK bound for Guernsey, the start of a long held dream. For many years, Lin and I have been cruising the Channel Islands, often finding ourselves saying, ‘It feels like coming home.’ …

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All aboard

Play d'eau Fleming 55 off the Belgian coast

It’s the start of a new adventure for Piers and Lin aboard Play d’eau – we’re moving aboard our recently refitted Fleming 55 as full time liveaboards based in Guernsey in the Channel Islands. …

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