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?

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Recent Posts

Back home and back in the water

Play d'eau on holiday at M&G

Play d’eau is back in the water after being on hols for almost four weeks at M&G Engineers.

Whilst we’ve been on our hols in Norway visiting the Arctic Circle, Play d’eau’s been pampered with a full spa treatment below her waterline.

She was ready. Ready for launch. Ready to go home to Beaucette. …

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March 2nd, 2014 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Servicing / Technical / Nav | 3 comments

Fitting a Stern Thruster

The hole is cut for the stern thruster

We eventually bit the bullet and had a stern thruster fitted. Watching the hole being cut in the transom was unnerving to say the least …

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March 30th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Servicing / Technical / Nav | One comment