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.

You can contact us here.

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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Zoom in and our position will be shown on a map.

Recent Posts

Leg 3 (2015) – Camaret to Audierne

Ocean Pearl squeezes into the marina

After our horrid yet triumphant marathon passage making yesterday, we had a day off to recuperate – with croissants and hot chocolate.

If we missed tomorrow’s weather window we’d be stuck for at least a week whilst the forecast NE gales played endless and annoying percussion by slapping rigging against masts of neighbouring yachts. …

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June 9th, 2015 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Cruising | 2 comments