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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. |
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 
‘Like another lobster, Piers?’ asked John as he extracted his latest catch from the lobster pot he keeps in the marina near to Play d’eau. Did I hesitate? … Continue reading Lobster, again 
… the first contingent of our family arrives for the celebrations of Piers’ 65th birthday. The actual date that he becomes officially old is 12th May … Continue reading Only 4 more sleeps until ….. 
Martin Janning flies to Guernsey on a lovely blue sky and hot day, to ‘sort out’ the niggles that have become apparent since the refit … Continue reading The finishing touches 
We replaced the original helm seat with a beautiful new STIDD to overcome two drawbacks which, over time, had began to irritate us … Continue reading A new helm seat 
Having dismissed Health & Safety’s guidance of ‘how to use a ladder’, look what happened to me … Continue reading Don’t do as I did 
Exporting the cars from the UK to Guernsey meant we had to re-register them. So our Fox became a Donkey… … Continue reading A Fox becomes a Donkey 
Having decamped the ferry, Beaucette was bathed in sunshine. That’s until the gales started two days later. … Continue reading Beaucette Marina – our new home 
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’. … Continue reading We have arrived! |
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