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.

Click here.

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

Recent Posts

The Hollamby Portable Radar unit

The PLIRA had an advanced plasma screen

Ah yes, the portable radar. You are of course referring to the (in)famous Motor Boats Monthly April Fool joke of (I think) 1988. To put this in context you have to remember this was the time when the very first GPS handhelds were emerging …

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September 2nd, 2013 | Tags: , | Category: Living aboard Play d'eau | 2 comments