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 Marina’s History

Guernsey quarries

The Royal Engineers creating Beaucette Marina from Beaucette quarry.Picture taken 4 September 1968 click to enlarge

In the 19th century, quarrying was Guernsey’s major industry with 268 quarries being actively worked. Many were hundreds of feet deep and most of the extracted granite was crushed and transported by ship for making …

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June 12th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: | Leave a comment

Beaucette Marina – our new home

Beaucette Marina

Having decamped the ferry, Beaucette was bathed in sunshine. That’s until the gales started two days later. …

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March 28th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Living aboard Play d'eau | 9 comments