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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Recent Posts

An Ode to Pee

Graham with his beloved Woolly Mammoth

Having followed my time in hospital for a rebuild of my prostate last week, our dear friends, Graham and Frances of Woolly Mammoth have penned an ‘Ode to Pee’.

It’s brilliant! …

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The Victoria Wing

Owen Cole of The Medical Specialist Group

It’s Saturday and Lin’s on her way to collect me, homeward bound to Play d’eau.

In a nutshell: Guernsey’s Princess Elizabeth Hospital; Victoria Wing; a successful TURP operation; zero side effects; many friends made, and I think – correction, I know – I’ve put on weight. …

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Prostate operation

Princess Elizabeth Hospital

Many of you will know that almost a decade ago, I was found to have prostate cancer.

Thankfully, the cancer was ‘micro’ and of the least aggressive type flavour. The consultant recommended a ‘watch and pounce’ approach with six monthly PSA checks.

These checks have stayed constant and have raised no cause for concern. …

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