Sailing Fabule
While the depressions followed one another on Cap Finisterre creating continuous strong wind from the South, we continued our discovery of Galicia. A travel to Lugo took us back to Roman times. We also completed boat projects (which never run out) and took care of personal matters (like going to the dentist). City surrounded by […]
It appears that we missed our window to continue sailing south along the atlantic coast, as the wind now constantly blows from the South (sometimes very strongly due to depressions). Never mind, this gave us the opportunity to enjoy A Coruña and make an interesting trip to Santiago de Compostela. Port city since Roman times […]
It took us 3 days and 3 nights to sail from Camaret (France) to A Coruña (Spain). Fabule valiantly made his way through the agitaged waters of the Bay of Biscay (Golfe de Gascogne). For this crossing, we were a team of 3 crew members, providing more comfort for the watches as well as additional […]
Our next goal is to cross the Bay of Biscay (Golfe de Gascogne) to reach the Atlantic coast of Spain. From there, we will make our way south for the winter. Meanwhile, we spent a rainy and windy week in Brest taking care of boat projects and looking at the evolution of the weather. Convenient […]
Fabule and crew were ready to resume the journey around the Finistère to Brest in a stimulating experience for all senses. Bye bye Tréguier and Thank you The time had come to leave Tréguier. The teams of Boréal / TEEM were a great help for this seasonal check-up of Fabule. We learned a lot from […]
The main focus of this week was to complete a series of maintenance projects after this first sailing season. Tréguier is a good place to meet other Boréal owners and we received a lot of precious tips. Improvements mainsail track: we applied lubricant with teflon on mainsail track to facilitate the hoisting and lowering of […]
Quel plaisir que visiter la Normandie en compagnie de nos amis. Véronique a non seulement fait une sélection de lieux magnifiques à découvrir. Elle a aussi été notre conductrice infatigable et notre magicienne pour faire apparaître le soleil aux moments judicieux. Durant ce périple, nous croisons à nouveau le chemin des Vikings. Venus de Norvège, […]
What a strange feeling to be back in Tréguier. We have learned so much since we last navigated on the river Jaudy. We travelled 3400 nautical miles, visited beautiful places and met amazing people. We tested the new boat as well as our own strengths and limitations. It is such a rich experience. 1 crew […]
While waiting for favorable winds, we spend a nice week in Cherbourg and brushed up our knowledge of WW2 history in Utah Beach (Normandy). Then, we sailed to St-Quay-Portrieux (Brittany) where Fabule’s check-up will start with the engine maintenance. Deep water harbour – Cherbourg Located at the tip of the Cotentin Peninsula, Cherbourg features a […]
This week, we covered 300 nautical miles along the coats of the Netherlands, Belgium and France to reach Cherbourg. During this journey, we kept a constant look out for big ships as we crossed the entrances leading to major european ports. Because their speed is 2 to 4 times faster then ours, these cargo carriers […]