Sailing Fabule
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 […]
On our travel south to France, we made two stops in the Netherlands: Den Helder at the north tip of the mainland and Scheweningen near The Hague (Den Haag). It was a complete change of scenery for us. Not only had the lanscape changed to flat lands, sand and polders. The towns had a different […]
Last stop in Norway (Mandal) For our last sailing along the Norwegian coast from Farsund to Mandal, the weather was overcast. We passed the notorious Lindesnes lighthouse in a foggy atmosphere. Located at the south tip of Norway along a river, Mandal initially developed around salmon fishing and the timber industry. With white-painted wooden houses […]
On our way to the south coast of Norway, we stopped in Farsund. Instead of a couple of nights, we ended up staying a week in this area rich in nature, history and amazing people. On top of Lista Lighthouse While sailing from Flekkefjord to Farsund, we passed Lista lighthouse. The peninsula of Lista is […]
While making our way from Egersund to Flekkefjord, we experienced again how the outside coast is exposed to wind and sea. But as you move behind an island or inside a fjord, it soon gets quiet. The tidal range is limited, and boats can be attached to any fixed pontoon. No wonder people established a […]