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Adjusting to the nomadic life

After the 3 weeks training, we are back in Tréguier (Brittany). We learned a lot about boat handling and sailing from Brad who is a precious source of knowledge and good practice. Anyone who has spliced an eye in a braided rope will understand when I say that it feels like magic when the final […]

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Testing sail combinations while visiting the channel islands

With storms Eunice and Franklin blowing over south UK, we had to adapt our plans and to choose our destinations carefully. We particularly enjoyed our passages from Lézardrieux (Brittany) to Guernsey and back from Jersey to Le Légué (St Brieuc). We had the opportunity to test various sail combinations, including the asymmetric spy. There was […]

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It is getting windy out there

When setting out for our journey from Saint Quay Portrieux to Paimpol, we were expecting 20 knots of wind with gusts of about 28-30 knots. The wind was blowing in the right direction for most of the journey making it very interesting for sailing. The arrival at Paimpol had to be timed carefully because there […]