Sailing Fabule
This is a flashback of our stay in the Isles of Scilly (south-west of the UK) last August. With sandy beaches and turquoise water, the scenery was truly amazing. Once again, the Isles of Scilly had a surprise in store for us. Fishing a second anchor (Great Ganilly) Upon arrival in the Isles of Scilly, […]
It was time to leave Scotland and to move south. From Loch Slapin to our next destination, the Isles of Scilly southwest of the UK, there are a little more than 500 nautical miles to cover. This represents 4 days of sailing but we stopped a few times on the way. Bye bye Scotland After […]
After passing Cabo Finisterre (Spain) and Cap Finistère (France), we made it in time to pick-up Martine, our friend from Canada, in Falmouth (UK). Then we rounded Land’s End and continued our way north. Fabule’s home (Tréguier) From Camaret, we timed our passage through the Chenal Dufour to get favorable currents. It was very quiet […]
We left Oban on a gloomy morning and made way toward Fort William, starting point of the Caledonian Canal. This canal connects the West coast (Fort William) and the East coast (Inverness) of Scotland along the Great Glen, a geological fault in the earth’s crust that creates a passage between the Scottish Highlands. When we […]
When arriving in Oban, we could feel that this was an international tourist hub. This town situated on the mainland is the gateway to the islands and close to the Caledonian canal. No where else during our journey had we heard so many different languages spoken. We decided to take advantage of a relaxing day […]
Welcoming our daughter Romaine aboard Fabule meant a lot to us. She was involved in the project since the beginning and visited second-hand boats and boatyards with us. Now she would discover the boat and live on it for a couple of weeks. She landed in Glasgow which is an easy train/bus travel away from […]
A loch is basically a corridor between more or less high mountains. Inside this corridor, the wind can be accelerated or diminished. In addition, its direction can be changed. It felt completely erratic at first. After learning how to manage longer passages, we now had to anticipate frequent changes and constantly make adjustments to sail […]
When we set sails from the marina of Troon, we were a little anxious about the new experience ahead of us: spending several days at anchor in an unknown destination with a rainy weather forecast. The journey started with windy conditions, providing good speed but also a bumpy ride. As we progressed north and entered […]
After crossing the North Channel, we entered Loch Ryan for our first night in Scotland. To our surprise, we saw that there was another Boreal already anchored there. During that windy night, we both monitored our anchors carefully to make sure they did not drag. The next day, we invited the crew of Askell Wenn […]
Belfast is the first city we visited since we started this journey. We arrived by train from the Bangor marina. Our first impression was the typical bustle of cities: the buildings, the cars, the noise, the shopping streets, the people walking minding their business. Did you know that the Titanic was built in Belfast’s shipyards? […]