My windlass finally arrived in Brest, and with advice and reassurance from Darren who repairs boats for a living it was installed and is working great. I have anchored twice with it so far with no issues. I decided against crossing Biscay direct from Brest to A Caruna.…
First the parcel, which was sent from the UK, its a replacement windlass and it was held up in customs. I knew I had to pay french vat and duty on arrival but didn’t know how this was supposed to happen. Apparently somebody on the French side should…
I have been at Chateaux Marina in Brest the last few days waiting for a new Windlass to arrive. DPD tracking says it should be with me today 🤞 In the mean time I have been doing some cleaning and maintenance and had a look around the Town…
Sailing along an unfamiliar coastline in fog is a bit daunting but with the right equipment and a bit of planning it’s perfectly OK. I had to do this today from Lannion to Roscoff with visibility rarely more than quarter of a mile. First the equipment I used..…
The last few days have been tough on both me and the boat. I want to get on but the weather and strong currents around here mean slow progress. The sail from Guernsey to the French coast went well. It started with good winds which dwindled to nothing…
We have just crossed the English Channel so this is a good point to write about our experiences with beaurocrazy in doing this post Brexit. Pre Brexit, UK vets could issue an EU pet passport once all relevant jabs, including rabies, were up to date. The pet passport…