Monthly Archives: August 2014

Camariñas to Portosín – thar she blows!

Posted on August 29, 2014 by juliansmart

On the beach within half an hour of mooring in Portosín. Enough said? Probably not … you should be so lucky. We decided to leave Camariñas almost no matter what, after a number of factors southerly winds (we want northerlies) … Continue reading →

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Daisy’s adventure

Posted on August 29, 2014 by albanesmart

Hi guys, Here we are at Portosin another port. This port has a beach unlike other ports. Yesterday we saw a pilot whale and then we arrived. At first we were at La Coruña then we sailed to Camariñas And … Continue reading →

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Ría de Camariñas

Posted on August 28, 2014 by albanesmart

Nous sommes restés 4 jours, sous la pluie à Camariñas. La Ría est très jolie mais nous n’avons pas pu vraiment en profiter… Le village a beaucoup de maisons délabrées et quelques chiens errants. C’est un village de pêcheurs et … Continue reading →

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Holà!

Posted on August 27, 2014 by albanesmart

Holà tout le monde je suis là pour vous raconter notre voyage . On était à Port-la-Forêt en Bretagne pour 1 semaine (6 jours) puis on a traversé le Golfe De Gascogne avec le bateau, ça nous a pris 3 … Continue reading →

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A Coruña

Posted on August 27, 2014 by juliansmart

A Coruña (La Coruña) – recovery after Biscay. Washing the boat (intended just to be rinsing the salt from the boat) Tourism (Torre de Hercules, the oldest functioning lighthouse in the world, first lit when the city was known as … Continue reading →

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We are in Spain!

Posted on August 25, 2014 by juliansmart

We have arrived in La Coruña. We made it safely and in good time. Positives Faster than expected – we’d planned for 3-4 days so just under 2½ (all either reaching or downwind) was fantastic. Crew welfare – only one … Continue reading →

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La traversée du Golfe de Gascogne

Posted on August 25, 2014 by albanesmart

  James fait des bulles. Albane se repose. Hugo et Daisy lisent.   La belle houle.  Hugo enlève les drapeaux de courtoisie. Houle Ça y est, nous sommes bien arrivés à la Coruña. Le bateau et l’équipage se portent bien. Nous sommes … Continue reading →

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Progress in Port-la-Forêt

Posted on August 25, 2014 by juliansmart

Beaches: first baignades (and skimboarding, petanque, sandcastles) of the trip off Brittany’s beaches – water still needs to get a lot warmer as we progress southwards. Pizzas: best ever (or at least for a very long time) Calzones in the … Continue reading →

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Raz de Sein

Posted on August 24, 2014 by juliansmart

Another diesel doddle. Timed our departure to arrive bang on slack water and admire the brave souls tacking their way up through the Raz. A long day punctuated by wind changes to keep anything worth sailing in right on the … Continue reading →

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Chenal du Four

Posted on August 24, 2014 by juliansmart

The Chenal du Four was an altogether chilled-out affair, after our brief sojourn in l’Aber-Wrac’h, with calm demeanours and still calmer winds and waters.

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