October 2024
The last sail for 2024
Our final passage for the year began on a sombre, grey day under dark low clouds that seemed to hang just above the masthead. [...]
More salt marshes and medieval towns
A short hop north A light wind motor sail through very choppy seas took us north from L’Herbaudière, dodging commercial shipping as we crossed [...]
A Dutch peninsula, once, long ago
A few days at Île de Noirmoutier Exhausted by all the excitement that Île d'Yeu had offered up, we made a leisurely crossing to Île [...]
The delights of Île d’Yeu
It’s an ill wind that blows no good Before we could depart Les Sables d’Olonne we had to wait, once again, for a storm [...]
Les Sables d’Olonne
An evening trip to Les Sables d'Olonne The next day the storm abated sufficiently for us to make an uneventful trip down to Les Sables [...]