Category Archives: Sailing

Extreme sports 🇫🇷🇬🇧

Posted on January 3, 2025 by JJS
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The fleet one week later

Posted on November 18, 2024 by JJS
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And they are off … đź‡¬đź‡§

Posted on November 10, 2024 by JJS
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Home from home

Posted on August 20, 2023 by JJS

Day II On the water Hired a boat for the day Early start, picked up the boat at 9am down in the port. After instructions from the owner, we set off at 9.30am. The aim was the island of Porquerolles … Continue reading →

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Tall ships

Posted on April 17, 2022 by JJS

This is the time of year again. After a Covid related two years break, the “Escale Ă  Sète” started 2 days ago and I was there sharp and early.  One of the giant ships and namely the 🇷🇺 Russian “Shtandard” … Continue reading →

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Hot from the press

Posted on March 17, 2021 by JJS

Just walked into town to pick up from the bookshop the book I had ordered. Am looking forward to read it. Florence Arthaud, nicknamed “the little fiancĂ©e of the Atlantic”, born on 28 October 1957 in Boulogne-Billancourt and died on … Continue reading →

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