Off Sailing

This a bowline, we use this knot in all the lines from the boat to the shore and is very strong and yet designed to be easy to loosen....

We were entering the Champagne region, quite a large area with the centre for us to be at Epernay. Previously we have stayed at Epernay...

What on earth... more French municipal art, we'll talk about that later ! Our trip to Château-Thierry was somewhat hampered by the fact...

it was time to leave Paris, it was the end of May and the new gray water restrictions were to be enforced ready for the Olympics. We have...

It had been some time since either of us had visited Paris and we had decided to stay for week. The marina is in a central location and...

Today was the day we were to arrive in Paris! The river meanders its way towards the capital and the storm had cleared the air so we were...

An early-ish start leaving Meulan with mixed feelings regarding the numbers of rough sleepers we were seeing now. It is the year of the...

it had been decided to have two more stops before entering Paris. Paris was to be one of the highlights of the trip, Mike has always...

We left Poses mid-morning and decided to head to Vernon. After some calculations it was decided that trying to reach Paris Arsenal for...

It was decided that we would leave Rouen early and travel as far as the non-tidal section of the Seine, just above the lock at...

The night was spent again at Tancarville boat yard, and once again the security team were out and about, and Sprocket was fair game. We...

We left Honfleur on Monday morning, having considered the tidal effect to travel upstream to Tancarville, well we thought we had, there...

Paris to Lyon 708km 155 locks 1.8m depth 3.5m air draft River Marne Paris to Epernay ...

So, we were having a great time in Honfleur; the food was good, there were nice walks, the town itself was superb (very Normandie) and a...

Located on the picturesque coast of Normandy, Honfleur stands as a timeless gem that has captivated artists and visitors alike for...

Whether the assistance we received was obvious or subtle, we would like to acknowledge the help that you have given. It is a big...

One of Mike's most frequent sayings as people kept messaging us in April to ask if we had left yet! Mike had many ambitious plans for his...

Lucy home for the weekend and dragged to help, expert rope splicing! Have you read Captain Grumpy's page on boring stuff.....?

It has been a dream for Mike to sail his own yacht to Mediterranean Greece. A boat was bought and renovations begun! Initially the trip...