My old friend Roger Barnes has produced another fine video on the joys of sailing in France, Brittany in particular.

I was at the Semaine du Golfe, and would have loved to join him for the Challenge Léger, a smaller gathering of boats, but with more seasoned and experienced skippers. I am shortly to be planning a challenging passage (depending on the conditions) from Fécamp to Dieppe and back in some three to four days stopping off for the night in either Saint Valéry en Caux or Dieppe. It’s the open sea, so beaching is not very practical.

Roger describes it all beautifully.