Tag Archives: Sailing

The Myth of Sailing

Posted on Friday, 10 July, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick
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New Boat Tent

Posted on Thursday, 9 July, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have just set up my new boat tent after my less than comfortable experience at the Semaine du Golfe. See What a damp place to spend the night! and Life on a Twelve-Foot Boat. I squeezed in between the centreboard case … Continue reading →

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What a damp place to spend the night!

Posted on Saturday, 6 June, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This photo was taken by the owner of the black boat with the blue sail. This is the only photo of my boat with the tent – which needs improvement to keep out the eternal dampness. I spent the first … Continue reading →

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First Sailing Videos

Posted on Monday, 25 May, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I now have a cheap video camera in a waterproof case. Here are four very brief videos, the first on a day with little wind, the second and third running before a fresh wind and surfing on the swell. The … Continue reading →

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Maman, les petits bateaux!

Posted on Friday, 22 May, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Such would be a cry of delight from a little child on discovering that there were not only ships and schooners at the Semaine du Golfe – but also little boats! Here is a video about Flotilla 2, the type … Continue reading →

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Have Rubber Dinghy will Sail!

Posted on Thursday, 21 May, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This photo (acknowledgement to Ronan Coquil) has just gone out on Facebook, so I thought I would reproduce it here. This was taken last Tuesday as I followed my Flotilla to the opening festivities on the Isle of Arz. Towing … Continue reading →

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My Semaine du Golfe in Photos

Posted on Monday, 18 May, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Here are the best of the photos I took with a waterproof camera. All the same, the lens needs cleaning from time to time to get rid of the salt build-up. I arrived last Sunday afternoon (10th May), rigged and … Continue reading →

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Life on a Twelve-Foot Boat

Posted on Monday, 18 May, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I was relating the Semaine du Golfe with Sophie last night, and she pointed the discussion towards the “domestic” aspect of life on a boat rather than descriptions of places to which she could not relate or the technical aspect … Continue reading →

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Back Home from Brittany

Posted on Sunday, 17 May, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have just returned from the Semaine du Golfe in Brittany, one of the major seafaring festivals of the world involving sailing ships, classic fishing boats and small sail-oar dinghies – more than a thousand vessels. It was a great … Continue reading →

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Back to Barfleur

Posted on Friday, 1 May, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

We’ve been there before, and we are very attached to Barfleur on the east coast of the Cotentin. See: A Break in the Cotentin On our Return We were supposed to be going there today, a week before I take my … Continue reading →

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