Tag Archives: The Sea

A Mini Semaine du Golfe

Posted on Saturday, 24 September, 2022 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have just returned home from this wonderful and peaceful week in the Golfe du Morbihan, including a passage out to the island of Hoëdic (insert on the map below). We were three boats, not always the same three, as … Continue reading →

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For Those in Peril on the Sea

Posted on Tuesday, 12 July, 2022 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I am planning another passage in Novalis along the northern coast of Brittany at the end of July and a week or so of August. I hope to sail from the Rance, past Saint-Suliac and westwards to the Ile de … Continue reading →

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Behold the Sea!

Posted on Tuesday, 5 July, 2022 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This blog has suffered neglect over the past few months. The current polemics in the Roman Catholic and other churches do little more than prove the inadequacy of ecclesial institutions and the sinfulness of the most sanctimonious of the men … Continue reading →

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Northern Brittany

Posted on Thursday, 7 April, 2022 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I haven’t done very much on this blog for a long time, since I became preoccupied with the situation in the Ukraine. It is still a worry for us all, out of empathy in people driven out of their homes … Continue reading →

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Cruise to the Islands off La Rochelle

Posted on Saturday, 11 September, 2021 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This video in two parts show a few aspects of an adventure with a few members of the Dinghy Cruising Association, mostly living in France, and two of whom being Frenchmen and former military men. One had been seriously wounded … Continue reading →

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Route du Calvados

Posted on Monday, 10 August, 2020 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

A few years ago, I wrote about a project, the Route du Calvados for a sailing gathering in Normandy to sail along the scene of D-Day of 6th June 1944 when the Allies made a successful invasion of France which … Continue reading →

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First Sail of 2020

Posted on Wednesday, 20 May, 2020 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

At long last, after a long and nasty winter and the lockdown back-to-back, I had my first sail of this year in my little Tabur 320. I made a series of short videos and they are joined together. Veules les … Continue reading →

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More on the Huntingford Helm Impeder

Posted on Sunday, 17 May, 2020 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Here is a video I have just made about the Huntingford Helm Impeder as described on page 58 of Roger Barnes’ “The Dinghy Cruising Companion”. I have already written on this subject on Huntingford Helm Impeder. A video is a … Continue reading →

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In Homage to Bernard Moitessier

Posted on Monday, 3 June, 2019 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have often written about Bernard Moitessier (1925 – 1994), the French (born in Indochina) sailor who dared to sail around the world non-stop and single handed in the 1968 Sunday Times Golden Globe Race. Instead of winning the race, … Continue reading →

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Swallows & Amazons for Grown-ups

Posted on Friday, 10 May, 2019 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Two years have passed since the last Semaine du Golfe. It gets better every time (every two years) as more people bring their boats and the organisational logistics people become more experienced. This year, it is from the 27th May … Continue reading →

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