petem
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There was me thinking you had a 200 mile cruising ground!
Med boaters - will you get to your boat this year?
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Bouba
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No, I drive at six knots just to make it seem further so I hardly use any fuel. It’s a very special place and we feel fortunate to be here ?
petem
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Well, that's really all that counts isn't it? Good for you.
Chris H
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We have a guy in cap ferrat with a portofino 53 that goes from port to Arno Plage ( 100m )
Most weekends and in the summer season, he’s not put fuel in his boat for 2 years……..I’ve filled 3 x 1200 litres this year !
Most weekends and in the summer season, he’s not put fuel in his boat for 2 years……..I’ve filled 3 x 1200 litres this year !
Bouba
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Two of my favorite anchorages
Portofino
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Mirror Argentine the 1 st and the 2 had is the next bay W .
Both N side .
Took the lads there a few yrs ago ( my engine and annual service guys ) it was late May and they had a regatta on in Porquerolles you can just see it in pics 2,3, 4 .
Here the red arrow
The inn was full so we anchored where the red circle was .
Arrived about 4 pm after a noon lift in from Cannes .
” Tested the boat “ and it’s a reward for my two chums .
Beer time and scope out of the islands so we launch the tender with its mini Kota E outboard and iirc 60 ah wet battery.
The battery has those silly led lenses you suppose to look down it was green , but dug out of a cockpit locker from last season .
Off we toddled across where the red arrow is .
Well you kinda know where this is gonna end up ……one round turned into 3 then 6 then “ I,am starving “ then find a restaurant etc etc .more beers and wine etc etc .
Time to rtn to the boat after midnight after a gallon of beer + vino each .
No torch and the wind got up .
I knew the forecast and was not bothered as I know the sheltered bays and this is one mistral proof I have used it before .
Well the batt was finished before we arrived at that little bit of water , the red arrow , so we broke out the oars .
Wind pushing us back .
When we arrived at the red arrow the tide had dropped ( yes moon dependant there is about 1 ft fall ) and the tender grounded with with fatter blokes in than than the down wind leg in .
True Africa Queen style some one volunteered to get out and walk on the seabed towing the painter .
” you are doing a great job, you are 6 “ 4 for a reason this it “: I shouted from the tender
.As he gradually got up to his neck .
When we got through that gap and the water was up to his neck there was less of a wind push back factor so we rowed back .
9issed as farts we arrived in the darkness at a boats bathing platform in the pitch black …..wrong boat !
Eventually we found Fiammetta 2 the mother ship .
One guy bailed out and just swam back fully clothed it was faster than he three of us in a 2.2 M tender .
Memories eh ?
Both N side .
Took the lads there a few yrs ago ( my engine and annual service guys ) it was late May and they had a regatta on in Porquerolles you can just see it in pics 2,3, 4 .
Here the red arrow
The inn was full so we anchored where the red circle was .
Arrived about 4 pm after a noon lift in from Cannes .
” Tested the boat “ and it’s a reward for my two chums .
Beer time and scope out of the islands so we launch the tender with its mini Kota E outboard and iirc 60 ah wet battery.
The battery has those silly led lenses you suppose to look down it was green , but dug out of a cockpit locker from last season .
Off we toddled across where the red arrow is .
Well you kinda know where this is gonna end up ……one round turned into 3 then 6 then “ I,am starving “ then find a restaurant etc etc .more beers and wine etc etc .
Time to rtn to the boat after midnight after a gallon of beer + vino each .
No torch and the wind got up .
I knew the forecast and was not bothered as I know the sheltered bays and this is one mistral proof I have used it before .
Well the batt was finished before we arrived at that little bit of water , the red arrow , so we broke out the oars .
Wind pushing us back .
When we arrived at the red arrow the tide had dropped ( yes moon dependant there is about 1 ft fall ) and the tender grounded with with fatter blokes in than than the down wind leg in .
True Africa Queen style some one volunteered to get out and walk on the seabed towing the painter .
” you are doing a great job, you are 6 “ 4 for a reason this it “: I shouted from the tender
.As he gradually got up to his neck .When we got through that gap and the water was up to his neck there was less of a wind push back factor so we rowed back .
9issed as farts we arrived in the darkness at a boats bathing platform in the pitch black …..wrong boat !
Eventually we found Fiammetta 2 the mother ship .
One guy bailed out and just swam back fully clothed it was faster than he three of us in a 2.2 M tender .
Memories eh ?
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Portofino
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There is a better bay on the S side see the arrow .
There is a fancy hotel , Infact the “ Eden roc “ equivalent to Porquerolles just out of sight in those woods behind my boat .
You know EV pick up from the dock and salad vert €25 and a G + T €30 place .Starters from €30 and mains around €70/ 100 kinda joint .You can just see there track .
Thats the tender btw a Capelli 2,2 hard v bottom .I am on dog shore duty btw .
Bouba
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Time for dinner
Portofino
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Busy for you .Today
Bouba
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Well it’s been an up and down few days. We were offered a lovely spot in Le Lavandou for the winter which we accepted but they then contacted us and said we can’t have that place and offered us an inferior place which we declined. So we decided to take the boat out of the water for winter but only after next week which promises exceptional boating weather. But our port said if it’s not out tomorrow then they can’t guarantee a place on the hard or a cradle. So tomorrow she will be craned out! And it will be a driving winter for us?
markc
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That's good to hear, we're heading out on Saturday for 8 days
Bouba
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I pass the torch to you, please brighten up everyone’s winter with some beautiful photographs ?That's good to hear, we're heading out on Saturday for 8 days
Hooligan
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What????? No more pictures??
Bouba
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Oh there will be pictures. Only from the shore??
Portofino
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You never went to Port Cros , shame it’s more beautiful and yes you can take dogs we have .
No shore power or water at the dock so you need a geny . You just use theses wooden jetty’s
Port Cros is the next middle island of the threesome .
Plenty of walks in the woods to vacant bays .
About 4 restaurants and a mini store for essentials.
There are buoys too to anchor on in the sheltered bay .
We are on a buoy ^^^ , Settlement and Castle turret on shore .
No shore power or water at the dock so you need a geny . You just use theses wooden jetty’s
Port Cros is the next middle island of the threesome .
Plenty of walks in the woods to vacant bays .
About 4 restaurants and a mini store for essentials.
There are buoys too to anchor on in the sheltered bay .
We are on a buoy ^^^ , Settlement and Castle turret on shore .
Bouba
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I’ve been in the bay, and the wife has been ashore with her walking club. But she has it in her mind that dogs can’t go out of the town limits. And she won’t go anywhere that doesn’t come with at least a 10 mile hike. As for leaving the dog with his sitter......?
?But yes, it certainly looks beautiful and very tropical. And of course there is also Levant.....
Portofino
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We have walked our dog all over it .It’s hilly .I’ve been in the bay, and the wife has been ashore with her walking club. But she has it in her mind that dogs can’t go out of the town limits. And she won’t go anywhere that doesn’t come with at least a 10 mile hike. As for leaving the dog with his sitter......?
But yes, it certainly looks beautiful and very tropical. And of course there is also Levant.....
Port Man for the SoF mob is a nice anchorage on the E side Uber mistral shelter too .Nothing there it’s wild anchoring .Test of boat systems , holding tank , geny , lights , air con , fridge power management, boat water capacity etc etc .and anchor as it 20 M and deeper Good test folks mental attitude. Scrabble time
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You can easily do a 10 miler btw .
Its hilly too ashore so feels very explorer like .
For the SoF mob spend a night in Port Man , then a few nights with civility in the Port Cros , then the bun fight summer madness of Porquerolles, which bouba s done to death pic wise .
There is water + power in Porquerolles , but the vistor jetty in my pic post # 1850 ^^^ shows zero facilities and that places get washed by the hoards of boat movement.
So again plan carefully in the season don’t assume a fully serviced jetty in the summer .
Bail option is across the bay to Miramar or head past cap Bennet to Bromes ( very nice to overnight ) or La Levandou .
See previous pics ^ .Fast planing boat always widens choices
See why I am in Liguria now ………exploring new places again !
15 yrs traipsing Monaco - Marseilles .Done it to death .
Beauty of boats you can move them .
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MapisM
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Just to kill the time while waiting for markc contribution, I can throw in a drone view of one of my usual October anchorages.
I don't think it will be enough to brighten up everyone's winter, but maybe a couple of minutes...
julians
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Back to majorca in a weeks time for me. Hopefully the weather will be decent.
TonyR123
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am hoping to fly out Nov 1st for a week!