Med boaters - will you get to your boat this year?

[AndieMac]

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...

Your old boat was/is such a great looking vessel P, I hope the new owners are enjoying her as well.

 

[Bouba]

Your old boat was/is such a great looking vessel P, I hope the new owners are enjoying her as well.

I thought that was his new boat

 

[Chris H]

Long week-end in November and Christmas for me.

 

[MapisM]

Your old boat was/is such a great looking vessel P, I hope the new owners are enjoying her as well.

Thanks C, yes, they certainly are.
Or better said, WE are. As the old saying goes, the best boats are friends' boats!

 

[Bouba]

end of the season ?

 

[Grey Goose]

That Pershing was still there today

It lives there all year!

 

[AndieMac]

I thought that was his new boat

He went all modern and fast after this

 

[MapisM]

I thought that was his new boat

He went all modern and fast after this

AndieMac is correct, Bouba.
Though she's not so new (to us) anymore, since we just completed our 4th season on her, but here she is, anyway.
BTW, the video was actually made during a Sep rather than Oct anchorage.
In fact it's a bit busier... Albeit still desert by SoF standards!

Oh, and talking of modernity vs. tradition, aside from my new frozen snot home, there's a couple of other peculiar vessels in the video.
The larger one in the very first shot of the video, with a green hull, was built in 1893 (yep, not a typo).
For the other, I'm not sure about the exact year, but she's a Baglietto (no less) of the early 50s.
Both timber construction, obviously.

 

[Bouba]

AndieMac is correct, Bouba.
Though she's not so new (to us) anymore, since we just completed our 4th season on her, but here she is, anyway.
BTW, the video was actually made during a Sep rather than Oct anchorage.
In fact it's a bit busier... Albeit still desert by SoF standards!

Oh, and talking of modernity vs. tradition, aside from my new frozen snot home, there's a couple of other peculiar vessels in the video.
The larger one in the very first shot of the video, with a green hull, was built in 1893 (yep, not a typo).
For the other, I'm not sure about the exact year, but she's a Baglietto (no less) of the early 50s.
Both timber construction, obviously.

I remember your buying thread and refit thread (you removed the teak decking?). I just thought that first video was her??

 

[Hooligan]

AndieMac is correct, Bouba.
Though she's not so new (to us) anymore, since we just completed our 4th season on her, but here she is, anyway.
BTW, the video was actually made during a Sep rather than Oct anchorage.
In fact it's a bit busier... Albeit still desert by SoF standards!

Oh, and talking of modernity vs. tradition, aside from my new frozen snot home, there's a couple of other peculiar vessels in the video.
The larger one in the very first shot of the video, with a green hull, was built in 1893 (yep, not a typo).
For the other, I'm not sure about the exact year, but she's a Baglietto (no less) of the early 50s.
Both timber construction, obviously.

Awesome tunes……..ps anchorages look a little rocky, do you have issues re that?

 

[MapisM]

Sometimes yes, we do. Actually, in the last video above the bottom is nice and sandy (at least, where my boat is anchored), but in the first it is indeed possible that the anchor gets stuck.
We deal with that in two ways: preferably, we drop the hook in shallow waters, like in the first video. I don't think the anchor was more than 5 or 6 m deep (as opposed to about 15 of the second video), which means that in the worst case, swimming to the bottom to release the anchor is no big deal.
Otherwise, we attach a sufficiently long and strong line (with a buoy) to the anchor head, that can be recovered and used to pull the anchor from onboard with a winch.

 

[Mr Googler]

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end of the season ?

Eco winter tour then is it?

 

[Bouba]

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Eco winter tour then is it?

Yes, starting tomorrow. We are Teslaing to Cassis and then we will walk for four hours on the calanques. Should have a few good pictures of the sea?. And if we are lucky, there’s a great Indian restaurant in La Ciotat?. Today was stunning with the sea so calm and blue blue. I couldn’t take any photos as I need both hands on the wheel. Maybe there’s a way of harvesting some pictures from the cars nine cameras ?‍

 

[Mr Googler]

Maybe there’s a way of harvesting some pictures from the cars nine cameras ?‍

Won’t they all look like this?

 

[John100156]

Out in SCM lagoon with others this week..... all hanging off a big boats anchor.....

 

[Bouba]

Out in SCM lagoon with others this week..... all hanging off a big boats anchor.....

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Got to be a Rocna ?️️

 

[John100156]

You would need to ask Hurricane - held us all really well against F4 later, I departed before he found out how deep it was dug-in

 

[Bouba]

The delightful town of Cassis. There are two ways to arrive, by boat or by Tesla

 

[John100156]

Lovely in the Med this time of year, some warm sunny days and cool nights...... Only have another week though

 

[Mr Googler]

The delightful town of Cassis. There are two ways to arrive, by boat or by Tesla

Don’t you mean….Tesl-i