Recent content by chrisgil

Very enjoyable thread! That's some paddle board…..with handle bars!

Looks idyllic, lots of trees! I love the drone footage.

i’m planning trips to Mallorca for this and I’m wondering if any other forum members are based at RCNPP? I have been a ( not very active) forumite for a few years but have only had the mooring since early last year. If the chance arose it would be fun to catch with any forum members out there.

Any visitors to Puerto Pollensa this season be careful of new navigation hazard close to channel for visitors berths. An old vessel, that has effectively been abandoned, sunk last weekend. When I left mastheads still visible above surface.

Build finished and about to leave the factory…….just in time for 2023 season😀 delivery to Puerto Pollensa in next couple of weeks, ready for my arrival end of April and some local cruising in Mallorca Can’t wait Couple of images attached Just to clarify it is a Girbau 28 cabin.

ive now learnt locals call it ‘Calmadas’ …. Typically millpond calm in February with high pressure reduces water level, no one seems concerned. Weather about to change and I’m back to uk until end April so should be back to normal by then! Just to remind you why Mallorca is so great photo...

I am based in Puerto Pollensa where the sea level dropped dramatically a couple of weeks or so ago and has stayed low, somewhere between 0.5/1m below normal level. This will cause significant rethink on boat access from Marina jetty! Is this the same across all of the Balearics and...

That’s where I had a test drive!

Hi, I will be keeping it in RCNPP Marina, Puerto Pollenca. As you say perfect for coastal trips and occasional overnighter. The advantage of smaller boat is that I can get into the smaller bays etc.

Against all instincts I’ve bought new, a Girbau 28 cabin, a small boatbuilder from Girona, Costa Brava. Girbau Boats – Página web oficial de Girbau Boats I’ve always loved Mediterranean style boats, my first was a Menorqin and the Girbau takes a modern twist on this style, in my opinion...

Puerto Pollensa.

finished in couple of months, planning to launch in Mallorca in April, fingers crossed.

So, here I am having just seatrialed a girbau 28 cabin. single engine, (yanmar 320hp)day boat with basic facilities for overnighters. Manufactured by a family business (15 boats a year) in Empuriabrava, Costa Brava. 27/8 knots ability but comfy at 8/ 10 knots displacement speed which is my...

Does anyone have any experience of these Mediterranean boats? Looks like a decent day boat with some overnight capacity. As far as I can tell a fairly new brand but pretty decent quality boats. Quite a few have been built and I can’t find any used ones for sale!

Does anyone have experience of this type of boat. I am looking to downsize to an easily handled dayboat with possibility of overnight at anchor. I love the quirky nature of this style of boat which has Volvo kamd43p fitted. However, I was concerned at engine noise during a brief run? How...