adey
Well-Known Member
What should have been a leisurely 5 day trip along the South of France turned into a two day dash but hey-ho, we still had a good time. This sort of trip has been posted on here before with similar stops but some may not be familiar. Here’s the approx route we took, mapped onto Google Earth.
Boat went back in after a month ashore at Baie des Anges. This little thing in the boatyard looked like fun.
The police have to shut the road to allow the travel lift down the one-way street the wrong way. Must annoy the locals.
First stop was Saint Tropez. Didn’t go into the town but anchored for lunch in the bay.
Some expensive looking villas around here.
Blast to the anchorage at Porquerolles. I think Red Dot Bay was the next bay over but it looked busy and where we anchored for the night was fairly pretty.
Our first night at anchor on this boat went without me worrying at all. The weather was superb.
The view in the morning. Great stuff.
Next stop Cassis. Bit touristy but nice enough. The trip boats make entering the harbour...err... interesting.
Took on a 100 or so ltrs of fuel and they kindly let us stop for an hour to buy sandwiches and cake.
Stopped off for lunch at Ile de Riou to eat said sarnies and cakes. Couldn’t get right in front of the beach because of a big trip boat but it is a superb little sandy beach. Took the tender ashore but not the camera.
Left for Port Napoleon (near Marseille). 30 miles at 20+ knots with the swim ladder down. Oops!
As we approached Marseille the chartplotter decided not to zoom so we had to use the paper chart and pilot book to find the entrance to Port Napoleon. That was fun, not.
Port Napoleon is a strange place, like a dry stack for big boats. They lift the boats out onto cradles that can then be picked up and towed around the yard.
It was then that I noticed some cracks on the top sides. Pretty sure these weren’t there before the lift out.
Should I worry?
Anyway, she will be out now until Sept when the next hop West should take us to Barcelona (ish!)
Would have preferred more time on this stretch, maybe one day we'll do it again at a more leisurely pace.
Boat went back in after a month ashore at Baie des Anges. This little thing in the boatyard looked like fun.
The police have to shut the road to allow the travel lift down the one-way street the wrong way. Must annoy the locals.
First stop was Saint Tropez. Didn’t go into the town but anchored for lunch in the bay.
Some expensive looking villas around here.
Blast to the anchorage at Porquerolles. I think Red Dot Bay was the next bay over but it looked busy and where we anchored for the night was fairly pretty.
Our first night at anchor on this boat went without me worrying at all. The weather was superb.
The view in the morning. Great stuff.
Next stop Cassis. Bit touristy but nice enough. The trip boats make entering the harbour...err... interesting.
Took on a 100 or so ltrs of fuel and they kindly let us stop for an hour to buy sandwiches and cake.
Stopped off for lunch at Ile de Riou to eat said sarnies and cakes. Couldn’t get right in front of the beach because of a big trip boat but it is a superb little sandy beach. Took the tender ashore but not the camera.
Left for Port Napoleon (near Marseille). 30 miles at 20+ knots with the swim ladder down. Oops!
As we approached Marseille the chartplotter decided not to zoom so we had to use the paper chart and pilot book to find the entrance to Port Napoleon. That was fun, not.
Port Napoleon is a strange place, like a dry stack for big boats. They lift the boats out onto cradles that can then be picked up and towed around the yard.
It was then that I noticed some cracks on the top sides. Pretty sure these weren’t there before the lift out.
Should I worry?
Anyway, she will be out now until Sept when the next hop West should take us to Barcelona (ish!)
Would have preferred more time on this stretch, maybe one day we'll do it again at a more leisurely pace.
