MapisM
Well-Known Member
I can see why.
In hindsight, my previous comment about being hard to imagine that any Kiwi might find Corsica "wild and remote" couldn't have been more appropriate, because Corsica is actually more akin to the Champs-Élysées, when compared to some parts of the Marlborough Sounds!
Unfortunately, when I've been there, the only opportunity I had to see the area from the water was with the Picton-Wellington ferry, but we drove around it a bit, and I can confirm that it's a breathtaking cruising ground indeed, even if I just scratched the surface! :encouragement:
NZ definitely remains very high in our ranking list of next destinations for our winter home exchange trips.
Just one thought about your plan, James: in your boots, time permitting and depending on whether you are already familiar with the Med or not (I'm now assuming not much), I would consider leaving the boat here for much longer - possibly shipping her back home only at the end of 2019 summer, even if that means losing one of your summer seasons at home.
In fact, with just a couple of months in the CdA, and some of that possibly spent to iron out some onboard stuff, you are only going to see a very tiny fraction of what the Med has to offer - and imho nowhere near the best part of it, strictly from a boating viewpoint.
As I said, just a thought. If you should consider the idea, you would surely find plenty of suggestions here about the nicest Med spots which are worth seeing.
Regardless, all the very best anyway for many happy years of cruising with Laser! :encouragement:
Btw, afaik the name has the same meaning in French as in EN, but I don't know FR well enough to rule out completely that they can use it also for "relax", as you were told...
, a great experience and was really impressed by the amount of boats we saw, seemed to be at least one per person 
