Why I like boating on the SoF

[Bouba]

My local beach this evening…all the tourists have gone

 

[Bouba]

 

[Portofino]

Same old same old .Cloudy but still hot 28 * .
A lot are packing up in the marina .


SL boys have been busy , got rid of the rust stain and gel coating the edge of the garage side flap .

Before .

After .

 

[julians]

Same old same old .Cloudy but still hot 28 * .
A lot are packing up in the marina .
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SL boys have been busy , got rid of the rust stain and gel coating the edge of the garage side flap .

Before .View attachment 164121

After .
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Your toe is not improving though

 

[Chris H]

Far too windy to be on the sea for us today.

 

[Portofino]

Far too windy to be on the sea for us today.

Gottcha There was a big swell and 1 - 2 M waves but we found that sheltered bay ( Capo Noli ) up wind and had a nice down wind run back .We were the only mobo out btw .

 

[Bouba]

Lunch on the beach

 

[Bouba]

At last back on the water

 

[Bouba]

I nearly didn’t make it…on the return to port two weeks ago my bow thruster lost power and died…all the signs of carbon buildup (why oh why are boat companies so cheap that they don’t use brushless motors)…unfortunately I can no longer get under the bed to remove the motor…too hard on the back. But all the local boat companies were busy to come out…end of season haul outs and boat show commitments (amazing how important Cannes is to our small local boat dealers)..,,so I was put on the never get to list and I lost two weeks of boating.
Then I had a brain wave…what if I do a temporary fix using my compressor…it started really badly because the dog would not share the back seat with the compressor ! These things can’t be laid on their side…so he got out and walked…stubborn little sod dog
Anyhow back at the boat, I covered the bow thruster with a large sheet of plastic…and took off the cover exposing the brushes (it just clips off) and using the air gun I cleaned everything…and it worked !!!

 

[Time Out]

Had a cracking post-MYS lunch in Villefranche yesterday after a quick pit stop on a client's (significantly larger!) yacht before we anchored up.

Once back onboard, quick final dip, last of season me thinks before a quick blast back to Saint Jean.

Cracking day.

 

[Bouba]

I’m back !!!!
Why do I like the SoF ?
Evenings at anchor…where I can swim even in October…

 

[Bouba]

 

[Bouba]

Full moon at night

 

[Bouba]

Dead calm at sunrise

 

[Bouba]

And in port…red sky at night

 

[Bouba]

The other half..

 

[Bouba]

Red sky in the morning

 

[Bouba]

Another perfect October morning for boating…

 

[Bouba]

Had to stop mid ocean…I’d forgotten to bring in the swim ladder…oops

 

[vas]

Had to stop mid ocean…I’d forgotten to bring in the swim ladder…oops

oi!

Mediterranean is a bloody sea, not an ocean!!!

V.

PS. still cannot believe that you eat burgers and chips everyday. FR authorities should really have kicked you out of the whole country (imho)