Port Grimaud – The Little Venice of Provence
Our next stop was Port Grimaud, somewhere I (Chantal) have always wanted to go primarily because it was my late Father’s dream when he and Mum were still married, to have a house and...
"The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails." — William Arthur Ward, Writer
by Chantal & David · Published September 8, 2024 · Last modified January 21, 2025
Our next stop was Port Grimaud, somewhere I (Chantal) have always wanted to go primarily because it was my late Father’s dream when he and Mum were still married, to have a house and...
by Chantal & David · Published September 1, 2024 · Last modified January 21, 2025
We set sail on the 18th August for the 6NM’s to the old port of Nice where we had booked a mooring for 2 nights. Our entry into the old harbour really set the...
by Chantal & David · Published August 31, 2024 · Last modified January 21, 2025
On the 16th August we set sail, with the iron spinnaker, back to Cap Ferat, where we dropped our pick for not quite such a peaceful anchorage as the time before, but then we...
by Chantal & David · Published August 24, 2024 · Last modified January 21, 2025
Having arrived back in Sanremo, David headed off to the port police to check in, and see about handing our transit log back in, to be told, a) we could only stay 1 night...
On the 27th June, we set sail in an easterly F2 to 3, sadly under grey skies again, heading for Menton, passing Monaco and Monte Carlo, which is all we can do as Seaclusion...
With Seaclusion safe in her anchorage, we decided to “pop” across the bay to go and explore Èze. “Pop” we laugh, Navily said it was about 1.9NM’s across, but 30 minutes later, passing under...
by Chantal & David · Published June 29, 2024 · Last modified December 13, 2024
With absolutely no wind we motored 12NM´s across to the Port of Cannes…and opted for a safe mooring in the harbour so we could relax and enjoy Cannes without any worries… well that would...
by Chantal & David · Published June 27, 2024 · Last modified December 13, 2024
Having left the madness of St Tropez and calmness of our bay, which was to be no more due to a change of wind direction we set sail again on 17th June back towards...
by Chantal & David · Published June 24, 2024 · Last modified December 12, 2024
Finally by 9.30 in the morning of the 15th June, we were back on the water and saying goodbye to Frejus! We headed back towards St Tropez, to anchor in a quiet bay just...