Aquarellia

Updated 2008 May 9th
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This website is mainly written in French; anyway you can have a look at some items where pictures are often the prime topics.

Here after a summary of our journeys.
-9 May 2008 we are in Marmaris for some work on Aquarellia on the way to Istanbul.
-11 Apr. in Boynüz Bükü, sun in a scotish loch.
-5 Apr. Kekova we were invited to a traditional wedding.
-2 Apr. 2008 Last evenings with our turkish friends, one aboard of Aquarellia, one in their house in Kumluca.
Thanks to Kubilay, Rukiye, Ramazan, Emine, Dilek and all the Finike musicians! 
At 6h45AM we leave Finike for Kekova, 18 miles from here.
-28 Mar. Today it's an anniversary: we leaved our home 1000 days ago.
-18 Feb. Historical snow falls on Finike Marina.
-11 Jan. 2008, visit of the snowy Cappadoce.
-29 Oct. 2007, Turkey! Another world, another continent, another country, another language… we are in Fethyie just before our wintering target of Finike some 75 nm ago.
-25 Oct., we are in Rhodes, 
-12 Oct. we reach the Dodecanese island and enjoy the visit of Astipalaia, Nisiros and Simi
-27-09-2007 we moor in Adamas, Milos, our first Cycladic island, great scenery! After a week of stay we visit the island of Folegandros and Santorin (Thira)
-New sea for us, the Kythira sea is a wonderful sailing area with good wind! Visit of Navarin, Methoni, and Kalamata.
-We enjoy the end of the touristic season in the nice Ionian anchorages such as Meganisis, Kalamos, Ithaque and since one week, Cepholonia.  Cephalonia is 'till now, our preferred island.
-One month of summer "wintering" in Cleopatra marina, antifouling and a short voyage toward our families.
-Sailing and mooring around Corfu, Paxos, Levkas and the Meganisis quite island.
-The 1st of June 2006 we left Italia for Greece with our new friends aboard of Ellen and Balata.  The weather forecast is ok and predict some good wind for us.
Mooring at 12hoo on the island of Othonoi, North of Corfu, facing Albania. A wonderful door to introduce Greece, we are 3 sailing boats anchoring for 2 nights near the wild beach of Fiki.
- We are waiting to cross to Greece in Calabria in the port of Roccela Jonica.  We are in company of some other sailors as, Mintaka from Australia, Tékaméli out of Nice, Ellen from Corsica, Balata from Toulon and other ones. We are well protected for the 39 knots gusts.
- From May 20th 'till 23rd, we visit the Aeolian islands of Stromboli, Lipari and Vulcano. Whaw!
- Some days in Acciaroli.  The fishing harbor and the crumbling old village is a gem.
-11-05-2006 We are in Salerno. This city is a nice small Napoli not as touristico than the rest of the Napoli area.
- We go "through" Capri (95€ twice this during the WE!!!) not for us!
- Ventotene then Ischia and Procida, very nice small island but not really well protected anchorage.
- 07-05-2006 Ponza superb, with multicolored cliffs 
- Short stop in Porto Di Roma, hyper-too much-chic
- Riva di Traiano, a well protected harbor for our visit to the Italian Capital.
- We anchor near Isola di Giannutri, the more south island of the Tuscan group. The Weather is wonderful.
-25-04-2006 Go across Corsica and Elba. We anchor in Porto Campo the second night we were wake up by a bad swell at 1hoo just enough to go to Giglio.
-Visits of Calvi and the wild cap Corse, île Rousse, Macinaggio, and Bastia for a last technical French speaking stop.
-16-04-2006 Crossing to Corsica with our preferred Dolphins, good sea good wind.
-Antibes after a wonderful anchorage in Port-Man, just waiting for nice westerly winds.
-Les Embiez 5 days with lot of East wind, then here in Porquerolles, waiting for Westerly winds.
-March 28th 2007 Aquarellia is on the Frioul islands, on the starting block for a new trip to the  East. Look at the "Press" topic an article about our Carry-le-Rouet wintering.  Thanks to the Carryens welcome we will come back.
-We are ready to wintering in a nice Provencal resort.
-Dec 4th 2006 we are back in the water in the very Med! Here in Port St Louis.
-With our masts horizontal since Le Havre we got the river Seine until Paris. Then the Loing river and canal, the Loire, the center canal the Saône river and finally the Rhône river. A nightmare, 24hoo aground near Viviers, avoids this area! After this, Aquarellia was one week out of the water to fix all the problems.
-Guernsey to St Vaast La Hougue, anchor for a good night.
-some days in Beaucette, lovely small harbor in the nature of this Guernsey north coast.
-25 Aug.: early departure from St Malo for Hélier on Jersey. Then we moor in Guernsey for the SeaGuernsey 2006 event.

-16-20 Aug.: Tréguier, then Bréhat, arrival during thunderstorm, 1h40 turning around before dropping our very metallic anchor ... 2 days and superb nights on the island. Nice and quick windy journey toward Saint Malo.
-10-15 Aug.: bad anchorage near "l'île aux Moines" (7 îles) then Perros-Guirec and visit to Ploumanach.
3-9 Aug.: Batz then sailing through Morlaix bay, river and town with the FAR festival.
-July 22 to 30, family visit in L'Aber Wrac'h, with visit of this nice area.
-July 21 Aber Wrac'h Brittany. We got here an incredible welcome, marina, official, lunch with traditional music, walk etc...
-July 20 and 21.  19hoo of channel crossing in group (7 sail yachts of the Celtic Goodwill Raid) from Cornwal to Britany. Major Engine issue far from any coast, more information in the next Aquabul.
-visit of the splendid Corwal coast from Padstow to  Penzance via St Ives. Now we had visit all the Cornwal coasts.
-July 8 and 9 The stunning flotilla of boats in the Celtic Good Will Raid is part of the SeaSwansea Festival.
-July 3rd. For the Jannik's birthday we anchor in the south Wales rivers.
-This 29 of June we are ready for the next main event the "Sea Fair Haven Festival" in Milford Haven. 15 sail boats of the Celtic Goodwill Raid are presents.
-In flotilla we are 7 of us, visit of Pwllheli and Fishguard.
-June 23rd we join, just in time ... the "Celtic Goodwill Raid" (more info on our page "Links") in Holyhead Aldernay Wales. We are very happy to meet our friends Pam and Noël on "Wind Song" a Moody 35 we meet them first on the island of Islay in Scotland. An incredible warm welcome here, we feel good, the sea and new friendly sailors.
-From Portpatrick near the Mull of Galloway we sailed to the isle of Man.  'till 14th our base is Douglas, the capital, nice weather and good tide for this journey, but then we have to wait more then a week 'cause of a storm.
-From 3 'till 10 of June Scottish stroll around the splendid Firth of Clyde, visit of Tarbert, clockwise tour of Bute then Arran. Today June 11th we are moored South of Kintyre Waiting good condition to sail toward the isle of Man.
-June 2nd, we use the Crinan canal nice shortcut for the Firth of Clyde.
-26 May Tobermory, the Mull's capital, full of colors. It's from here that we planed to visit the strange island of Staffa.
-16 May: Aquarellia is in loch Craignish, one of the Scotland's most beautiful sea lochs.
-11 May: After 62 nm we moor in Scotland via the nicer existing window: the Hebrides and the isle of Islay.
-9 May: arrival at Bangore, the Belfast's chic marina.
-30 April 2006: we are in Howth, north of Dublin after a great visit of the capital. 
- End April 2006 rapid visit of the lovely harbors of Dunmore East, Kilmore and Wicklow where we meet our Irish friends Brendan et Ruth.
In Dun Laoghaire we encounter Aries, our previous boat.
-10 April 2006: Jannik's father, Constant ROOSENS, left us. He was aged of close to 74 years, just two days before his birth date. The return and comeback is organized to assist at the funeral, on April 18th.
-6 April 2006: After 2 moorings in Youghal and then the river Suir, we are in Waterford. Rapid journey in a rough sea with the help of wind and current.  We meet here a sympathetic couple from New Zealand, Allan, musician and Joyce, with Sojourner a cutter; they travel around the world since 7 years.
-31 March 2006: We sadly leave Kinsale 10am March 29th, sea was rough. We are moored close to the oldest yacht club of the world (1720), The Royal Cork Yacht Club, were we are writing this. All OK on Board.
-19 March 2006: End of the St Patrick WE, We dance with the Kinsale Set Dancers during the Parade, a great moment.
-07 March 2006: Sensible change within the season, flowers everywhere, rise of temperature but storm wind as well - 10 Beaufort in the Celtic sea.
-22 February 2006: We feel good here in Kinsale but the departure period arrives. We have to be ready for our journey to Scotland. Our numerous local friends, Colleen, Robert, Valérie, Maureen, Michael, Jef, Mary, Paul, Naura, Julien, Billy, and lot of others, artists, musicians or dancers, whish us everyday warm welcome.
-22 January 2006: During a traditional music session Jannik sing a song "Marin" (Known as sailor in English) in the Spaniard (our favorite Pub in Scilly near Kinsale).
-01 January 2006: 15°C, we are eating outside. Winter is warm in Kinsale.
-01 September 2005: We did it! Arrival in Kinsale Ireland (51°42'N - 008°31'W) after more then 36hoo of a relatively rough navigation.
-25 August 2005: Falmouth waiting less than 6 Beauforts...
-15 August 2005: Plymouth for shopping and some maintenance.
-21 July 2005: Cowes Island of Wight.
-03 July 2005: 6pm we leave our friends and family from the Zealand harbor of Wemeldinge. After the Belgian coast, Dunkerque, Boulogne then Eastbourne and Brighton, we visit Chichester Harbor.