France – Page 5

— By Helm and CrewApril 15, 2024

DBA Rally in Auxerre (12/06 – 18/06)

Auxerre DBA Rally The opening task on the first morning was to check out provisioning. Baguette and patisserie from Maison Roy were up to their usual standard. Important, because later in the rally, baguettes and croissants were delivered to the boats for breakfast. Next, we…

— By IanMarch 28, 2024

Cruising to the DBA Rally (1/06 – 11/07)

Migennes – Joigny – Gurgy – Auxerre Shakedown Cruise Finally, ten weeks after I arrived and five weeks after Lisette joined me, we were more than ready for some cruising. Catharina Elisabeth looked fabulous and marvellously dressed with Lisette’s colourful flowers. The day before leaving,…

— By LisetteFebruary 28, 2024

Many hands make light work (27/05 – 25/06)

Migennes Arriving in Paris exactly one month after Ian, which included our 48th wedding anniversary, and the first we had not shared, it was with great anticipation that I stepped out of the taxi at Gare de Bercy. Ian had arranged to come up by…

— By IanMay 26, 2023

Stage 1 Continues (8/05 – 26/05/23)

Migennes Well, not so much has happened since the last update. Catharina Elisabeth is still in the water waiting to be lifted out. The wait is frustrating but the experience of most people I have met is that being in a shipyard is a waiting…