China Blue was my first junk rigged schooner.
Conflictual relationship, difficult love, but love nonetheless, and then … what a boat !
Her story with me is here.
Nostalgia sequence …
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Christian Serpereau, Bruno Serpereau, Eric Andlauer, Patrick Leblanc… and many friends !
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- Preamble
- The trip to Dublin
- Day 1, from Soubise to Bourgenay
- Day 2, from Bourgenay to l’Herbaudière
- Day 3, a break in l’Herbaudière, Halcyon II
- Days 4 and 5, from l’Herbaudière to Camaret (via Le Crouesty) – Foremast issues …
- Day 6, from Camaret to l’Aber Wrac’h (why l’Aber Ildut ?!)
- days 7 and 8, from l’Aber Wrac’h to Newlyn – crossing the Channel
- Days 9 and 10, from Newlyn to Kilmore Quay – across the Irish Sea
- Day 11, from Kilmore Quay to Arklow
- Day 12, from Arklow to Malahide
- Nine days in Ireland
- Day 12, first evening in Malahide
- Day 13, in company of Alan Mullholland and Wave Rover
- Day 14, Ardgillan Castle, Malahide Yacht Club
- Day 15, Malahide Castle, National Maritime Museum
- Day 16, new crew members arrive …
- Day 17, parade on the Liffey river in Dublin
- Day 18, return to Malahide, the Irish welcome
- Day 19, work on Yvonne, tourism in Howth
- Day 20, tourists in Dublin
- Day 21, National Archeology Museum
- Return to Soubise
- Day 22, from Malahide to Kilmore Quay
- Day 23, from Kilmore Quay to Padstow
- Day 24, Padstow, Wales
- Day 25, Newquay and the Knickerbockerglory
- Day 26, from Padstow to Newlyn
- Day 27, a nice walk in Penzance and leaving for l’Aber Wrac’h
- Day 28, arriving in l’Aber Wrac’h
- Day 29, from l’Aber Wrac’h to Camaret
- Day 30, from Camaret to Loctudy
- Day 31, from Loctudy to Port Louis
- Day 32, from Port Louis to l’Herbaudière
- Day 33, a day in l’Herbaudière, meeting a poor sailor …
- Day 34, from l’Herbaudière to Bourgenay
- Day 35, Bourgenay, storm Aïtor …
- Day 36, Bourgenay (again)
- Day 37, Bourgenay (still)
- Day 38, from Bourgenay to Soubise, last navigation !
- Day 39, from Soubise to … home
- The people !
- The food
- Problems
- Verbatim
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Highly recommanded links
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The Junk Rig Association https://www.junkrigassociation.org
The actually most complete website dedicated to junk rigs. A mine of infos. -
Visit my Harbour https://www.visitmyharbour.com/
Incredible help throughout our voyage, for all the informations on all the harbours and passages, the online charts and the tide plans. Highly recommended. -
Alan Mullholland and Wave Rover : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7m3fuU8ASlIKz9LnV-vvJg
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If you are rich...
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- Help Ukraine: https://www.croix-rouge.fr/faq?question=comment-faire-un-don-pour-l-ukraine
- Sauveteurs en mer (Life Saviours at Sea): https://www.snsm.org/nous-soutenir/donner/faire-un-don
Pages
- And videos !
- China Blue
- Contact
- Day 1, from Soubise to Bourgenay
- Day 11, from Kilmore Quay to Arklow
- Day 12, first evening in Malahide
- Day 12, from Arklow to Malahide
- Day 13, in company of Alan Mullholland and Wave Rover
- Day 14, Ardgillan Castle, Malahide Yacht Club
- Day 15, Malahide Castle, National Maritime Museum
- Day 16, new crew members arrive …
- Day 17, parade on the Liffey river in Dublin
- Day 18, return to Malahide, the Irish welcome
- Day 19, work on Yvonne, tourism in Howth
- Day 2, from Bourgenay to l’Herbaudière
- Day 20, tourists in Dublin
- Day 21, National Archeology Museum
- Day 22, from Malahide to Kilmore Quay
- Day 23, from Kilmore Quay to Padstow
- Day 24, Padstow, Wales
- Day 25, Newquay and the Knickerbockerglory
- Day 26, from Padstow to Newlyn
- Day 27, a nice walk in Penzance and leaving for l’Aber Wrac’h
- Day 28, arriving in l’Aber Wrac’h
- Day 29, from l’Aber Wrac’h to Camaret
- Day 3, a break in l’Herbaudière, Halcyon II
- Day 30, from Camaret to Loctudy
- Day 31, from Loctudy to Port Louis
- Day 32, from Port Louis to l’Herbaudière
- Day 33, a day in l’Herbaudière, meeting a poor sailor …
- Day 34, from l’Herbaudière to Bourgenay
- Day 35, Bourgenay, storm Aïtor – and then they were three …
- Day 36, Bourgenay (again)
- Day 37, Bourgenay (still)
- Day 38, from Bourgenay to Soubise, last navigation !
- Day 39, from Soubise to… home. The end of an adventure…
- Day 6, from Camaret to l’Aber Wrac’h (why l’Aber Ildut ?!)
- Days 4 and 5, from l’Herbaudière to Camaret (via Le Crouesty) – Foremast issues …
- Days 7 and 8, from l’Aber Wrac’h to Newlyn – crossing the Channel
- Days 9 and 10, from Newlyn to Kilmore Quay – across the Irish Sea
- On board menus
- Paradox, the boat
- Plenty pictures…
- Preparations
- Problems
- Site map
- The people !
- The trip idea
- Verbatim (by Christian)
- Why this blog ?