Polarsteps finally updated after 18 days of pure happiness for Frédo who went to meet Milénoé and enjoy Guillemot: thank you my daughter and Amonbeaufils for these memories which will propel me towards Alaska with a boat ready thanks to […]
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It was a flawless race despite a 32h15 engine start but if we had had to wait for the weather to give us wind for the whole route we would still be waiting.And 100% sailing would not have allowed us […]
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*September: 10 days in Madeira of pure family pleasure, a bitter aftertaste due to overtourism invading the paths that are so pretty. Cape Verde from November 12 to 28: some news from a free Wifi… From October 31 departure from […]
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After our interlude in Portimao to redo the central rudder, we returned to Culatra where we were able to finish painting the deck and the gantry to make the white whiter but the anti-slip can still wait, it will wait.A […]
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When you love, you don’t countDespite the leak in the rotating gasket, Fred was able to redo the central rudder, promising not to play leapfrog on the icebergs anymore.In the meantime, Fred took the opportunity to rinse everything using the […]
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Meetings not preventing maintenance As expected, the Faro lagoon with the Culatra anchorage can accommodate a hundred boats without anyone getting in the way. We spent a hot and sometimes windy start to the summer celebrating the various reunions while […]
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No good wind to go to the Azores.Sublime sunsets, possibility of doing maintenance without swell and going looking for shells as well as beaching at low tide…..We will stay between the lagoon of Faro and Portimao where we have some […]
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After ten days of pilgrimage around Golfe de Fos / La Côte BleueFredoya leaves for Alaska: … time to travel: she will be there in June 2025Watch the programSay what period you are interested in and how many people you […]
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No notable surprises apart from an eye of the shroud turnbuckle showing a trace of crack…? Wasn’t it from the beginning?When in doubt, Hugo from PSL rigging quickly finds one for us and we can raise the sails as soon […]
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Fredoya is well established at Port Navyservice and we will take advantage of the end of the year to recharge our batteries and resume maintenance in January 2024.We will also put the schedule on the site back as soon as […]
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We arrived just in time before a gust of wind which would have made it difficult for us to moor.We anchor in the channel while we reconnect the external helm and prepare for the dockside maneuver.Jean Louis, port master, arrives […]
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After 8 days of rest and refueling, laundry and aperitifs – various dinners, we leave for the last 2,000 Nm to Corsica.With a crew ready for watch: rest for the old guys!In the hope of arriving as soon as possible […]
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