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The sailing page also has links to items including:- I was boarded and robbed in the Gulf of Aden NOTES: I hope helpful for transiting this area. is the story of the boarding by pirates in the Gulf of Aden - The Panama Canal pages have full details of costs, transit, documentation is my personal log of my first Atlantic crossing. equipment and drugs I carry on ocean voyages.
Why not take your boat to the Med next summer? a guide to the nicer places and a suggested passage plan, from the South Coast of the UK to the beautiful Mediterranean Sea. The Ebook version is available now £4.50
Lists the possible routes via the French Canals or Portuguese coast. All UK to Med routes in both directions
The final hurdle is entering the Straits of Gibraltar and becoming a Mediterranean sailor. How it all works - facilities and prices.
some pictures of la Rochelle storm damage
in the Chesapeake a Lightning strike which destroyed every electrical item in the boat
The personal log of my first Atlantic crossing.
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When I was 23, I completed the BBC directors course and have been lucky enough to direct many productions on film and TV FOR MORE DETAILS OF THE ROMANCE OF TELEVISION CLICK HERE Tangier, Z cars, Dixon, Howard's Way, Angels etc. etc. etc.... I spent some time directing
My Sailing Series is now available and at Amazon and Smiths etc are:- KESSLER.
available on DVD
HAS JUST BEEN RELEASED and other productions of mine from the Dr Who days are
ROBOTS OF DEATH &
SEA DEVILS
These beautiful original paintings, with a boaty theme, are
Greetings Cards or Posters from the ART GALLERY.
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Started out as a 12 year old child at the
Italia Conti Stage School in Archer Street Piccadilly W1 (behind the Windmill)
Weekly rep at
and The Little Theatre Great Yarmouth,
Touring for Carl Clopet and Children's Theatre and lots of television and movies. A load of fun even if I was perhaps lacking in real talent. ------
If you are thinking about using the French canals to passage between the UK and the Mediterranean then this booklet contains all the information you need. It describes the Routes, the regulations the paperwork - How where and when to get the qualifications and license, the depths, air heights, locks and a whole lot more. There are 'charts/maps' throughout, the distances, dimensions & main stopping places and is the only publication to list ALL the possible stopping places on the Rhone River!
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Contents 1 – Planning the voyage 2 – South coast to Chenal du Four 3 - Chenal du Four to La Rochelle 4 - La Rochelle to Spain overview 5 - La Rochelle to Coruña 6 - Coruña to Gibraltar |
Why not take your boat to the Mediterranean next summer?
There are several ways of getting your boat to the Mediterranean. On the back of a lorry, via the French canals, four or five day’s non stop across the Bay of Biscay then down the Portuguese coast or spend the summer or two, gently coasting southwards, enjoying the harbours, cities, towns and villages of France Spain and Portugal.
This is not a pilot book, rather a passage plan and guide to the nicer places between the South Coast of the UK to the beautiful Mediterranean Sea. It can all be done in easy stages, to suit a lightly crewed boat, with perhaps only a couple of people on board who are without ‘offshore’ experience. Actually, it is a lovely way to explore a lot of delightful foreign places.
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Specially drawn charts of:
Cherbourg to L’Aber-Wrac’h. Chenal du Four to La Rochelle La Rochelle to Spain La Rochelle to Coruña Coruna to Gibraltar + illustrations, pictures, paintings |
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LIVING ABOARD AROUND THE WORLD By Michael E Briant
If you are thinking about going long distance cruising then this is the book for you!
CHAPTERS:
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Which Boat and what equipment? 2. The canal route to the sun. 3. The sea route to the sun. 4. Cruising the Mediterranean 5. Crossing the Atlantic 6. Cruising the Caribbean. 7. Panama and Pan Pan 8. The Canal and into the Pacific 9. South Pacific Islands 10. Tahiti to New Zealand 11. Helicopter Rescue 12. The Great Barrier Reef 13. Pirate Attack 14. Tragedy in the Red Sea. 15. Homeward Bound
For more information go to HERE You can now purchase the Ebook version for £4.50 - HERE
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THE ART GALLERY has a series of 'boaty' original sketches, drawings, photographs and oil paintings available as Greetings Cards or Posters. |
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Available from http://www.bennettmarine.com
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I am pleased to say this web site is
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| When the publishers Classic TV Press asked me to write
these memoirs I was very flattered but somewhat unsure. The title sums up the question I have been asking myself for years. |
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The book is available from More about it |
Rochelle, What to do in La
Rochelle, Where to eat and drink, Historical site seeing around
town, Modern site seeing in town, Site seeing out of town, Annual
Events in La Rochelle, How to get to La Rochelle, Hotels,
Restaurants, Port de Plaisance etc etc etc
