The chowder recipes posted on NotDelia.com persuaded me to have a go myself. I can buy a wide range of good commercial fish soups here in France, but fresh seafood is more exciting, and I had some time to play.
My local hypermarket has a good seafood counter, although we’re 200Km from the sea, so I [...]
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Mike K-H wonders whether cable connectors are at the root of failures in most on-board nav and comms networks
After I made this little video, I discovered a book I’ll probably buy for Christmas.
Keith has just spent an enjoyable week in the French Alps. This is the first story from that trip. There will be more:
Introducing a video of Brittany lighthouses during the Feb 2008 storm
If it's Croatia you're after, see the Yacht Charter Croatia page.
Did he yell at you? Some people change character completely when they're in charge of a boat. Why not forearm yourself with Jim Murrant's Boating Bible Manual of Seamanship? Jim is an old sea-dog who, in sixty years, has seen and done more than most boat owners - and he never yells at you.
If you're here, you're interested in sailing. I need more Twitter followers like you and your friends, not thousands of landlubbers. I'm 'chabrenas' on Twitter - follow me and I'll probably follow you.
Does it surprise you that many of the Vendée Globe skippers come from this part of the world?...
