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Category: e: England

Sailing Log – Guernsey to Roscoff, FR

September 23, 2019November 20, 2020 Bill Je: England, f: France II, Travel LogLeave a Comment on Sailing Log – Guernsey to Roscoff, FR

Since our time in Borkum, sailing Verbena into Saint Malo – a walled in medieval Brittany coast city – became a mission. Friends suggested it and the city is close to Mont Saint Michel, also highly recommended. From Cherbourg, our…

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The Channel Island of Guernsey

September 22, 2019November 20, 2020 Vera Jacobsone: England, Travel Log, VeraLeave a Comment on The Channel Island of Guernsey

The first thing we saw when we laid eyes on Guernsey was a medieval looking castle which looked to have a mote around it, and as we turned the corner we saw the cute town of Port Saint Peter. The…

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Cowes to Cherbourg

September 19, 2019November 20, 2020 Bill Je: England, f: France II, Travel LogLeave a Comment on Cowes to Cherbourg

September 19, 2019 – Leaving Cowes we were torn. We were enjoying being around native English speakers and just getting enough boat maintenance and homework done to make time for some sightseeing. We needed another week in England to truely…

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The English Channel and Cowes, Isle of Wight

September 18, 2019November 20, 2020 Renee Busheye: England, Travel LogLeave a Comment on The English Channel and Cowes, Isle of Wight

We mostly motored with main up across the English Channel. There was a lot of freighter traffic. We also saw a swimmer swimming England to France across the Straits of Dover. Across the Channel, we then sailed along English coast.…

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We are a Boston based family who took a year away to explore the world aboard an X-55 sailboat named Verbena. Here we chronicle our voyage. Subscribe for updates.

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Bill, Renee, Vera & Ben

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