Author Archives: yachtbaringo

We returned to Grenada on 16th June and stayed in a hotel until launch day on 20th June .The hotel, “La Sargesse”,  was very pleasant if a little rustic on a pretty and unspoilt beach so good for a swim and … Continue reading →

We arrived back in Las Palmas on 11th November just two weeks before the start of the ARC. The marina was decorated with many more ARC flags now and the activity was getting more intense by the day .The ARC … Continue reading →

We had intended to sail to Port Leucate on the SW coast of France to let the oceoprotec manufacturers look at the Turkish applicators handiwork but a strong mistral prevented this voyage so we prepared to sail directly to Gibraltar … Continue reading →

For three days the Mistral blew and we were boat bound in Addaia bay in the north east of the island until 5th September. We had two anchors down and luckily did not move despite gusts of 40 kts. We … Continue reading →

We left Cagliari 6.8.2012 and anchored in the same bay on the south coast that we had used on the way to Cagliari .It was much more crowded this time but John inspected the bottom of the boat only to … Continue reading →

We had an eventful July in the UK and France with Abi Winter’s wedding in Bosham and Nicci Button’s birthday party in the 1920s in Hong Kong (aka Digswell ), two really  enjoyable and memorable occasions  On 1st August we … Continue reading →

On Friday June 15th we finally left Kithera rather sadly as the island was very relaxing and we had enjoyed the company of our neighbours. It was our first long passage for some time so there were some feelings of … Continue reading →

We left Turkey for the second time on 2nd June and had an uneventful sail to Nisos Nysiros. This is a volcanic island with a dramatic caldera as its centre. This is easily accessible by a vey scenic motorbike ride … Continue reading →

We had left Baringo on the hard in Gocek for the winter and enjoyed a truly wonderful skiing season in Chamonix with plenty of snow and lots of visitors.We visited Gocek in February to find the boat in rather a … Continue reading →

Sorry the blog dried up last summer. We spent a very pleasnt time cruising around Turkey and had a fun time with visits from Jila and Andy Peacock with Hugh Laing, Dale and Janet Crisp and Kate Pocock, and Sam … Continue reading →