An Irishman's boating diary
In this episode we cross the English Channel from Weymouth to the Cherbourg peninsula. Then follow the Normandy coast to the Seine Estuary. The journey across the English Channel was another wonderful experience
Shannon cruisers are not really meant to go to sea, but in this episode we take on the wild Atlantic ocean and cruise along the Kerry and Cork coastline. The scenery is just out of this world, well not literally, but that should be obvious!
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Welcome to some vintage vlog footage, in 2008 we sailed our river Shannon cruiser out through Limerick and into the sea beyond. Into the Atlantic, we had no sea experience and with little more that an RYA coastal Skipper’s course Continue reading “River Shannon cruiser escapes to sea and ends up on French canals”
I’ve always wanted to do the sea crossing from the river Shannon all the way to France. In April 2007 we untied Driftwood from her moorings near Jamestowm on the northern end of the river Shannon. This was no ordinary trip, we were heading on a mammoth journey to France.
A sea crossing that would involve a few days on Ireland’s Atlantic west coast before a full 24 Hrs crossing of the Celtic sea from Cork in the south of Ireland to Cornwall on the south coast of England. Then a few more days traveling east along the English coastline before crossing the English Channel and entering the French inland waterways at Le Havre and the river Seine.
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