Ribbing to Paris - The Gallery

martini · 01 May 2011, 10:23

1/ Passing under the Pont du Tancarville near Le Havre
2/ La Frette getting a cheeky free ride off my wake, Erin estimates a 20% fuel saving by doing this, hence why he spent most of the next 200km sat there

3/ Rouen - a major sea port and very commercialised.
4/ Pont Jean D'Arc in Rouen, the centre span lifts for big ships but this doesn't happen often, it's all river barges upstream of this point.
5/ The upstream side of Rouen from whence my plotter became fairly useless.

martini · 01 May 2011, 10:34

1/ Wouldn't be my 1st choice when naming a boat

2/ Approaching I'le le Croix in Rouen
3/ There's plenty of crap floating about in the Seine, we all took a few hits on the keel or gearbox, one of my props will need a clean up.
4/ There's plenty to look at on the banks, helps pass the time.
5/ French ingenuity at it's finest

martini · 01 May 2011, 10:54

1/ Approaching the 1st lock, Amfreville...
2/ ...and back out the other side
3/ A lot of the barges had cars on the roof, as well as jetski's and other toys. They appear to be used as the family home, complete with wife and kids.
4/ Ok, not quite 10kts but nobody said anything

Erin · 01 May 2011, 10:56

1 - Then he tried to get his own back on my wake

2 - Passing the Notre Dame cathedral
3 - We felt a bit small against some of the other river craft
4 - Souvenir photo

martini · 01 May 2011, 11:05

1/ One that didn't make it
2/ another one that didn't make it
3/ Another lock
4/ Port D'Ilon marina and fuel station - I took on 350 litres @ €1.73 per litre

Erin · 01 May 2011, 11:09

1 - Matt doing his Kate Winslet impression

2 - The return journey leaving Paris
3 - Gets a bit choppy in the estuary at times (one of the few occasion she was actually at the wheel)
4 - All too much for Matt. Somehow managed to fall asleep on La Frette on the way back to Jersey in a F3/4