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Cara Spiers

Cara Spiers

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Portsmouth

1,644

NM

Total Distance

72

Days

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Cara Spiers
Adam Povall

Cara Spiers & Adam Povall

17 July 2025 at 12:15

Back to the Mainland 🇫🇷

Straight line motor to Le Crouesty (biggest marina ever - not a fan!). Nicely warm and sunny, wind started to build just after we got in. Happy to be on a flat boat after a really rolly night!

Back to the Mainland 🇫🇷

11.6

NM

2h 38m

Er Yoc'h to Arzon, France

Mr and Mrs C

Mr and Mrs C - 🤣🤣🤣

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Cara Spiers
Adam Povall

Cara Spiers & Adam Povall

16 July 2025 at 11:19

Out to Houat for a while ⚓️

10.3

NM

2h 59m

Quiberon to Er Yoc'h, France

Cara Spiers
Adam Povall

Cara Spiers & Adam Povall

14 July 2025 at 11:40

Sail from Lorient to Quiberon with a big dose of Atlantic swell!

A wet start to the trip as we left Port Louis, but warm, and it cleared up to beautiful sunshine by the later afternoon. A rare day with enough wind of a good direction to allow us to sail (10-12 knots on the beam) meaning only an hour or so of motoring. However, we also got beam on swell which made for an unpleasant few hours. Heading into Quiberon bay, a beautiful anchorage looked more appealing than the marina so dropped the hook and tendered in for a beer. 👌

Sail from Lorient to Quiberon with a big dose of Atlantic swell!

27.4

NM

5h 39m

Port-Louis to Quiberon, France

Mr and Mrs C

Mr and Mrs C - If you are slowing down … go into the Morbihan and have a couple of days off and treat Cara to Vannes

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Cara Spiers
Adam Povall

Cara Spiers & Adam Povall

8 July 2025 at 12:15

4

A full passage UNDER SAIL to Loctudy⛵️💨

32.9

NM

7h 9m

Audierne to Loctudy, France

Matt Stibbs

Matt Stibbs - ❤️

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Cara Spiers
Adam Povall

Cara Spiers & Adam Povall

4 July 2025 at 08:33

2

Through the Razzzz (said like a Breton) to Audierne 🇫🇷

30

NM

6h 22m

Camaret-sur-Mer to Audierne, France

Mr and Mrs C

Mr and Mrs C - glenan is interesting, check forecast carefully and keep a watch on what the locals are doing would be my top tip

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Cara Spiers
Adam Povall

Cara Spiers & Adam Povall

3 July 2025 at 08:05

3

Through the Chenal du Four to Cameret

36.9

NM

8h 50m

Landéda to Camaret-sur-Mer, France

Matt Stibbs

Matt Stibbs - 👏 👏 🥳 round the corner!

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Cara Spiers
Adam Povall

Cara Spiers & Adam Povall

1 July 2025 at 11:26

Motor from Trébeurden to L’Aber-wrac’h ⛽️

46.7

NM

9h 10m

Trébeurden to Landéda, France

Adam Rose

Adam Rose - loving the progress, solid!

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Cara Spiers
Adam Povall

Cara Spiers & Adam Povall

29 June 2025 at 10:48

St. Quay to Trébeurden - avec moteur in 2m Swell 🤢 🌊

49.5

NM

8h 45m

Saint-Quay-Portrieux to Trébeurden, France

Adam Rose

Adam Rose - this sounds like a good old ride

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Cara Spiers
Adam Povall

Cara Spiers & Adam Povall

27 June 2025 at 08:45

5

Burning Diesel to St. Quay - Wind Went 😢

35.8

NM

7h 44m

Saint-Malo to Saint-Quay-Portrieux, France

Mr and Mrs C

Mr and Mrs C - Treburden is my happy place … there is also a brilliant anchorage just SW of Treburden, well worth dodging the lobster pots for.

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Cara Spiers
Adam Povall

Cara Spiers & Adam Povall

24 June 2025 at 09:03

Granville to St Malo (monster sea lock🔒)

Our first leg in France (and into Brittany) for just Cara and I! Beautiful weather, but light winds meant a slow motor-sail past Mont St Michel towards St Malo. Coming around the islands the wind picked up and allowed full sail down the channel towards the historic walled city which was fun! We had called the locked marina, Port Vauban, to tell us of our arrival and the instruction was to radio the port for the lock…I should have checked this online as the lock has prescribed opening times and we were an hour too early! After tricky shallow manoeuvring (low water), we turned out of the harbour and picked up a bouy. We considered going to Port Sablons but stuck to the plan, returning to the lock for opening. Two other British boats came through with us - all first timers! It was HUGE! My line was too short so I quickly tied two together to pass to the lock keeper. We rose a good 5-6m, were through and onto a berth with a great view of the walls.

4

Granville to St Malo (monster sea lock🔒)

29.5

NM

8h 28m

Granville to Saint-Malo, France

Jonathan Vibert

Jonathan Vibert - Heading there ourselves on Sunday!

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