Sailing slowly, wherever the wind may take us, for as long as we’re having fun!

Sailing the Normandy Coast

Flamanville has a historic setting and was a short walk from Dielette

After exploring Cherbourg for a couple of days and celebrating Jenni’s birthday there with a thermos flask of wine and a bike ride, the question loomed … where next?! We aimed to sail Yanula Blue along the Normandy coast. The timing of the tides and the restrictions in tidal marinas meant that it was difficult […]

Cooling Victron Orions

A hot topic It turned out that our Victron Orions placed in the engine room don’t like the warm environment. We were getting warning notifications on our Cerbo GX, the controller that orchestrates the complete charging system on the boat, that it was overheating. More power We were keen to maximise the amount of power […]