La Rochelle - A bit more permanent

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Well, I seem to heave survived my first few weeks with no major disasters - on a french course at present but its all coming along very slowly. Will hopefully improve as the year goes on. Anyway a few pics below of where I'm living and some sailing pics from various days training....

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Photos

Lavardin Tower
several miles offshore and a great area to practice - good waves!

Sejour
...and very blue inside

Sea
Just the other side of the road

The Terrace
Next doors crazy camo netting and leaf filled swimming pool has now been removed... South facing too...

November??
Sunday morning racing (from just over the road)

Pointe des Minimes
with its replica south american lighthouse, obviously...

November?? 2
The view south to the Ile d'Aix, far right is Fort Boyard

Home sweet home
Not ideal but I can get 346 up there on my own

Ready to go
:)

The three towers
L-R
Tour 4 Sergents (aka Tour Laterne)
Tour de la chaine
Tour St Nicholas

Richelieu Tower
The end of the La Rochelle channel

Richelieu
A bit closer...

Not a lot a wind
but at least it wasn't raining

Eurggh....
:(

I live there...
just behind the buildings straight ahead

Shadowing Lasers
Lining up against the local full rigs out practising

Big Breeze
bouncing out towards the point in 20+kts wind against tide - ride back in was fun but a bit too full on for taking photos...

Splash
perfect weather

Feeding the crabs
Fishing by the fishing towers at Angoulins

Comments

[Mikey C]

346
Would be much easier to get a moth up there Timmy...

[Moving edgeways]

346
Yeah but a bit too much tide for the beginner/incompetent level moth sailor....