What's going on with the boat?

After ten years living on Tarquilla we have moved to land. I'm often asked if we love the house or miss the boat and the real answer is - both. We still have Tarquilla and we are open to all options at the moment as far as her future is concerned. We will carry on working on her, it would be great to be able to sail her again. The Scilly Isles, Portishead marina, Bristol harbour and Falmouth are all places we have talked about as well as many others further afield. But, on the other hand, if a family was looking for a boat, ready to do the preparation she needs and wanted to take her on then we would sell her. She is not ready to sail off into the sunset but has a lot of life left in her. If you or someone you know would be interested then please contact us. She is 3 ply cold moulded, 42 foot long, one off design built in the 1960's. She has 2 double cabins and 2 single berths, a good size saloon, a decent size galley, head and a covered cockpit. She has two engines and a full suit of sails. We have lots more photos and can provide more details or answer questions. In the meantime, this blog has come to a natural pause for now as we take on new adventures.

Ships log

South Devon  May 2014 - December 2021

Live aboards on a river in Devon, England, enjoying life in one place and lots of mini adventures.


sunset over water


The Big Adventure August 2011- April 2014

Where we stopped (in bold) and the other places we visited along the way


Falmouth - our registered home port and where we found Tarquilla

Topsham, Devon, England - quayside, the start point for the big adventure
Exeter
Exmouth
(Torquay by train)

Torquay, Devon, England - marina

Portland, Dorset, England - marina
Weymouth

Cowes, Isle of Wight, England - riverside marina

Gosport, Hampshire, England - marina
Portsmouth
Southampton (train trip for survival course)

Cherbourg, Normandy, France - marina

Carteret, Normandy, France - marina
Barneville

Denneville - (gite with family)
Portbail

St Malo, Normandy, France - quayside

St Caast-le-Guildo, Normandy, France - marina

St Quay-Portrieux, Brittany, France - marina

Lezardrieux, Brittany, France - mid-channel pontoon

Trebeurden, Brittany, France - marina

L’Aber W’rach, Brittany, France - marina & beached for repairs
Lannilis
Landeda

Brest, Brittany, France - marina
(Day trip to St Malo by hire car to meet family)

Camaret-Sur-Mer, Brittany, France - mooring buoy

St Evette, South Brittany, France - mooring buoy
Audierne

(Belle Ile – only viewed from the sea. Didn't stop, no space to moor)

Ile de Hoedic, South Brittany, France - anchorage

Port Haliguen, South Brittany, France - marina
Quiberon

Ile de Haout, South Brittany, France - mooring buoy

St Gilles Croix de Vie, Vendee, France - riverside pontoon

Sables D’Olonne, Vendee, France - marina

Santander, Cantabria, Spain - marina

Ribadesella, Asturia, Spain - quayside

Gijon, Asturia, Spain - marina
Oviedo
Aviles

La Corrada - (casa with family)
Santiago de Compostella, Galicia, Spain (Day trip by hire car)

Laredo, Cantabria, Spain - marina

(Castro Urdiales – weather too poor for mooring)

Getxo, Bitzkayia, Pais de Vasco - marina
Bilbao
Portugalette

(Bermeo – no mooring space)

(Lequieto – no mooring space)

Zumaia, Gipuzkoa, Pais de Vasco  - marina
Gernika (Day trip by train with long wait both ways at Lemoa station)

Hendaye, Pays de Basque, France - marina & riverside pontoon
Bayonne
Hondarribiai, Pais de Vasco, Spain

Le Verdon-sur-mer, Gironde, France - marina
Soulac-sur-mer
Royan

Ile D’Aix, Charente-Maritime, France - mooring buoy
 
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, France - marina

Fresnay-Sur-Sarthe, Normandy, France - (gite with family)
AlenÒ«on
Le Mans
Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei
St Leonard des Bois

Bourgenay, Vendee, France - marina

St Nazaire, Vendee, France - quayside
 
Pornichet, Vendee, France - marina
Pauliguen

Camaret, Brittany, France - marina

Brest, Moulin Blanc, Brittany, France- marina

Plestin-les-Greves - (gite with family)
Locquirec
Plougasnou
Morlaix

Brest, Marina du château, Brittany, France - marina
St Mathieu
St Brieuc
Plougastel-Douglas

Plymouth, Devon, England
 
 

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'Kate' January 2009 - Summer 2011 

 
Ridgeway Pirate 17, sailed from Weymouth. A fun trailer sailor which needed lots of work and taught us a huge amount about boat maintenance and sailing.
 
 
 
 
Several years ago we got the Haynes sailing boat manual (totally recommend it by the way, it's a useful book). We were very surprised to find a picture in it of Kate with her quite distinctive trailer, sat in the boat yard we had got her from. 
 
 


 

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