With one day of breeze ahead of a forecast of several days of calms, we decided to minimise the burning of diesel and head back west.
The 39 mile passage to Trequier, up the River Jaudy, was another perfect opportunity for the Parasailor, beam reaching in 10 - 14 knots of breeze.
Our timings were fairly crucial as the marina at Treguier can be a very tricky place to moor unless you arrive at slack tide; the current fairly rips through the berths at mid-tide. We met the marina manager Tiphenn who told us that there have been a few 'incidents' over the past couple of days with yachts misjudging the current.
We were last here about 15 years ago (with Laura Thornton and Amy Gamman) but know a lot about the place from Cindi and Adam on Bravo. Their Boreal 52 was built here and they arrived to launch the boat only to to be locked down a few days later due to Covid. They spent many weeks here, the only people in the marina, with daily exercise limited to less than 1km from the boat.
The marina is still full of Boreal boats - including a brand new 56 being commissioned.
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| Our first, very calm evening with the aluminium Boreals on the pontoon downstream of ours. |
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| The new Boreal 56 - not the prettiest boat in the marina but very capable |
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| High Tide |
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| Low Tide |
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| A challenging angle to the walkways |
We enjoyed exploring the old town with its magnificent cathedral and the excellent Creperie Les Halles for a delicious lunch..
After two nights we decided that we liked Treguier enormously but could see how its charms with few non-tourist shops must have felt pretty limiting for Adam and Cindi during lockdown!
We waited for slack tide - at low water this time - to motor down river in search of a more remote spot to anchor for the night.
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