The sites of our sailing friends
Sweety around ze world: https://www.sweetyaroundzeworld.com/
Sarah and Sophie are incredibly talented and their illustrated blog is absolutely brilliant. After an impeccable tour of the Mediterranean aboard their Sangria, here they are in the Atlantic, ready to discover higher latitudes.
Met virtually in 2024.
L’escale : http://www.lescale.me
Our very good British friends sail their magnificent Allures 45. Met in Riga in 2018.
Jean-Francois André, naval architect: http://www.jfandre.com
The website of the architect and builder of our beautiful boat! Met in Sainte-Marine in 2023.
Kannjawou, le voilier bibliotheque: https://kannjawou.com
Manon and Marion recently completed a great trip around the Atlantic while promoting access to culture. Met in Audierne in 2021.
Useful links for navigation
Windy: https://www.windy.com
The reference in weather forecasting web site, displaying a lot of data from different models.
Harbours and anchorages in Ireland and England: http://eoceanic.com
A detailed guide of all possible shelters, inluding information about current, approach, an extract from the Navionics charts, and cultural details. Doesn’t cover Scotland neither Wales.
Everything for sailing in Norway on a single site: http://nais.kystverket.no
AIS targets indeed, but also the forecasts for wind, current and waves for a chosen point, or along a full track.
Weather in Norway: http://www.yr.no
When sailing close to shore, wind and gusts hourly forecast.
Alluring arctic: https://www.youtube.com/@AlluringArctic
The fantastic YouTube channel of a Finnish guy who prefers sailiing in Arctic regions. Plenty of details and amazing pictures of Northern Norway, Alaska and the North West passage.
Sailing school les Glénans : http://www.glenans.asso.fr/
An internationally known sailing school, in beautiful places (choose Paimpol !!!)
The low-tech lab: https://lowtechlab.org/en/
The Mecca of low tech, the website of the association originated from the work of Corentin de Chatelperron on his boats Tara-tari and Gold of Bengal, followed by further projects in desert and urban environments along with Caroline Pultz.