This is it, we are casting off, and this time this is for real. Heading for new horizons, new oceans, new continents. It seems that gannets are more blue than yellow in the Pacific, we feel it is urgent to go and see this more closely!
For this adventurous journey, we can count onour boat, a brave Cordova 40 named UtPåTur. Ut-pôô-what??? UtPåTur, pronounced ut pô tur. Oh really? Yes, our 12 years of living in Norway are coming out here: ut på tur literally means out on a tour, but it is above all an attitude, a philosophy of life that suits us remarkably well. Ut på tur, aldri sur says the saying: out hiking, never sulking. Ut på tur, our answer to about everything!
On this site you will find detailed articles of our adventures, the Logbook of the journey, as well as more succinct news on our interactive map.
Beyond just another sailing project
We are Camille and Laure, and he behind is UtPåTur. Camille has been passionate about sailing since childhood, Laure has always dreamed of traveling the world, so it’s decided, we will travel by boat! And it’s been almost 20 years already…
On board our first boat Saltimbanque, a glorious Brise de Mer 28, we have already achieved some really cool sailing projects, particularly in Northern Europe, and of course a grand tour around the Atlantic which planted the stubborn thought of not stopping there.
But this time it’s different. This time we don’t have to stick to a very precise itinerary, constantly optimized to sail as much as possible in a given timeframe before having to go back to work. This time we change the rules of the game and we go live on a boat, with no return date, everything is up to us.
For this new life, we will be three, both of us and UtPåTur of course! The very first Cordova 40, it was designed, built, fitted out, and skippered for 10 years by Jean-François and Sylvie André between Europe and Canada. It was love at first sight when we met. This boat quickly appeared to us as the perfect traveling companion, in particular by the philosophy of its design and its equipment: simple, robust but nevertheless comfortable enough to live on board for many years.
We have now quit our jobs, sold our house, nothing is holding us back on land. We are free to go frolicking out to sea, ut på tur really!
Our latest articles
- Starting our journey in Brittany
The full photo album here. 21st – 25th March : Lorient – Lesconil (53 NM) Back onboard after our Norwegian excursion, there are a few chores to attend to: filling up water, filling up the holds and fridge (the bikes are great!), picking up the outboard engine … we still find time for a coffee with… Read more: Starting our journey in Brittany - A walk by the seaside
Yesterday there was too much wind to sail, Camille and Laure went for a walk on to the westernmost point of France. This place is called “the Corsen Point”. When we look even further, we see only water, a lot of water. This is the Atlantic Ocean! Along the path, there are pretty things to… Read more: A walk by the seaside - Sea trials in Southern Brittany
12th February: the launch Today is THE day, UtPåTur is coming back to her natural habitat, the sea! On this occasion the former owners Jean-François and Sylvie are kind enough to come and help with sailing down the river and the harbour maneuvers. It is quite an operation because the launch point is situated around… Read more: Sea trials in Southern Brittany - Let’s explore the boat
The answer here… - Getting ready on the dry
Finally onboard! The last months in Oslo have been busy: our lives had turned into a long to-do list of all the actions to carry out in a predetermined order. Clean up the house and put it up for sale. Pack up all our stuff : the stuff we’ll keep onboard, the stuff we’ll store onshore… Read more: Getting ready on the dry