{"id":917,"date":"2026-09-06T17:03:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T17:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/sailing-adriana\/?p=917"},"modified":"2026-09-12T18:24:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T18:24:58","slug":"breskensto-dieppe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/sailing-adriana\/archives\/917","title":{"rendered":"Breskens\nto Dieppe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ten days, four ports, one stubborn bow thruster \u2014 and we&#8217;re only halfway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dieppe Marina &#8211; 28 Aug \u2013 6 Sept &#8211; By Ilse &amp; Piet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ten days ago we left Box 6A with a rough plan and a 1\/3 full fuel tank, and not much more certainty than that. The wind had other ideas more than once, the tides had opinions of their own, and somewhere along the way a stubborn bow thruster and a small mystery in the bilge both had their say too. Adriana is sitting quietly in Dieppe now, ten days and four ports behind us \u2014 and this is only the halfway point. Tomorrow the wind turns in our favour and we start making our way back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1080 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1080\" controls src=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/output-1.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-accent-background-color has-background has-cormorant-garamond-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(16.293px, 1.018rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.907), 25px);\">Breskens\u2192Zeebrugge\u2192Dunkerque\u2192Boulogne-sur-Mer\u2192Dieppe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Logbook, Day by Day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-cormorant-garamond-font-family wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Day 1 \u00b7 Fri 28 Aug<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-cormorant-garamond-font-family wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Breskens Marina<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-playfair-display-font-family has-large-font-size wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\">Packing, Thunderstorms and Good Food<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bags stowed, lockers filled, and the first rumbles of thunder rolling in before we&#8217;d even left the dock. Not the send-off we&#8217;d ordered, but dinner made up for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"923\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9300-COLLAGE-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9300-COLLAGE-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9300-COLLAGE-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9300-COLLAGE-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9300-COLLAGE-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9300-COLLAGE-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9300-COLLAGE.jpg 2046w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-cormorant-garamond-font-family wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\">Day 2 \u00b7 Sat 29 Aug<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Breskens Marina<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-playfair-display-font-family has-large-font-size wp-elements-5 wp-block-paragraph\">Provisioning, Planning and Listening to the Rain Drops That Keep Falling on Our Head<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A day of lists and route planning, with the rain settling in for a proper stay. Provisions in, plans sketched out, and not much to do but wait it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9322-COLLAGE-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9322-COLLAGE-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9322-COLLAGE-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9322-COLLAGE-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9322-COLLAGE-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9322-COLLAGE-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9322-COLLAGE.jpg 2046w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-cormorant-garamond-font-family wp-elements-6 wp-block-paragraph\">Day 3 \u00b7 Sun 30 Aug<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Breskens to Zeebrugge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-playfair-display-font-family has-large-font-size wp-elements-7 wp-block-paragraph\">Strong Winds, High Waves, Change Destination Zeebrugge Instead of Nieuwpoort<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The forecast made the decision for us \u2014 strong winds and a confused sea meant Nieuwpoort was quietly dropped in favour of the closer, kinder option: Zeebrugge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9330-COLLAGE-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9330-COLLAGE-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9330-COLLAGE-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9330-COLLAGE-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9330-COLLAGE-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9330-COLLAGE-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9330-COLLAGE.jpg 2047w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-cormorant-garamond-font-family wp-elements-8 wp-block-paragraph\">Day 4 \u00b7 Mon 31 Aug<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Zeebrugge to Dunkerque<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-playfair-display-font-family has-large-font-size wp-elements-9 wp-block-paragraph\">Soaked, Salt and Satisfaction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A proper salty day on the water, everyone thoroughly soaked by the end of it \u2014 and thoroughly satisfied all the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"926\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4116-COLLAGE-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4116-COLLAGE-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4116-COLLAGE-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4116-COLLAGE-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4116-COLLAGE-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4116-COLLAGE-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4116-COLLAGE.jpg 2047w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-cormorant-garamond-font-family wp-elements-10 wp-block-paragraph\">Day 5 \u00b7 Tue 1 Sept<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dunkerque<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-playfair-display-font-family has-large-font-size wp-elements-11 wp-block-paragraph\">Stuck, Solved and Strolling<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today started with a very unimpressed bow thruster button \u2014 pressed, and\u2026 nothing. No bow thruster means no easy manoeuvring, so today we stayed put. The good news: a quick search turned up exactly the part we needed at Uship Marine Blue, sourced before we&#8217;d even finished being annoyed about it. The bad news: tides don&#8217;t care about our schedule, so instead of a sailing day it became a walking-into-town day, waiting for the water to catch up with our plans. Not every day is under sail. Some days are just Piet, a screwdriver, a mess and a small electrical mystery. Wouldn&#8217;t have it any other way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/447EE229-A9DE-482A-9CDB-AC822760FE1C-COLLAGE-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/447EE229-A9DE-482A-9CDB-AC822760FE1C-COLLAGE-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/447EE229-A9DE-482A-9CDB-AC822760FE1C-COLLAGE-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/447EE229-A9DE-482A-9CDB-AC822760FE1C-COLLAGE-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/447EE229-A9DE-482A-9CDB-AC822760FE1C-COLLAGE-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/447EE229-A9DE-482A-9CDB-AC822760FE1C-COLLAGE-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/447EE229-A9DE-482A-9CDB-AC822760FE1C-COLLAGE.jpg 2046w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-cormorant-garamond-font-family wp-elements-12 wp-block-paragraph\">Day 6 \u00b7 Wed 2 Sept<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dunkerque to Boulogne-sur-Mer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-playfair-display-font-family has-large-font-size wp-elements-13 wp-block-paragraph\">Foggy, Frustrating and Finally Flying<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An early 06:00 start from Dunkirk with Boulogne-sur-Mer in our sights. The forecast was uninspiring \u2014 grey skies, confused seas, a stubborn headwind \u2014 so we motored past Calais and Sangatte while the White Cliffs of Dover flickered in and out of the haze. At 12:50, after rounding Cap Gris-Nez, everything changed: the wind shifted, the sails filled, and Adriana came alive. A leaking cockpit window, a leaking hatch, and a cutlery drawer with opinions of its own tested us further, but we arrived dry and smiling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"932\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9447-768x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9447-768x1024-1.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9447-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9447-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9447-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9447-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"931\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9448-768x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9448-768x1024-1.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9448-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9448-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9448-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9448-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"934\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9451-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9451-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9451-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9451-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9451-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9451-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"936\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9458-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9458-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9458-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9458-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9458-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9458-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"933\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9467-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9467-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9467-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9467-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9467-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9467-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"935\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9471-768x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9471-768x1024-1.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9471-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9471-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9471-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9471-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-cormorant-garamond-font-family wp-elements-14 wp-block-paragraph\">Day 7 \u00b7 Thu 3 Sept<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Boulogne-sur-Mer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-playfair-display-font-family has-large-font-size wp-elements-15 wp-block-paragraph\">Gusty, Groggy and Grounded<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wind picked up around 03:00 and set the lines singing, sending Piet out on deck to sort them while the rest of the night&#8217;s sleep quietly disappeared. Come morning, the forecast made the decision easy: two more nights in Boulogne-sur-Mer. The day became one of town walks, groceries, books, games, and keeping an eye on the wind and the lines while we waited for a proper window to Dieppe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"939\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9491-768x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9491-768x1024-1.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9491-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9491-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9491-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9491-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"938\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9493-768x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9493-768x1024-1.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9493-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9493-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9493-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9493-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"941\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9495-768x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9495-768x1024-1.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9495-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9495-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9495-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9495-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"942\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9496-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9496-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9496-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9496-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9496-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9496-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"943\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9497-768x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9497-768x1024-1.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9497-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9497-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9497-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9497-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"944\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9498-768x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9498-768x1024-1.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9498-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9498-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9498-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9498-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"940\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9500-768x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9500-768x1024-1.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9500-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9500-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9500-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9500-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-cormorant-garamond-font-family wp-elements-16 wp-block-paragraph\">Day 8 \u00b7 Fri 4 Sept<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Boulogne-sur-Mer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-playfair-display-font-family has-large-font-size wp-elements-17 wp-block-paragraph\">Harboured, Happy and Homely<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still in Boulogne-sur-Mer, and still not minding it. A visit to the aquarium, a proper meal cooked aboard, and finally finishing the book we&#8217;d been chipping away at all week. Fenders checked, wind watched, lines holding, and a loose plan sketched out for the days ahead once the weather turns \u2014 with maybe a bit of cleaning worked in for good measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"945\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9525-768x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9525-768x1024-1.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9525-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9525-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9525-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9525-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"947\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9529-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9529-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9529-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9529-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9529-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9529-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"946\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9535-768x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9535-768x1024-1.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9535-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9535-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9535-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9535-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"949\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9554-768x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9554-768x1024-1.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9554-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9554-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9554-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9554-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"948\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9570-768x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9570-768x1024-1.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9570-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9570-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9570-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9570-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A restless night rocking against the quay gave way to sunshine, a seal escort out of the harbour, and Adriana settling into 7.3 to 8.8 knots on a straight line to Dieppe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-cormorant-garamond-font-family wp-elements-18 wp-block-paragraph\">Day 9 \u00b7 Sat 5 Sept<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Boulogne-sur-Mer to Dieppe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-playfair-display-font-family has-large-font-size wp-elements-19 wp-block-paragraph\">Interrupted, Invigorated and In Dieppe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A restless night rocking against the quay gave way to an early fuel dock manoeuvre and a large seal seeing us out of the harbour. Sailing under double reef without the engine, Adriana settled into 7.3 to 8.8 knots on a straight line to Dieppe, past a busy shipping lane, coffee and mini frangipane, a call ahead for a berth, and a stretch with no internet but a banana to compensate. Sunshine held the whole way, right into Dieppe in good time for a drink on the quai and a marmite dieppoise for dinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"953\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9573-768x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9573-768x1024-1.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9573-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9573-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9573-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9573-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"954\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9585-768x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9585-768x1024-1.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9585-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9585-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9585-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9585-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"952\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9589-768x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9589-768x1024-1.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9589-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9589-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9589-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9589-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"950\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4140-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4140-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4140-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4140-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4140-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_4140-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-cormorant-garamond-font-family wp-elements-20 wp-block-paragraph\">Day 10 \u00b7 Sun 6 Sept<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dieppe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-playfair-display-font-family has-large-font-size wp-elements-21 wp-block-paragraph\">Jaunty, Juicy and Joyful<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A properly lazy morning \u2014 croissants and pain au chocolat, sunshine with a cooler edge to it. Piet caught up with the owners of a neighbouring boat, after which we set off on a beautiful walk along the beach admiring the colour of the water, before tackling the essentials with a Carrefour City run. Lunch at New Haven was the highlight: fruits de mer to die for, a table won purely by someone else&#8217;s no-show, a bottle of Sancerre, a calvados mojito, and cake saved for later. 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100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"958\" src=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9607-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9607-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9607-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9607-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9607-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9607-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"957\" 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225w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9655-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9655-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sailingadriana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9655-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">One Thing We&#8217;re Keeping an Eye On<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not everything on this passage was croissants and calvados mojitos. During yesterday&#8217;s sail from Boulogne-sur-Mer to Dieppe, Piet spotted water sitting in the bottom compartment. The bilge pump did exactly what it&#8217;s meant to do \u2014 it kicked in and cleared it. What it didn&#8217;t do was tell us where the water was coming from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-accent-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e1c6b053 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--contrast);margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udca7 Under Watch<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ve been through the usual suspects \u2014 hoses, fittings, the stuffing box, seacocks \u2014 without landing on a clear culprit. The pump is working, the boat is not in any danger, but the source of the water is, for now, unresolved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plan is simply to keep watching it: checking the bilge on every passage, over the coming days and the weeks after we&#8217;re home, until either the pattern gives it away or it stops on its own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Monitoring \u2014 root cause not yet identified<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Turning the Corner<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tomorrow \u2014 Monday the 7th of September \u2014 we start making our way back, and for once the elements seem to be on our side. Wind and tide are both expected to work with us rather than against us, so we&#8217;re hoping for something close to champagne sailing on the way home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-accent-background-color has-background has-cormorant-garamond-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(16.293px, 1.018rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.907), 25px);\">Dieppe\u2192Boulogne-sur-Mer\u2192Nieuwpoort\u2192Breskens<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s just the shape of it for now \u2014 the full story of the trip back, port by port, will get its own post next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-accent-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e1c6b053 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--contrast);margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\u2693<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-playfair-display-font-family wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Halfway there, and already so many new ports behind us. One small mystery still swirling below the floorboards \u2014 but the wind is turning in our favour, and so are we.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ten days, four ports, one stubborn bow thruster \u2014 and we&#8217;re only halfway. Dieppe Marina &#8211; 28 Aug \u2013 6 Sept &#8211; By Ilse &amp; Piet Ten days ago we left Box 6A with a rough plan and a 1\/3 full fuel tank, and not much more certainty than that. 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