Some photos of the ship and the people who sail on her.
For privacy we may obscure faces in photographs.
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There is no autopilot - the Hardiesse relies on you to steer her and follow the compass bearing. There is more in this website on navigation. |
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There is a gas cooker with oven, which supplies 12 people with hot food. Everyone gets to cook - we draw up a rota and two people become cook for each meal. Although we carry plenty of tinned food on trips across the channel, there's also plenty of fresh food because we're not usually away from a port for more than two days at a time. If you can speak any French, this is pretty useful in a French supermarket. The French word for chocolate spread is ..... |
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Food on board - porridge, baked potatoes, scooby snacks sometimes. And chocolate spread. |
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Sometimes the skipper will take the ship up river towards Truro. In this picture Trelissick House is in the background. For there to be sufficient depth of water for the Hardiesse, knowledge of the state of the tide and the charts is important. |
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When the ship is at anchor we can go for a swim. It's always nice and warm. |
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The Hardiesse has been to the Brest Festival in Brittany on several occasions. This is a large event with many classic sailing ships from France, with visiting ships from Britain, Ireland, Holland, Germany, and several other countries. During our visit in 2004 there were market stalls on the quays, night-time floodlit sailing pageants or fireworks on each alternate evening, and the chance to look at and go on board other sailing ships such as the "Grand Turk". The ship will attend the Brest Festival 2008. See the "Events" page. |
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