On the occasion of the Nautic de Paris which took place this December 2022, Fountaine Pajot received Michel and Minouche, a couple who own an Astréa 42 who are in the process of realizing their dream: to sail around the world in 4 years. After 2 years of sailing, and halfway through their journey, these two… read more
Last July, the SAIL AND SURF WITH THE PLANET family had just taken delivery of their NEEL 43 in La Rochelle. Audrey, Christophe and their 4 children had taken the time to welcome us on board their trimaran decorated with pink flowers, to present us their project: a family trip around the world to “discover other cultures,… read more
You have owned a NEEL 43 for a few weeks now. Why did you choose a NEEL trimaran and more precisely the NEEL 43 ? At the beginning of our project to sail around the world with our four children, we wanted to buy a second-hand catamaran. But we found… read more
When we sail into a beautiful bay and take in the view of the huge amphitheater studded with traditional houses, more classical in colour and architecture than the white and blue houses on some other Greek islands, it does not take a long look at history to see why every… read more
Sailing the Lycian coast of Turkey has been an adventure with many stories and memories. “Remember the year when we were in that little bay – with no road access and…” Indeed we do! It’s a place of great memories both before and after this event. The simple restaurant originally… read more
Featured in Afloat Magazine Sailing halfway around the world after picking up our new boat in France turned into quite an adventure, writes Gordon Coates. Leaving the coast of France behind in autumn 2019, my wife Louise and I set sail for Australia aboard our newly bought Fountaine Pajot Elba… read more
Written by Jill de Voss aboard SV Eucalytpus, 2020 The Purpose of this overview Jill was approached by The Local, a Central highlands Victorian, Australian magazine that had featured us leaving the district during 2018, to see if we wanted to update our travels, given the Covid lockdowns. They knew we had… read more
Leaving New Zealand is always a mixture of excitement and trepidation….from one life to another….and it all went rather smoothly, we managed to secure great Qatar flights, a jab and a negative COVID test 72 hours before arrival in Athens – a marked improvement on the previous year when our… read more
Ray and Kerry Cavanagh are making us green with envy with their photos from their travels to Lady Musgrave Island (below) enroute to the Whitsunday Islands aboard their new ILIAD 50 Havana. You can also see a stunning shot sitting off Betty’s Beach, at the access to Hill Inlet on Whitsunday Island…. read more
While many of us are still enduring lockdowns and quarantines, some of our latest owners are living the dream aboard their new boats. John and Gayle Madill (left) are loving life aboard their new Fountaine Pajot MY6, which is based in Queensland’s Tin Can Bay where they taking cruises… read more