Difran 2 Baltic Cruise 2014

Vessel Name: Difran 2
Vessel Make/Model: Own Design & Build
Hailing Port: Moved To beaulieu River
Crew: Mars Street & Josh Passingham
About: Great Crew we enjoy sailing together
Extra:
It is now a year hence Difran 2 has moved to the beautiful Beaulieu River Mike offered me a buoy and later relented to to give me a lovely buoy further up river so I am now well Pleased. ]2015 has been a frustrating year we have completed a summer cruise in fact three cruises 1st to Cherbourg to [...]
26 July 2018
17 April 2017
19 June 2016
14 May 2016 | Bucklers Hard, Beaulieu River
13 April 2016 | Beaulieu River, Solent
04 November 2015 | Bucklers Hard
13 August 2015
01 August 2014 | Home
30 July 2014 | Dover
29 July 2014 | Oostend
25 July 2014 | Still in Amsterdam
23 July 2014 | Groningen
23 July 2014 | Now in Amsterdam
14 July 2014 | Svenborg, Sth, Fyn
10 July 2014 | Sonderborg Denmark
10 July 2014 | Sonderborg Denmark
26 June 2014 | Southampton
10 June 2014 | Home
08 June 2014 | Shamrock Quay Marina
Recent Blog Posts
26 July 2018

Some time later????

It is now july 2018. The last two years have been difficult for my own physical being also the sailing of Difran 2.

17 April 2017

Plans for 2017

Hi,

19 June 2016

One horrendous Month

It all started so well Sailed out from the Solent Tuesday 17th May. Into Brighton VHF reply have you read Notice to Mariners 'we have 1.5 m silt what draft are you? managed to get in and find the berth. Wednesday poored with rain Thursday went to go silt caused late departure late at Dungness, late into [...]

08 June 2016

Heading North, First week or two

Departed Beaulieu Tuesday morning around 09.00. great day pleasant sail cleared Selsey heading for Brighton, on entry had discussion with HM about silting and depth. All ok, next day wind and rain so stayed put. early departure prevented by low water got out then struggled with tides at Dungness rough [...]

14 May 2016 | Bucklers Hard, Beaulieu River

2016 Cruise round UK

So here we are May 14th all is nearly ready Mars joins me to shift Difran 2 onto the pontoon at Bucklers, Paul joins on Monday and we are off Tuesday 17th May, Brighton, Dover, Chatham, Shotley, Lowestoft.

13 April 2016 | Beaulieu River, Solent

New Year

As I get older the winters seem of late to be cold wet and very windy. On the Beaulieu river we had three yachts blown ashore seemingly missing all other moored craft, Difran 2 had a few problems damage to Boom tent and Spray hood, all mended now. There have been two or three days when one i#was able [...]

The Cruise

14 July 2014 | Svenborg, Sth, Fyn
Wet, Miserable and Windy
A wet windy day, the first we have had since the very wer run through the Kiel kanal. Now in Svenborg we were looking forward to and guess what it was like a Sunday in england in the 1950's all closed. But fish and chips on the dock side was an interesting difference.
From our first stop in theBritish Kiel Yacht club, to Sonderborg which was absolutely glorious my crew were prepared to desert ship, up through Als Sund to a stop in Dyvig, and what an absolutely wonderful enclosed bay for an anchorage, the only sound was the birds. None of man's infernal racket.
We just dived of the bowsprit put there for the purpose, swam around had a rest and went again, very narrow and shallow entrance kept the crew and skipper on tender hooks.
Next day rounded Als to anchor in Lyo another very nice bay, more swimming. The following morning the weather was on the move, I woke at 04.00 dosed then listened to the wind rise a quick look out and what a good job Boudica was drifting slowly towards us Anchor draging. Josh lept into the dinghy a Radio call unanswered but the mobil phone which I hate saved the day. Alan and crew lept to action stations to bring Boudica back to Anchor. One might say highlight of the day. But it Could have been more serious.
On to Svenborg with some difficult pilotage through narrow channels but arrived Safe in the town quay rafting three boats abrest. Boudiac's crew joined the outside German Boat to watch football Final and we woke this morning to a wet miserable day so off to the museums, and see what tomorrow brings.
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Difran 2's Photos - Main
Just a few photo's at random of Difran2 before and on the 2014 cruise to the Baltic. 2015 we have now completed the european Coast from Cuxhaven to Tregieur. we head west next. We have visited the South Coast UK to Falmouth But I fancy Round the UK...
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