Sailing the French Riviera in high season: Are we mad? | Ep172

The Costa Brava in Spain and the Cote d'azur in France are wonderfully scenic places to sail but not a lot of cruisers go there. It doesn't mean there are no boats, the locals love their boats, and as you get further east the boats get bigger and posher. For cruising there are challenges. The Mistral and the Tramontana for a start. They blow hard from the mountains in the North and kept us pinned down for the best part of a week. The rugged coastline is a challenge for anchoring too. With the aforementioned small boats, cruisers are forced to anchor in deep and sometimes exposed places. But the rewards are there for cruisers who venture here. We're certainly glad we did. PATREON: We couldn't make these videos without the support of you, our patrons. You are our first line of feedback, our team, our support and our friends. We are really grateful and it means we can keep the videos coming! If you would like to join us you get to see (and comment on, which really helps us) the current videos with no ads at all before they get released to the public. There are also lots of extra videos available on Patreon and you can contact us directly on board. Ask us anything! We have regular ZOOM sessions and a WhatsApp group where we talk about boats, passages and life onboard. Join us!   / sailingfairisle   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLEASE DO SUBSCRIBE - IT COSTS YOU NOTHING AND HELPS US OUT WITH THE YOUTUBE ALGORITHM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🎵 Copyrighted music licensed from Lickd. https://lickd.co Porcelain by Moby, https://t.lickd.co/l/eQBbrvKVBpE 🎵 Copyrighted music licensed from Lickd. https://lickd.co France by Simon Anderson, https://t.lickd.co/l/b12X3RywpZY