LETTERS
Beware the Aix mud
enjoyed Nick Chavasse’s article on sailing around the La Rochelle area (, February 2021) and would just like to add a few details. Ile d’Aix may be a lovely spot to anchor before going up the Charente, but be aware the bottom is thick, glutinous mud. After having a lunch stop there a few years ago, we had to lay out the anchor and chain on the marina pontoon and scrub it all off. A nearby French yachtsman came by laughing his head off. ‘You’ve been
