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    THE BRETON WAY

    May 27, 2021 5 minutes
    Words Mervyn Wheatley

    Most years I race long distance, and in 2020 I had expected to compete in the OSTAR aboard our Bowman 40 Arethusa of Yealm. But with the transatlantic race postponed due to COVID-19 we had to change our plans. My wife, Penny, prefers cruising to racing, and likes to enjoy at least a couple of nights at each stop.

    As Penny notes, ‘I can’t see the point of crashing to windward. I’d sooner we change the plan and have a good sail in comfort. I think Mervyn has generally adapted well to this ethos when we are cruising!’

    With no commitments for August and September, we decided to sail to the north coast of Spain and the Rias. However, that plan was thwarted by COVID-19 restrictions, so we opted to cruise to the north and south coast of Brittany for seven weeks instead.

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