Practical Boat Owner

‘We love our older catamaran’

FROM: Essex, UK

SAILING: Ciel Bleu, a Fountaine Pajot Maldives 32

At 32ft, Ciel Bleu is the smallest boat in the ARC+ fleet, and also the oldest catamaran; she was built in 1988. Funnily enough, the biggest catamaran, Elsie 1, is also a Fontaine Pajot, a brand new Samana 59.

I used to work in IT and my partner, Dawn, worked in a school. When I retired I got to the point in my life when I had the freedom to go cruising. I

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