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Secret Cornwall Cecienne

Over the summer we have been busy working on a Secret Cornwall series for Motor Boats & Yachting, exploring some of the little known hideaways of the Cornish Riviera.

We hope you enjoy watching these as much as we did making them!

Secret Cornwall Part 1

Secret Cornwall Part 2

“With stunning camera work by John and his team, and his own charming brand of commentary, the video above is a must-see if you plan to cruise the area yourself or just wish escape for a few minutes.” – MBY

Cecienne in Lagos

You can now watch the whole ‘Winter in the Sun’ series on Haven Knox-Johnston’s youtube channel.

Cecienne in Lagos

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John and Mark in the dark

If you haven’t been following, here is the last part of the ‘Long Way Home’

Click Here for the whole series.

John and Mark in the dark
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Cecienne in Cartagena Marina

On our trip back from Mallorca we also filmed a 10 part series for Haven Knox-Johnston called ‘Winter in the Sun’. This is the first clip in the series and gives you an idea of what its all about.

Cecienne in Cartagena Marina
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John and Santiago on Cecienne

The series of our journey back form Mallorca on board the beautiful Princess V39 ‘Cecienne’ has started. Check out the first installment.

John and Santiago on Cecienne

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drone in flight

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We have had a drone for a while now but haven’t had such a good opportunity to use it as this. It was a very nerve racking flight at first, because it was the first time I have flown over water and with innocent bystanders in close range. The location was perfect and there was no wind, and I soon gained loads of confidence. Here is a couple of quick shots from our new perspective. The edit is basic and with no post production but it is a great start.

Cecienne is Johns new boat which we were bringing back to the UK from Mallorca. This is Zumaia on the North Coast of Spain and it was the first real chance on the trip when there wasn’t too much wind and the sun was shining.

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Cecienne joy ride

In the last ten days we’ve voyaged from Gibraltar to mid France.

The pictures tell their own story – amazing ports and harbours, with some long days at sea, and Fionn got the drone flying at last! We also had an interesting midnight encounter when we were boarded by Spanish customs.

Until now there was only one day we couldn’t make some progress, when 3 metre waves sent us scuttling back to harbour, but our luck seems to have run out. We are now storm-bound in Royan, and the next few days forecast is looking grim.

This is just a small selection of images from the latest stage of the trip…

01 Cecienne away02 Portugalbusy working onboard CecienneCecienne entering ZumaiaCecienne joy rideCecienne Zumaia 1Cecienne Zumaia 2Container shipDinner onboarddrone and fionndrone and Cecienneeveryone snoozing 1everyone snoozing 2John passing lighthouselunch onboard 1lunch onboard 2MarinaMark shaving while on the movespanish fisherman 1spanish fisherman 2the boys arrive in France

John Boyle, Mark Finch, Santiago Cabral

We’ve been at sea a week now after leaving Palma, and already had many adventures, encountering fickle Mediterranean weather including the thickest of fog. We also had an amazing encounter with a pod of pilot whales in the Straits of Gibraltar.

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There are only two things to do when passing through Gibraltar. Go up the rock to meet the apes – and head across to Morocco!13 Barbary Ape on The Rock of Gibraltar_DSC017116 The Rock of Gibraltar_DSC019617 Barbary Ape on The Rock of Gibraltar_DSC020212 Santiago The Rock of Gibraltar_DSC0145

Had to be able to say we’d taken the boat to Africa! Only problem was that Santiago has a Uruguayan passport and needed a visa so he wasn’t allowed off the boat…23 Santiago on Camel Taxi, Smir, Morocco_DSC025924 Taxi on the quayside in Marina Smir Morocco_DSC0315

With Fionn flying back to UK for a few days it was a skeleton crew of John, Mark and Santiago heading out into the Atlantic tomorrow to tackle the Portuguese coast.John Boyle, Mark Finch, Santiago Cabral

 

 

Mark Finch, Santiago Cabral, John Boyle

We have arrived in the Balearic Islands to pick up John’s new boat Cecienne. There is a full crew with Fionn, Rosie, Mark and Santiago. The plan is to bring it back to Cornwall by sea, heading through the Mediterranean, Straits of Gibraltar, and then along the Atlantic coast of Portugal, Spain and France.

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Mark Finch, Santiago Cabral, John BoyleFionn filming Cecienne