Here is a short video around Marina Rubicon, that I shot on a recent rip to Lanzarote.
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Los Hervaderos, Lanzarote
A short video I filmed while on holiday last week at Los Hervideros (literally the ‘Boiling Waters’) which is a series of caves and blow holes which have been eroded into a former Lava flow on the rugged coastline of Lanzarote.
As the waves crash into the caves, mountains of white surf are produced, giving the appearance of ‘Boiling Waters’.
Puerto de Orzola, Lanzarote
Angie & I recently spent a week in Lanzarote. The weather was not as good as it could have been and we had periods of strong winds on most days. Puerto de Orzola is a beautiful little harbour but on the day we visited, the entrance could only be described as treacherous. I have tried to portray it on this short, 90 second video.
Here is a comment from a friend of mine who has sailed from Lanzarote numerous times :
“The prevailing wind for Lanzarote comes down from the north east. Generally the harbours and marinas on the island, with the exception of Playa Blanca, are built to provide protection from that. When the wind changes to come from the south, and especially when it is a strong wind, then all those harbours are exposed to that wind and become dangerous to enter or leave. Playa Blanca is different. It is on the south coast so it has a harbour wall that wraps round from the east to the south. It is also protected from the north and west by cliffs and old volcanoes. A couple of years ago I was sailing around the island when a Force 8 came up from the south. There is not enough sea room between Lanzarote and Fuertaventura to ride it out so Marina Rubicon was where we ran to and watched the waves breaking right over the harbour wall for 2 days.”
River Thames on “red boards”
The river has been on “red boards” for some time now, which means that most boats will be staying moored alongside or in the marina.
We had a walk along the river at Marsh Lock and Henley yesterday and here is a short video I produced from some footage I took:
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Some beautiful boats at Henley Royal Regatta
Here is a selection of shots I took of boats at the regatta:
A day at Henley Regatta
We always enjoy spending our time in Henley, its a beautiful location on the river. Today, we especially enjoyed our day in the Stewards enclosure at the Henley Royal Regatta.
The first time we have been dressed in smarts for some time and those high heels (Angie’s :)) were not worn on board!
At the Regatta, there was some good close rowing races, some wonderful and some weird sights and overall, it was an enjoyable experience and another box ticked on our list.
Elvis was performing on a platform with an outboard motor on it and he was pretty good too!
Our friends Tracey and Shaun had secured a premium mooring right opposite the regatta for their beautiful Piper 60 barge, “Ascension”, so we popped up (excuse the pun) and shared a glass or two of prosecco with them which made the day even more enjoyable.
Finally, we returned to the Stewards enclosure and enjoyed afternoon tea along with hundreds of others, before retiring to the stern deck of Steel Away for a well deserved glass of vino.
Here’s a few scenes from the regatta
