The Great Motorboat Tour Biscay

After circumnavigating the UK in a Sealine S34, our cruising duo John Boyle and Fionn Crow Howieson are off on a new adventure, this time across the notorious bay of Biscay . Film-maker John Boyle has owned motorboats for the past 20 years, trading his Sealine 28, Grey Eagle , for his current boat, a Sealine S34 called Shark Bay . John is joined on the Great Motorboat Tour of Biscay by colleague and cameraman Fionn Crow Howieson. Shark Bay was bought new in 2004. It has twin KAD32 Volvo diesels with 170hp. Click on the playlift above to watch all 15 videos in order, or click on the button below to take it one video at a time... The Great Motorboat Tour Biscay: Teaser video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uY7Da9RTjw Watch this teaser video from The Great Motorboat Tour Biscay as our cruising duo take their Sealine S34 all the way down to northern Spain through the Bay of Biscay . Biscay: Chenal du Four and beyond https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POu0HEeBHq8 After running along the north Brittany coast , John and Fionn turn south through the Chenal du Four where they are really in the thick of it. Biscay here we come. Biscay: Onwards to La Rochelle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRXaCoSgoaM Our cruising duo encounter some rough seas off Les Sables d'Olonne - will they make it all the way to the historic city of La Rochelle on the latest leg of their Biscay voyage? Biscay: South to Arcachon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUkWyfsY-aU As The Great Motorboat Tour delves deeper into the Bay of Biscay , John and Fionn pass two forts before breakfast, but soon they have more pressing things to deal with. Biscay: Arcachon to Capbreton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRbnIYsYBBc In this leg of The Great Motorboat Tour Biscay , our cruising duo leave Arcachon and head further south down the French Biscay coast to Capbreton but they encounter foggy conditions en route, and they can hear other boats but they can't see them. Biscay: Capbreton to Getaria https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tHcOf2QPDw John and Fionn cross the invisible border between French and Spanish Biscay , stopping at Santander and then on all the way to Getaria , being seduced by the Spanish Basque charm in the process. Biscay: Getaria to Bilbao https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO13nFsKyok Leaving the fishing village of Getaria , John and Fionn marvel at the beauty of the steep cliffs, but when they reach Bilbao they quickly learn how fast conditions can change in Biscay Biscay: From Bilbao to Santander https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkOnfYD5zNE In the latest instalment from The Great Motorboat Tour Biscay , our cruising duo leave the industrial port of Bilbao and head further west to Santander , which lies in a huge sheltered harbour. But what's this? Surely not more engine problems... Biscay: From Santander to Zumaia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9i4a17o77A John and Fionn leave Santander in their wake and motor east to Zumaia , ready to begin their island-hopping adventure in the Bay of Biscay . Biscay: From Hondarribia to Saint-Martin-de-Re https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZisjqHL0I5I In this leg of The Great Motorboat Tour Biscay , our cruising duo leave Hondarribia and begin their exploration of the Biscay islands , starting with Ile-de-Re . Biscay: From Saint-Martin-de-Re to Port Joinville https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VQV0bcsCCg Breakfast al fresco and sunshine a plenty, the boys couldget used to this Biscay island lifestyle, but once back at sea they're reminded of just how tempestuous Biscay can be. Biscay: Port Joinville on the Ile d'Yeu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aksQAvvBeM In this Biscay boating video, John and Fionn are in Port Joinville in time for a lively sailing regatta, but before they set to sea again Fionn has some important engine checks to complete. Biscay: Le Palais, Belle Ile https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCS2lfU89bM John and Fionn reach Le Palais where they anchor in the small but busy harbour and dinghy ashore, but not before they've been interrogated by French Customs' officers... Biscay: Port Tudy, Ile de Groix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iriqRWGq4M As the boys wake in Port Tudy on the Ile de Groix , John and Fionn concede that their recent good weather luck has run out, with strong winds forecast for the foreseeable. Biscay: Ile de Sein to L'Aber W'rach In the last video from their epic Biscay boating adventure , John and Fionn make the most of their last island stop in the picturesque Ile de Sein before approaching Ouessant on their way back to L'Aber W'rach . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l3PtsU0dFE

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