Greetings! My wife, Ivana, and I purchased a 1993 Ovni 39 from a Frenchman. Due to covid we had to audible out travel plans and miss the survey in person, and ended up royally getting screwed. We had the boat…
Cruising tales: Leros to Milford Haven in spite of Covid
3000 miles, 25 day delivery trip. A crew’s report on the joys of a great voyage Last year we delivered an Ovni 395 ‘Seren’ in August from Leros back to Milford Haven with the minimum of stops. Whilst we had…
Greetings from Twenty Twenty
Hi, we are the proud owners of a Ovni 445. It was bought in March with the intention of sailing the world, then Covid 19 happened. Perhaps the world will return to normal next year? Nick & Sally
Serious seamanship
Garry Crothers of OVNI 435 ‘Kind of Blue’ is due to arrive in Derry, Northern Ireland on Saturday 4th July. Let’s have a big shout for Garry as he has sailed solo from St Martin and he is the ultimate…
Hello from QUERENCIA
Purchased Ovni 395 ‘Q’ -since renamed – in New Caledonia last November. Now in Auckland New Zealand . Looking forward to a shakedown circumnavigation of North Island early next year then on to Pacific Islands then on. What a boat!…
Covid-19 Lockdown
Antipole is ashore at her home port of Wareham and it looks like she may not even be launched this season, given the Covid-19 lockdown. We feel lucky that we had returned from our extensive Baltic exploration and can bide…
Greetings from Al Mare in Brittany
Hello everyone. I have just completed the purchase of Al Mare (previously Arguin) in wet and windy Brittany. Once the mysteries of windvane steering and other complexities have been got to grips with we hope to cruise south toward Gibraltar.…
Rosi now Morgie
I am buying an Ovni 345 which I am calling Morgie, so I have changed my identity on this site from Rosie to Morgie and updated my profile accordingly.
Ovni spots – W France and CI
I have a large list of drying (and shallow water anchoring) spots I have used in Rosi, from the Channel Islands round Brittany as far south as Noirmoutier. I am happy to put them all up on the site, but…
Introduction: Rosi
Hello all, I am Colin and at present I own an Ovni 32 called Rosi. She is in a boat park at La Roche Bernard for the winter. I have owned her for eleven years and sailed Dutch, English and…