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through here so go through on your first attempt at slack water. Sghmfr sn cn On the eastern shore, two tiny C^dacWTXb[P]S harbours serve the island. Maseline to Ghqd ` ahjd eqnl nmd ne sgqdd ntskdsr `mc the north is restricted to local boats and fn enq ` qhcd Ï sgdqd `qd 7/ nq rn sq`bsnqr xdr+ ats sgdqd `qd mn b`qr sn jmnbj xnt is the terminal port for passenger and nudq- @ksdqm`shudkx+ s`jd ` gnqrd `mc freight-laden inter-island craft, so should b`qqh`fd qhcd sn Khsskd R`qj- Bec du Nez be avoided. Creux Harbour on the other hand, is a delight, even if small and at FP[ZX]V Ghjd nts sn rdd sgd Vhmcnv hm sgd Qnbj+ Banquette times somewhat cramped. The trick Landing here, say locals, is to run out a stern ` rodbs`btk`q sqdj vhsg ` vnmcdqetk Jnc`j lnldms nm `qqhu`k- Ats ad b`qdetk anchor and head into the quay. Secure `r sgdqd hr mn r`edsx q`hkhmf- Brecqhou Sark your bowline ashore on to the dock and Maseline Harbour Havre StocksM take up slack on the stern line. Be 6PaST]b Gosselin Creux Harbour Onhmsd Qnadqs Khfgsgntrd EXbXc^ab·\^^aX]Vb warned though, Creux dries and only Uhrhs sgd cdkhfgsetk f`qcdmr hm sgd nm sgd mnqsgd`rs ne sgd Derribe Uhrhsnqr b`m trd sgd oqhu`sdkx qtm Port es Sales Bay fqntmcr ne sgd Rdhfmdtqhd+ tmshk qdbdmskx Dixcart boats that can take the ground should hrk`mc v`r athks hm 0802 Bay Point sgd qdrhcdmbd ne sgd Rdhfmdtq- Nodm lnnqhmfr `s Fqud cd k` Uhkkd nm sgd d`rs La Coupée Derrible linger here. It is best to telephone the c`hkx eqnl 0/`l,4ol sgqntfgnts bn`rs `mc G`uqd Fnrrdkhm nm sgd vdrs- harbourmaster ahead of time. He will sgd rtlldq- Bnms`bsr 5dT[ Little Sark not reserve a berth for you, but he can O
R`qj Sntqhrl tell you whether the harbour is full. EXbXc^a2T]caT Mn etdk dwbdos hm `m dldqfdmbx- Sgd Sdk9 /0370 721 234 r`ld `ookhdr sn v`sdq- Hotelier Paul Armorgie and his Cqno hmsn sgd R`qj Uhrhsnq Bdmsqd+ vghbg Nmkx an`sr sg`s b`m s`jd sgd fqntmc b`m uhrhs sgd rl`kk ats cdkhfgsetk Bqdtw G`qantq vvv-r`qj-hmen partners have recently invested millions gntrdr knb`k dwghahshnmr `knmfrhcd O
G`qantql`rsdq 2WP]S[Tah A long-standing feudal system of anchor. Sadly, one of the most popular of pounds into renovating Stocks, a 16th gdkoetk annjr+ l`or `mc uhrhsnq `hcr- Sdk9 /0370 721212 Sgd G`qantq B`e g`r ` rl`kk rdkdbshnm BPaZ caXeXP government contributed greatly to the anchorages, that of La Grande Grêve, century granite-built farmhouse hotel >RRd_PcX^]P]S7TaXcPVTthe Crown of England. feudal heritage is still noticeable as you cut another one following a new and little longer from the Grêve de la Ville or Q^aTW^[TbP]Sa^^U Xdr vd jmnv xnt g`ud xntq nvm an`s Fdnqfd Fthkkd ;^RP[aTVd[PcX^]b Mn k`mchmf nm Aqdbpgnt- Sgdqd hr ` Anyone who has read up on the area RPcRW\T]cU^acWTXa step ashore. It is this, coupled with the hopefully safer route up to the top of La Havre Gosselin bays, the hotel is ideally ats xnt vhkk kd`qm lnqd `ants R`qj eqnl Sdk9 /0370 721 0/6 roddc khlhs ne 5 jmnsr bknrd hmrgnqd- Mn will know of the plucky courage of bd__[h^UUaTbW island’s low income tax status that has Coupée. Currently there is no published suited for boaters who visit Sark. He sghr 62,xd`q,nkc hrk`mcdq `an`qc ghr Mnm O
Rsnbjr Gnsdk uhrhsnqr l`x trd L`rdkhmd G`qantq- Sybil Hathaway (aka the Dame of Sark) fPcTa attracted the attention of billionaire date indicating when this work might allows crews to use the hotel’s WiFi and O`qdhk sg`m xnt vhkk eqnl `mxnmd dkrd- Sdk9 /0370 721 //0 who told the officer commanding the recluses, one of which has recently built be finished. leave laundry to be washed and ironed. @mc gd jmnvr sgd adrs ronsr sn `mbgnq vvv-rsnbjrgnsdk-bnl 8]bXSTa·bcX_ occupying German forces to wipe his a castle in a somewhat Disney-like The good news is that a second Grab a drink at the bar, dip into the BRdQPSXeT O
G`qantq B`e I`mds Ftx hr sgd Bg`hql`m ne G`qantqr feet before entering her home. It fashion on the island of Brecqhou, a popular anchorage on this western side Jacuzzi pool, lunch in the pool-side @mcx Kd`l`m hr sgd l`m sn fds gnkc ne he Lhmh LbBtrjdq `mc Ohkns`fd Bnllhssdd nm sgd hrk`mc- was her stalwart attitude that saw the stone’s throw away from Sark. While Sark of the island is still very accessible and is bistro, or dine in the splendid dining xnt `qd ` pt`khehdc chudq `mc v`ms sn Sdk9 /0370 721285 Rgd nvmr ` 05es Nqjmdx vhsg ` 14go islanders of Sark come through WWII welcomes visiting boats, Brecqhou has a delightful place to drop the hook or room. Then, before winding your way dwoknqd sgd knb`k vqdbjr- O
K` R`aknmmdqhd Gnsdk ntsan`qc `mc khjdr mnsghmf lnqd well. Now it is her grandson who holds CCTV cameras everywhere and security pick up a visitors’ mooring. Known as back to the boat, you can purchase ice Sdk9 /0370 721 3/7 sg`m sn kd`ud Bqdtw `mc gd`c rntsg enq ` vvv-k`r`aknmmdqhd-bnl the title of Seigneur of Sark and it is he guards warn off boats that stray too near Havre Gosselin it has its own set of for use back on board. Sntqhrs hmen rons ne ehrghmf nee sgd bn`rs ne Khsskd R`qj- Rgd cqnor `mbgnq hmrhcd sgd who holds the island in perpetuity from their shore. landing steps that make getting ashore 5PRX[XcXTb 7^fc^VTccWTaT a`x jmnvm `r Onqs dr R`hdr enq gdq HM the Queen and oversees its The island of Sark may only be three somewhat easier – but it can become Sgdqd `qd mn l`qhm`r ats rl`kk bq`es b`m ohbmhb ktmbg `mc sgdm gd`cr to sn well-being. miles long by one and a half miles wide crowded in the height of the season. The approaches to Sark are ad khesdc ax sgd hrk`mcÔr b`qfn bq`md- R`hfmhd A`x sn v`sbg sgd gtfd @ uhrhs sn R`qj hr khjd but it boasts an impressive forty two Do not be put off by the apparent straightforward enough. When ?aXRTb bnknmx ne aqddchmf fthkkdlnsr- Gdq rsdoohmf a`bj hm shld miles of coastline. That means there is a narrowness of the channel between approaching Sark from Guernsey across UhrhsnqrÔ lnnqhmfr `qd eqdd ne bg`qfd- e`untqhsd shld hr vgdm sgd xntmf+ jmnvm plethora of coves and bays in which to Sark and Brecqhou. It is wider than it at the Big Russel, head to Banquette Bay caXeXP `r itlokhmfr+ `qd ehmchmf sgdhq vhmfr enq sgd ehqrs shld first looks and if you stay in the centre, is first. The advice from locals is to stay BPaZWPbPaTbXST]c clear of danger. The tide can whip offshore until you have selected the bay _^_d[PcX^]^UPa^d]S 4PcX]VSaX]ZX]V in which you plan to stay and to avoid % CWTaTPaT]^RPab Enq vnmcdqetk gnldl`cd fnnchdr `s overfalls, aim to be off the north coast at ^]cWTXb[P]SQdc\P]h ktmbgshld `mc b`rt`k xds gd`qsx high water and off the south coast at aTbXST]cb^f] rtoodqr+ xnt vnmÔs ehmc adssdq e`qd sg`m low water. sg`s bnnjdc ax Lhmh LbBtrjdq `s sgd caPRc^ab G`qantq B`e- Sgdqd hr mn ldmt+ ats rgd r`xr sg`sÔr itrs sgd v`x hs rgntkc ad @ksdqm`shudkx+ enq ehmd chmhmf nq sgd kdrr enql`k ahrsqn `qntmc sgd onnk+ Rsnbjr Gnsdk vhkk mns chr`oonhms- Enq ` ohms `esdq ` knmf v`kj+ sgd a`q `s Dkhy`adsg OdqqdÔr K` R`aknmmdqhd Gnsdk nm Khsskd R`qj s`jdr rnld ad`shmf+ sgd gnldl`cd rknd fhm hr udqx fnnc snn- Sgd Nkc Rltffkdqr a`q `s Rsnbjr Gnsdk hr dpt`kkx hmuhshmf vhsg ` fnnc rdkdbshnm ne aqdvr nm s`o-

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