Avel Dro in Venice - exploring remote backwaters of the lagoon
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2021
- My camping dinghy "Avel Dro" is trailed 1600km across Europe, all the way from Brittany to Venice. There she joins the Vela Raid, an international group of dinghies and small yachts, for a cruise in company in the Venetian lagoon. After the Raid I am joined by a friend, and we continue to explore the Lagoon for a further week.
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MUSIC
Palermo - Trabant 33
Footprints in the Sand - Roots and Recognition featuring Melanie Bell
- both from Epidemic Sound
ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND FILMING
Mary Dooley
Ronan Coquil
THANKS
To Giorgio Pavan for his superb organisation of the Vela Raid
APOLOGIES
For my poor Italian and also for some relatively poor quality video at times. I was using a brand new GoPro Max, as my main GoPro ceased to work. I did not really know how to use the new GoPro, or how good its footage and sound would turn out to be. It was bought to take mast top footage, which I did experiment with briefly, but I was forced to use it as my main boat-mounted camera instead.
AVEL DRO
Do you want a boat like mine?
Avel Dro is an Ilur designed by François Vivier, and built of clinker plywood by Les Charpentiers Reunis of Cancale in 1994, which I bought in France and then imported into the UK, and more recently returned to France again. The design is based closely on the traditional inshore fishing boats of Brittany in the early years of the twentieth century, hence her single boom-less lugsail rig and lack of a mainsheet horse, (sometimes controversial among my viewers). Although rare in Britain, Ilurs are relatively common in France. The name Avel Dro is Breton, and basically means a whirlwind.
Length 4.44 m
Sail area 12.2 m²
Beam 1.70 m
Draught 0.25 / 0.86 m
Design category C3
François Vivier's website (in English):
www.vivierboats.com/en/
Similar dinghies can often be found for sale on the website of the French magazine Le Chasse-Marée:
www.chasse-maree.com/revue/
Or try Le Bon Coin, (where you can buy anything in France):
www.leboncoin.fr
Note on post-Brexit trade rules. Since January 2021, Great Britain (but not Northern Ireland) residents who buy a boat in France or elsewhere in the EU, with the intention of importing it into the UK, should pay VAT and other duties on the import.
Utterly marvelous Roger, thanks for the ride..
The Venetian lagoon was far more interesting than Venice itself what a great Raid!
What a delightful cruise and wonderfully captured and narrated. Many thanks!
An absolute delight. One of your very best videos. Pleased to see Mary and yourself spending some quality time together. Thank you.
PS. A fine painter too, I'm even more impressed.
It’s currently raining here, I could watch this all day. Thanks for the work you put into these videos. What a wonderful friend you have in Mary.
A great adventure indeed. Thanks very much Roger and Mary for sharing your experiences ⛵️
I think this is the most lovely film about sailing I have ever seen
Not a high rise building in sight. They’ve all sunk in Venetian mud. Wonderful cruise. Thanks Roger and Mary.
If bbc had a clue, they would build a program around your travels. Best British ambassador ever.
Fantastic Mr Barnes!
Sitting here watching and falling into another one of your wonderful adventures, whilst the first serious weekend of Autumn rages outside along with all the problems associated with a ridiculous post Brexit, New Covid World Order. I am tempted to believe there is still happiness and contentment to be found.
Thank you Roger, for supplying that temptation. 🙏🌞
Hey, Roger!
Thank you, for showing us the mostly unknown side of Venice!
What a lovely ride it was..! 😊👍
Wow, just outstanding. I have only ever seen doc's on the tourist parts of Venice, this was so much better, thankyou !!
Better than a movie, your video. Thank you.
Not a single cruise ship shown how delightful!
Roger Barnes is a genius on so many levels!
Faking until he makes it...
We’ve just visited Venice and the island. We used your wonderful video as a guide and loved Burano.
Thanks Roger, your sail lifestyle showing us the most beatiful place in the world. From Argentina , thanks again Roger, following the red sail!!
Now that is something REALLY different.
In the future, more details of the other boats would be interesting.
Thanks Roger.
Well done Roger, you hit all the buttons with your honest and pleasant trips.
Bon Voyage to you and Avel Dro
😃😃😃
Simply WOW!!🤩
Beautiful !
What a wonderful episode!
Thank you so much!!!!
Just wonderful Roger, thank you!!
Absolutely wonderful - thanks Roger
Splendid !!!!
What an amazing tour. GREAT!!!
Lovely!🐙
Another great film…thank you Roger
Another beautiful adventure. Thank you.
Simply beautiful! Thank you Roger for sharing this great adventure with us!
Wonderful!
What an adventure, wonderful stuff Roger! Thank you.
Wonderful, and so very interesting! Thanks Roger.
love your videos
Wonderful Roger - as always.
Fantastic video Roger! Thank you yet again!
Love all your video!
Best ever Vlog well done Roger.
Happy to see you and your adventures again! Thank you
Great video and thank you for sharing.
Oh once again a beautiful video of some great places, thank you.
What a charming episode!
That was wonderful. Thank You for the adventure
Thanks Roger for another inspirational video. What a beautiful location.
Excellent - thank you.
Such a delightful adventure Roger, one of your best ever. Thank you for taking the time to document.
This was most enjoyable to watch. Thank you for this Roger 🙏🏼
Well done Rodger, you hit all the buttons with an honest and charming film once again.
I was a little nervous to see Avel Dro being launched by someone else.
Bon Voyage to you both
😃😃😃
Wonderful.
A masterpiece! Thank you for showing the other side of Venice!
beautiful. thank you
Absolutely gorgeous short documentary ... I love your videos Roger for the quietness and peaceful sailing
Fabulous place and a lovely video, thank you!
Thank you Roger, just wonderful and thank you for the journey!
Thanks for sharing Roger. A wonderful journey.
Thank you, Roger for a wonderful view of Venice.
Wonderful and inspirational video. Thank you.
What a gorgeous cruise Roger. Thank you for sharing your experiences.
One of your most interesting. Thanks
Wonderful, Roger, I have just watched the video. Greetings to Mary.
Muchas gracias por tan hermoso video!
And once again really love n appreciate the map view!
Quel plaisir. Quel calme et quelle paix. Merci Roger Barnes!!
Well done Rodger you have inspired yet again, brilliant.
Thanks Roger. Your videos are always relaxing and excellent watches, but this one really captured something special and magical.
What a delightful, and peaceful adventure. Thank you for sharing.
Brilliant video. Beautiful. Thank you.
Fantastic video. One of your best!
This was great…thank you very much!
Love your video, Roger...so exotic! 😉👍
Oh my, that was enjoyable. Well done!
Beautiful video. Thank you.
Utterly terrific Roger, thanks for the vicariousness!
A beautiful video Roger ...Thanks
Wonderful video! You caught the real essence of Venezia and the Lagoon! Thank you!!
Outstanding! Well done.
I keep coming back and watching. Thank you for helping us to travel, and inspiring us, it really means so much that you would take the time to create these artworks. Your skill and teachings are wonderful and I am grateful for them :)
I really enjoyed watching this one, what a marvelous trip. Thanks very much for sharing your adventures with us.
Awesome cruise and awesome video! Bravo!
Wonderful relaxing boating, I love it.
Thank you for posting.
Thanks for expanding my understanding of Venice. Beautiful!
Magical your best video yet. Beautiful
Terrific to see you out on the water again! What a wonderful excursion; love the sailing, commentary and cinematography!
One of your nicest film, thank you.
Excellent 👍 Thank you!!
Great stuff Roger 👍🏻
great episode RB.
Fantastico!
Congratulations for this great video!
And your urban sketch was great in showing more of the scenario than a photo ever could.
Marvellous adventure. Thank you Roger for sharing these precious moments. We honeymooned in Venice, and this brought so many wonderful memories flooding back. Warm regards, Gavin & Amanda.
A beautiful video.
Beautiful video as ever
beautiful video, as usual. Thank you for showing us, Venice.
Very special adventure and in a beautiful and unique environment. Thank you.
So pleased to have found this channel. I’ve watched about half a dozen of these adventures and they are great. My sort of sailing and I had a similar boat to Rogers’s for a while here on the Isle of Wight. I love the calm of your stories and they are charming. Thank you.
So lovely, so relaxed and leaves a warm glow.
Excellent!! Thanks for the journey.
that was great, I really enjoyed the views of the charts along the way.
Thanks Roger. You've given me a lot of inspiration for future trips (never been to Venice)