Escapade is an Outremer 51, built in La Grande Motte, France 2014.
She is a fast cruising catamaran in composite sandwich construction with daggerboards, a rotating carbon mast and kevlar rig.
Jonathan and Dawn Pooley are based in Guernsey when not on board.
escapade sailing 
Ey up – shall we come ruin a weekend for you? We need to get outta Orlando x
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For sure!! xx
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Hey Guys—
Cliff and Janice here. Bryan’s family looking to know you’re Ok.
Please contact us or them.
Thanks!
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Great blog!
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Really enjoying reading about your travels. What camera are you using for pictures ?They turn out great ! Good travels.
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Thanks. We have a Nikon D7000, an Olympus TG-1 waterproof camera, a Go Pro Hero 4 and a Phantom 4 drone
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Hi Jonathan
Well I ran into Henry from Bobbino today at the Frankfurt show. He gave me the link to your Blog.
Snap. My wife and I also have an Outremer 51. Ours is currently in Marina Da Ragusa Sicily. We have had her for two years. Probably spend another couple of sessions before heading across the Atlantic.
Just signed up to your blog. So will be following with interest.
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Now it’s that a coincidence or what???!!!! Same exact boat! What are the chances?
Henry
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This is weird. Bear with me, its a longish story.
Decided recently that life on the ocean wave might suit the fiancee (yes fiancee!) and I as she’s fallen out of love with motorbikes and seems to have more of an affinity for knots and salt and not just bondage and cooking.
First order of business was a Competent Crew course in Antigua over New Year. Mission accomplished. This is the first step toward some serious lifestyle changes I’m thinking. Next step will be night school for navigation until it warms up enough in the Solent for some practical day skipper action and then some charters to get some nautical miles under our wide leather piratical belts with a view to getting afloat in some more exotic locales.
In the mean time I thought I would take to the internet for some inspiration and started following a few cruising yachties amongst whom are a couple on You Tube who are in line for an Outremer 45. I was immediately interested as you can sail it whilst sitting in a chair that any James Bond villain would be proud to call his own and at this stage in my sailing knowledge that is of far greater import than a rotating carbon mast (whatever the fuck that is)
Anyway, interest piqued I started looking further afield and that brought me to this excellent blog detailing your exotic life aboard the Escapade.
I obviously wasn’t chronological in my approach because I was a fair chunk of the way through your exciting account and I really felt I was getting to know you when I realised that I actually really do know you!
Haven’t seen you for a while (and now I know why.)
If you are ever back in Europe for any length of time please remember to say hello.
Lots of love
Cyril and Kirstin. xxx
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Hey guys! Blue Dog checking in to see how things are going on Escapade. Just put out our San Blas blog post, which of course you’re the hero of so wanted to send it your way 🙂
http://www.casuallyadrift.com/?p=1638
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This is weird. Bear with me, its a longish story.
Decided recently that life on the ocean wave might suit the fiancee (yes fiancee!) and I as she’s fallen out of love with motorbikes and seems to have more of an affinity for knots and salt and not just bondage and cooking.
First order of business was a Competent Crew course in Antigua over New Year. Mission accomplished. This is the first step toward some serious lifestyle changes I’m thinking. Next step will be night school for navigation until it warms up enough in the Solent for some practical day skipper action and then some charters to get some nautical miles under our wide leather piratical belts with a view to getting afloat in some more exotic locales.
In the mean time I thought I would take to the internet for some inspiration and started following a few cruising yachties amongst whom are a couple on You Tube who are in line for an Outremer 45. I was immediately interested as you can sail it whilst sitting in a chair that any James Bond villain would be proud to call his own and at this stage in my sailing knowledge that is of far greater import than a rotating carbon mast (whatever that is)
Anyway, interest piqued I started looking further afield and that brought me to this excellent blog detailing your exotic life aboard the Escapade.
I obviously wasn’t chronological in my approach because I was a fair chunk of the way through your exciting account and I really felt I was getting to know you when I realised that I actually really do know you!
Haven’t seen you for a while (and now I know why.)
If you are ever back in Europe for any length of time please remember to say hello.
Lots of love
Cyril and Kirstin. xxx
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Sorry somehow managed to post the same thing weeks apart. Just ignore my ramblings…
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hi Dawn and Jonathan, Kirstin Chalmers here, wondered if your back in the uk at all? WE are having a gathering (9.8.17) as its 10 years! under the tree in hyde park – hope to see you on the high seas soon
xx
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Dear Jonathan,
We are a family that has been traveling with a Privilige 39 (ATIKA, German Flag) and have now ordered an Outremer 51. Are there any important changes to the features that you can recommend? Thank you in advance for your help.
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Hi. Great choice! Let me know your email address and we will reply directly.
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Hey Guys,
I saw Greg (Kuna party crew) last week in Newport, RI. We were reminiscing about Panama and he told me about your blog.
Nice work job and hope to see you guys out there soon!
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A rotating mast seems prety cool, but I heard it can mess with you radar angle, or that has been fixed?
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Thanks for a great blog. I´m already looking forward to when we can start our trip (unfortunately at least 5 years out in time). Just a thought from your last post regarding the furlign problem you had with the Gennaker. I got a tip for a while ago from a very experienced sailor when I complained how hard it is to furl my genoa when the wind picks up. He tipped me that when you have sea room and want to furl in windy conditions bear off until the main sails blocks the wind from the head sail. Then you can furl in almost any weather. I tried a few times and it does work very well. Now we are talking smaller monohull and Genoa/Jib but I can’t see why it should not work for a cat and a gennaker as well. Maybe worth for you to test at some point
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Im Glad to see that you are still going and enoying hit…
I Hope you mange to get to los roques again hahaha
it was such a funny coincidence running into you in panama!!
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