A blog about Cap d'Antibes
Chantal and Jean-Francois I encountered Chantal at Olivette a few weeks ago after returning from a mornings paddle boarding. She was walking along the seafront picking up bits of rubbish from the beach. She told me that she does this every morning after arriving to …
Max Pointu owner Meet Maximillian better known as Max, Pointu owner in the Port l’Abri de l’Olivette. He owns Nemo and is one of the younger Pointu owners here but not the youngest as he is keen to point out. I asked him how long …
Lucio, Pointu Owner I interviewed Lucio, Pointu owner way back at the beginning of the season as the boats were going back into the water. Unfortunately I have been so busy with paid Photography work over the summer that I have only just got around …
Francois, Pointu owner. Pointu owner Francois is another of the many fabulous characters who you will often see at the Port l’Abri de l’Olivette. Kanabistro, the name of his Pointu maybe gives you a little clue to his character. Tall and always tanned you can’t …
Bernard, Pointu Owner. Meet Bernard, Pointu owner in the Port l’Abri de l’Olivette. He ownes Anthias, or the Hippocampe as I like to call it because of the wooden Seahorse on the bow. Believe it or not Bernard is turning 80 years old this month. He …
Pascale, Pointu Owner Meet Pascale, Pointu owner in the Port l’Abri de l’Olivette. I first met Pascale in 2017 during the annual Pointu race at Port Salis. He was racing for team Safranier in ‘ La vie en Rose’ a pretty Pink Pointu also anchored in …
Jean-Luc, Pointu Owner. Meet Jean-Luc, Pointu owner in the Port l’Abri de l’Olivette. I first spotted Jean-Luc last summer on one of my many strolls around the Cap with my camera. He was deep in thought on his Pointu and I couldn’t help notice his …
Olivier- Pointu Owner. Meet Olivier, Pointu Owner and also the current president of the Association of the l’Abri de l’Olivette. Unlike a Port an Abri exists just for seven months of the year. During the winter months the boats need to come out of the …
Philippe, Pointu Owner. Meet Philippe, Pointu owner. Philippe owns Pirouli II, one of the forty or so Pointus which are moored in the beautiful little Port de l’Abri de l’Olivette in Cap d’Antibes. When I met Philippe he was in the process of preparing his …
Ange, Pointu owner. Meet Ange, Pointu Owner and a regular face of the l’Abri du l’Olivette. From April on wards you will see Ange most days in this pretty little fishing Port or riding around the Cap on his Harley Davidson. He is kind of …