Fleming 78
The Fleming 78 is suited to offshore passages, and European Editor Alan Harper had the opportunity to join the delivery crew from Cannes to Mallorca, in Spain’s Balearic Islands.
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Fleming 78
Every good passage begins in the engine room, and the Fleming 78 is as good a place to start as any.
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Fleming 78
Well-lit and with plenty of good equipment arranged in seamanlike fashion, the Fleming 78 is a joy to maintain.
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Fleming 78
Leaving Cannes is sometimes easier said than done. The show makes for a crowded fairway.
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Fleming 78
The skipper of Langano, Gareth, pulls double duty in the galley with some meal prep.
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Fleming 78
The crew enjoy a final dinner with friends in France the night before departure.
Fleming 78
The saloon is a comfortable spot that makes excellent use of space.
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Fleming 78
The crew eschews dining ashore and seemingly has already left the craziness of Cannes in their minds.
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Fleming 78
Langano makes way into the Baie de Cannes and her crew has an excellent vantage point on the flying bridge.
Fleming 78
Langano is equipped with what Fleming calls a California deck, which is situated aft of the saloon but a few steps above the height of the cockpit.
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Fleming 78
At the lower helm of Langano, a little paper chartwork goes a long way to tracking progress.
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Fleming 78
The crew enjoys fine weather with open pilothouse doors and fair winds.
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Fleming 78
The helm seat on the flying bridge makes the most of perfect cruising weather.
Fleming 78
The crew’s quarters are finished to the same level as the guest accommodations.
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Fleming 78
It’s best to give some seagoing friends a wide berth.
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Fleming 78
Cruising conditions in mid-September were hard to beat.
Fleming 78
The flying bridge is spacious and has many levels for outdoor enjoyment at sea.
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Fleming 78
There’s something to be said for time alone in the pilothouse on an overnight passage.
Fleming 78
The forward stateroom is equipped with twin berths.
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Fleming 78
It’s almost as though the moon is lighting the course and watching over Langano.
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Fleming 78
Morning light heralds a return to the flying bridge.
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Fleming 78
European Editor Alan Harper serves another sentence in the helm seat, this time on the flying bridge.
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Fleming 78
Land ho! The mass of Minorca comes into sharp relief out of the haze.
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Fleming 78
Langano’s lower helm loads up the crew with data on the approach.
Fleming 78
The amidships master makes the most of its position for comfort when the seas get rough.
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Fleming 78
A tidy log records the mostly uneventful voyage.
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Fleming 78
Getting closer to the destination as the varied topography of the Balearics becomes more discernible.
Fleming 78
The pilothouse offers excellent companion seating at this dinette, so a helmsman will enjoy company on all but the loneliest watches.
Fleming 78
Langano gets a side-tie at Port de Pollença.
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