AnaMay 15A Quarantine diary - week 9Day 57 (2020-05-08) Rest day. The goal was to do absolutely nothing and we achieved it Day 58 (2020-05-09) Yeah, rest day, too good to...
AnaMay 12A Quarantine diary - week 6 > week 8Day 36 (2020-04-17) > Day 56 (2020-05-07) After having spent two days working a template for a helm cover it was now time to start worki...
AnaApr 18A Quarantine diary - week 5Day 29 (2020-04-10) Continuing developing my new love relationship with our neighbours Sailrite machine. Today we tackled the repairs and...
AnaApr 9A Quarantine diary - week 4Day 22 (2020-04-03) Supermarket/veggie stand/internet shop day. This is the one time I leave the boat once a week to replenish what I can...
AnaApr 3A Quarantine diary - week 3Day 15 (2020-03-27) Today we tackled the winch for the furler, this one was also impossible to service fully. Of course, repositioning th...
AnaMar 27A Quarantine diary - week 2Day 8 (2020-03-20) Went shopping with our french neighbour to avoid getting taxis. We were all positive after passing the nearest superma...
AnaMar 21A Quarantine diary - week 1I’ve decided to write this little diary of our experience of self-isolation aboard The Dream while docked in Hammamet, Tunisia. Day 1 (20...
Ana and JohnMar 1Batteries failure - what went wrong!Before moving onto The Dream back in 2017 we had spent a lot of time doing research and arriving at our decision with regards to the new ...
Ana and JohnJan 26The costs of ownership - maintenance (version 2019)Since we decided to change our lifestyle and moved aboard The Dream we have been coming across with "guidance numbers and percentages" wh...
AnaJan 15The Dream smashed!My marina nightmare just became true and to make matters worse I was all alone on the yacht, John was on his way to Australia getting ready
Ana and JohnJan 102019 BudgetOn our third year sailing and second year in the Mediterranean Sea, we kept the 2017 and 2018 target of a 2000€ monthly budget for the three
AnaDec 26, 20192019 Fuel, engine hours & nautical miles summaryOne year later the fuel consumption is still a taboo subject, no one really wants to discuss it.
Ana and JohnDec 16, 20192019 Winter projects listSome projects from last years jobs list weren't completed and there's also the new projects that another year living aboard demand a
JohnDec 9, 2019Wrap up of Season 3 - Eastern Mediterranean SeaWell, we can say we had a season full of adventure from big storms at anchor to big fish at the back of the boat. I can say that the 2019 se
AnaDec 2, 2019Last crossing of season 2019 - an eventful passage!Now that it has been a bit over a month since the passages that brought us to another winter in Tunisia it’s time to think about the events
AnaNov 17, 20192019-10-19>21 Siracusa, Sicily, Italy > Hammamet, TunisiaExtract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Siracusa, Sicily, Italy to Hammamet, Tunisia 258.3 nautical miles in 43 hours
AnaNov 10, 20192019-10-18&19 Rocella Ionica, Italy > Siracusa, Sicily, ItalyExtract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Rocella Ionica, Italy to Siracusa, Sicily, Italy 96.6 nautical miles in 16 hours
AnaNov 8, 20192019-10-14>16 Preveza, Greece > Rocella Ionica, ItalyExtract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Preveza, Greece to Rocella Ionica, Italy 266.8 nautical miles in 46 hours
AnaNov 5, 2019A return to Greek waters and getting hit by two boatsWe ran to the bow to grab some fenders and in panic watched the catamaran align itself perfectly with our bow, less than a meter between the
AnaSep 15, 20192019 season Puppy goalsThe goal for this season is to train Ella to stay in the cockpit while sailing or motoring without the need of using a tether when the sail