2019

Mar 1, 2020

Batteries 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 ...

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The costs of ownership - maintenance (version 2019)

Ana and John

Jan 26, 2020

The 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...

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Ana

Jan 15, 2020

The 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

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Ana and John

Jan 10, 2020

2019 Budget

On 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

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2019 Fuel, engine hours & nautical miles summary

Ana

Dec 26, 2019

2019 Fuel, engine hours & nautical miles summary

One year later the fuel consumption is still a taboo subject, no one really wants to discuss it.

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Ana and John

Dec 16, 2019

2019 Winter projects list

Some projects from last years jobs list weren't completed and there's also the new projects that another year living aboard demand a

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Last crossing of season 2019 - an eventful passage!

Ana

Dec 2, 2019

Last 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

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Ana

Nov 29, 2019

Greece, Preveza - checking in and out

The first time we arrived in Greece we chose Preveza on the west coast as our port of entry and then again as our port of exit on our sec...

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2019-10-19>21 Siracusa, Sicily, Italy > Hammamet, Tunisia

Ana

Nov 17, 2019

2019-10-19>21 Siracusa, Sicily, Italy > Hammamet, Tunisia

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Siracusa, Sicily, Italy to Hammamet, Tunisia 258.3 nautical miles in 43 hours

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2019-10-18&19 Rocella Ionica, Italy > Siracusa, Sicily, Italy

Ana

Nov 10, 2019

2019-10-18&19 Rocella Ionica, Italy > Siracusa, Sicily, Italy

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Rocella Ionica, Italy to Siracusa, Sicily, Italy 96.6 nautical miles in 16 hours

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2019-10-14>16 Preveza, Greece > Rocella Ionica, Italy

Ana

Nov 8, 2019

2019-10-14>16 Preveza, Greece > Rocella Ionica, Italy

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Preveza, Greece to Rocella Ionica, Italy 266.8 nautical miles in 46 hours

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A return to Greek waters and getting hit by two boats

Ana

Nov 5, 2019

A return to Greek waters and getting hit by two boats

We 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

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Greece, Corfu - checking out and back in

Ana

Oct 14, 2019

Greece, Corfu - checking out and back in

This was our first attempt on getting "stamped" in the Transit Log, but unfortunately, things didn't go as smoothly as we had expected.

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Ana

Sep 15, 2019

2019 season Puppy goals

The 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

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2019-08-29&30 Brindisi, Italy > N. Othonoi, Greece

Ana

Sep 11, 2019

2019-08-29&30 Brindisi, Italy > N. Othonoi, Greece

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Brindisi, Italy to N. Othonoi, Greece 87 nautical miles in 18 hours

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2019-08-21&22 Tivat, Montenegro > Brindisi, Italy

Ana

Sep 9, 2019

2019-08-21&22 Tivat, Montenegro > Brindisi, Italy

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Tivat, Montenegro to Brindisi, Italy 123 nautical miles in 26.25 hours

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Ana

Aug 30, 2019

Montenegro, Zelenica - checking in

The place in itself was a bit eerie, feeling very much like an abandoned dock next to a vacant parking lot.

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Ana

Aug 25, 2019

60 days in Croatia, 40 free anchorages

The moment we decided that Croatia was our big destination for the 2019 season a cloud of concern formed in the back of our minds. Two aspec

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Ana

Aug 11, 2019

The Mighty Sirocco

there was only time to grab the wheel as a violent gust of 54 knots hit us from a completely unexpected direction, completely the opposite d

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Ana

Aug 8, 2019

The Dream - two years sailing

It was on the auspicious 8th August 2017 we untied the lines from our berth in Oeiras Marina, Portugal to finally set sail on our new home.

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