AnaApr 7Crossing the IonianThink it’s safe to say that at this point we both felt this was more than we had bargain for, the winds were way stronger than forecasted
AnaApr 2Crossing the AegeanI woke up due to the rolling swell and feeling really cold. John was furling the Jib, the winds had just picked up that extra notch
Sailing The DreamNov 18, 2020Greece, Itea - checking inThis had been the easiest check-in in Greece so far and we had finally managed to get on the Transit Log!
AnaNov 13, 2020Sailing through two Engineering marvels in GreeceAs we were still passing over the submerged bridge the warning siren for the raise of the bridge sounded and we could already hear the...
Sailing The DreamNov 4, 20202020-10-23>25 Syracuse, Sicily, Italy > Zakynthos, GreeceExtract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Siracusa, Sicily, Italy to Zakynthos, Greece 276.4 nautical miles in 50 hours
AnaSep 20, 2020Another long haul across the Eastern MediterraneanWith visas expiring dates approaching, the Covid19 restrictions and including the fact that the Greek borders were closed to all vessels...
Sailing The DreamJul 18, 20202020-06-28>2020-07-05 Hammamet, Tunisia > Marmaris, TurkeyExtract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Hammamet, Tunisia to Marmaris, Turkey 887 nautical miles in 183h25 hours
AnaJul 15, 2020A Mad-Dash accross the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Tunisia - Turkey non-stopAfter having stayed in Hammamet many months more than we had planned for due to the collision we suffered while in the Marina back in...
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
Sailing The DreamNov 29, 2019Greece, Preveza - checking in and outThe 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...
Sailing The DreamNov 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
Sailing The DreamSep 11, 20192019-08-29&30 Brindisi, Italy > N. Othonoi, GreeceExtract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Brindisi, Italy to N. Othonoi, Greece 87 nautical miles in 18 hours
AnaJun 21, 2019Adriatic Sea boundAfter spending a month and a half in the Greek waters of the Ionian Sea and enjoying the life of being back at anchor despite the mostly clo
Sailing The DreamJun 16, 20192019-05-29 Corfu, Kérkira, Greece > Sarandë, AlbaniaExtract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Corfu, Grece to Sarande, Albania 15 nautical miles in 3 hours
AnaJun 16, 2019Hit by a Greek 70ft tour boatWe just couldn’t believe we had just been hit by another boat while at anchor, a boat steered by a “professional captain” in a protected anc
AnaJun 16, 2019First time crossing a floating bridgeThat meant that the channel was quite narrow and that the depths immediately to the side of the markets were in several places, not enough f
AnaJun 12, 2019Sailing into the storm, a passage to GreeceIn the early morning it struck, the thunderstorm from hell with lightening all around us striking within just a mile or so away, the rain tu
Sailing The DreamMay 28, 2019Getting "stamped" in the Greek Transit LogAfter an awkward conversation at Customs office in Preveza during our check in with one of the officers in a broken English conversion, we w
Sailing The DreamMay 6, 20192019-04-20 Preveza > Nidri, Lefkada Island (via Lefkas channel), GreeceExtract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Preveza to Nidri in the Lefkada Island, Greece (via the Lefkas channel) 20 nautical miles i