So what do we have to say about our favourite taboo subject, that no one really wants to discuss, in the year of 2020? Seems like...

The time spent in lockdowns and repairs under insurance in cheap or affordable countries allowed us to keep the budget controlled.

Not much can be found online regarding the real need of having this document while sailing in Italian waters or the details on how to get it

On the follow up of the 2019 overall maintenance costs for The Dream, we have further updated our schedules with additional "jobs"

This had been the easiest check-in in Greece so far and we had finally managed to get on the Transit Log!

As we were still passing over the submerged bridge the warning siren for the raise of the bridge sounded and we could already hear the...

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Siracusa, Sicily, Italy to Zakynthos, Greece 276.4 nautical miles in 50 hours

After trying to sail under full sails we heard a loud grinding noise that seemed to come from under the emergency tiller cap (rudder top)

I will stamp you both on the crew list (not on the passport - so the time spent in Malta doesn't count for the Schengen time) but be sure to

With visas expiring dates approaching, the Covid19 restrictions and including the fact that the Greek borders were closed to all vessels...

We arrived quite late in the night and after a quick realisation that we couldn’t identify the customs dock in the middle of all the lights

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Hammamet, Tunisia to Marmaris, Turkey 887 nautical miles in 183h25 hours

After having stayed in Hammamet many months more than we had planned for due to the collision we suffered while in the Marina back in...

Day 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...

Day 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...

Day 29 (2020-04-10) Continuing developing my new love relationship with our neighbours Sailrite machine. Today we tackled the repairs and...

Day 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...

Day 15 (2020-03-27) Today we tackled the winch for the furler, this one was also impossible to service fully. Of course, repositioning...

Day 8 (2020-03-20) Went shopping with our french neighbour to avoid getting taxis. We were all positive after passing the nearest...

I’ve decided to write this little diary of our experience of self-isolation aboard The Dream while docked in Hammamet, Tunisia. Day 1...