Ana6 days agoA 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 the second winch was n...
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 supermarket, the shelves lo...
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 (2020-03-13) After tryi...
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 battery system after...
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" when researching in th...
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 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
AnaSep 9, 20192019-08-21&22 Tivat, Montenegro > Brindisi, ItalyExtract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Tivat, Montenegro to Brindisi, Italy 123 nautical miles in 26.25 hours
AnaAug 25, 201960 days in Croatia, 40 free anchoragesThe 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
AnaAug 11, 2019The Mighty Siroccothere 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
AnaAug 8, 2019The Dream - two years sailingIt 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.