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

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

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.

After a bit of work fitting the diesel heater in the deep stern locker and then installing the new diesel tank The Dream fuel capacity is no

...when we went to order them the supplier had already run out of stock, damn we missed out the opportunity and the option was to settle wit

The winds went from a very light breeze on less than 10 knots to 40 knots, The Dream was caught by the wind sideways and dragged across the

Lots of fenders out, I prepared for the moment to jump and cleat the stern while already holding a super long line to cleat the bow

We also plan to sail both high and low latitudes in the coming few years. So a diesel heater was a must.

And then he started talking in Italian at the speed of light with Johns brother in law and laughing lots.

In less than two weeks we crossed the country from South to North, roughly 300 nautical miles and were arriving Trieste Italy, finding ancho

Every time we get into the discussion of what are our safety procedures and pieces of equipment with other sailors the discussion is always

Our regular forecast app indicated winds of 25 knots for the afternoon and intense thunderstorms while the European Weather Bureau painted a

After 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

The reason to check out of Montenegro in Tivat and not in Zelenika was very simple and can be resumed to one thing only: duty-free fuel.

We arrived at Bar, Montenegro's first Port of entry when coming from Albania, just before lunchtime. We packed our sails, prepared the f

Immigration police were super nice and spoke great English, but as they finished taking care of the passports and were explaining to me wher

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Sarande, Albania to Bar, Montenegro 157 nautical miles in 31.30 hours

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Corfu, Grece to Sarande, Albania 15 nautical miles in 3 hours

We 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

That 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