With the end of the sailing season of 2018 it is time for some intensive care of The Dream, after all our yacht has just turned 5 years old,

The reason for choosing Tunisia as the final destination for this season came down to the Schengen 90/180 days rule and the cost of the mari

As I said a number of friends including us new to the modern Mantus have dragged our new precious tools.  Ok so, why do people get it wrong

After being stuck in Palermo for a bit longer than we had planned for we were finally ready to leave Italy towards Tunisia.

We got to see and spend real time in some of the most beautiful places around the Western Mediterranean and I’m sure we have only just scrat

Maybe writing this post while fuelled up with frustration is not such a good idea but is very true and honest regarding the current feeling

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Palermo, Italy to Hammamet, Tunisia 193 nautical miles in 23 hours

So, after some serious re-thinking of our current solar installation and the efficiency of the flexible panels, or in this case how they see

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Palinuro to Vulcano Island 118 nautical miles in 20.5 hours

So what defines a difficult week? Well, let’s start with a description of what’s been happening around here at The Dream.

Our power production was affected in a way we were not expecting, considering that the previous season most of the times whilst docked in a

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Ventotene Island to Procida 30 nautical miles in 7 hours

At 3 pm made my way to the marina office with all the necessary documents and after checking in confirmed with the staff where to get the &q

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Spiaggia Acquarilli, Elba to Cala Caldane in Giglio Island 41 nautical miles in 7 hours

We got on the dinghy and went to town looking for a place to tie up, lunch and the harbourmaster or the Capitenerie di Porto to stamp the &q

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Golfe de Pinarellu, Corsica to Golfo della Lacona, Elba 87 nautical miles in 15 hours

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Isola Rossa, Sardinia across the Bonifacio Strait to Golfe de Pinarellu, Corsica 56 nautica

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from the Fornelli Passage to Isola Rossa, Sardinia 32 nautical miles in 6 hours

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Alghero to the Fornelli Passage, Sardinia 39 nautical miles in 7 hours

We arrived mid-afternoon, dropped anchor a couple of times because it was quite windy and we were not liking our final position once anchore