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Sailing The Dream
Jan 10, 2020
2019 Budget
On 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
Sailing The Dream
Dec 27, 2019
2019 Fuel, engine hours & nautical miles summary
One year later the fuel consumption is still a taboo subject, no one really wants to discuss it.
John
Dec 9, 2019
Wrap up of Season 3 - Eastern Mediterranean Sea
Well, 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
Ana
Dec 2, 2019
Last 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
Sailing The Dream
Nov 30, 2019
Greece, Preveza - checking in and out
The 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 Dream
Nov 17, 2019
2019-10-19>21 Siracusa, Sicily, Italy > Hammamet, Tunisia
Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Siracusa, Sicily, Italy to Hammamet, Tunisia
258.3 nautical miles in 43 hours
Sailing The Dream
Nov 11, 2019
2019-10-18&19 Rocella Ionica, Italy > Siracusa, Sicily, Italy
Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Rocella Ionica, Italy to Siracusa, Sicily, Italy
96.6 nautical miles in 16 hours
Sailing The Dream
Nov 9, 2019
2019-10-14>16 Preveza, Greece > Rocella Ionica, Italy
Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Preveza, Greece to Rocella Ionica, Italy
266.8 nautical miles in 46 hours
Ana
Nov 5, 2019
A return to Greek waters and getting hit by two boats
We 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 Dream
Oct 14, 2019
Greece, Corfu - checking out and back in
This was our first attempt on getting "stamped" in the Transit Log, but unfortunately, things didn't go as smoothly as we had expected.
Sailing The Dream
Sep 11, 2019
2019-08-29&30 Brindisi, Italy > N. Othonoi, Greece
Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Brindisi, Italy to N. Othonoi, Greece
87 nautical miles in 18 hours
Sailing The Dream
Sep 9, 2019
2019-08-21&22 Tivat, Montenegro > Brindisi, Italy
Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Tivat, Montenegro to Brindisi, Italy
123 nautical miles in 26.25 hours
Sailing The Dream
Aug 31, 2019
Italy, Brindisi - checking in
We went to this door on the side of the building, entered the room and found a small lobby with one armoured door on each side and an empty
Sailing The Dream
Aug 30, 2019
Montenegro, Zelenica - checking in
The place in itself was a bit eerie, feeling very much like an abandoned dock next to a vacant parking lot.
Sailing The Dream
Aug 25, 2019
60 days in Croatia, 40 free anchorages
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
Ana
Aug 11, 2019
The Mighty Sirocco
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
Ana
Jul 21, 2019
The powerful Bora winds
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
Sailing The Dream
Jul 18, 2019
Croatia, Umag - checking out and back in
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
Sailing The Dream
Jul 10, 2019
Italy, Trieste- checking in and out
And then he started talking in Italian at the speed of light with Johns brother in law and laughing lots.
Ana
Jul 7, 2019
Sailing to the end of the Adriatic Sea
In less than two weeks we crossed the country from South to North, roughly 300 nautical miles and were arriving Trieste Italy, finding ancho
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