Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Mahon, Menorca to the Alghero in Sardinia 201 nautical miles in 33 hours

The following day we got up had our breakfast and got ourselves ready for the stressful day we were going to have, the winds were going to i

The cut off date for our departure started getting closer so we started the search for the relevant authorities. After having no luck with t

The Balearics are an absolutely stunning place, with plenty of anchorages to make ones delight. All the potential to be a great sailing dest

Mallorca could start an export business of mosquitos and would still have plenty to provide anyone in the area! They invaded our boat and ou

We made our way to Cala Talamanca just behind the harbour, found a good spot in between the Posidonia seaweed patches and dropped our 85lb M

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Calpe to the Balearic Islands, Spain 68 nautical miles in 11 hours

Checking in Cartagena was not exactly easy, it’s a port of entry but Customs seem to be only used to handling the big cruisers and cargo shi

A simple marina without much interest, full of bird poo that they seemed to be cleaned. with a pressure hose a couple of days a week.

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Santa Pola to Calpe, Spain 68 nautical miles in 11.30 hours

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Cartagena to Santa Pola, Spain 66 nautical miles in 11.30 hours

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Gibraltar to Cartagena, Spain. 227 nautical miles in 35 hours

And then all of a sudden the wind changed direction from a beam reach to downwind with gusts up to 48 knots and SLAM The Dream heels to 30 d