The boom jumped further to port side with a slam and stayed in that position. The German Mainsheet system looked weird but it was not broken

At this point we experienced 3 knots of current against us. Running the engine at 2000RPMs we were only doing slightly above 3knots of speed

Think it’s safe to say that at this point we both felt this was more than we had bargain for, the winds were way stronger than forecasted

Not much can be found online regarding the real need of having this document while sailing in Italian waters or the details on how to get it

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Siracusa, Sicily, Italy to Zakynthos, Greece 276.4 nautical miles in 50 hours

After trying to sail under full sails we heard a loud grinding noise that seemed to come from under the emergency tiller cap (rudder top)

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

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Siracusa, Sicily, Italy to Hammamet, Tunisia 258.3 nautical miles in 43 hours

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Rocella Ionica, Italy to Siracusa, Sicily, Italy 96.6 nautical miles in 16 hours

In the early morning it struck, the thunderstorm from hell with lightening all around us striking within just a mile or so away, the rain tu

We knew that the check out was going to be long from our previous experience but what we didn’t expect was that just before stamping the pas

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Siracusa, Sicily, Italy to Preveza, Greece 294.1 nautical miles in 54.30 hours

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Hammamet, Tunisia to Siracusa, Sicily, Italy 263.1 nautical miles in 48 hours

After having stayed in Tunisia for almost 7 months during the winter season, finally, the time to return to Europe and to start the 2019 sai

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

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