Ana
Crossing the Tyrrhenian
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
Ana
- Apr 14
Crossing the Messina Strait
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
Ana
- Apr 7
Crossing the Ionian
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
Sailing The Dream
- Feb 4, 2021
Italy - Costituto in arrival per il naviglio da diporto (ships arrival declaration/transit log)
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
Sailing The Dream
- Nov 4, 2020
2020-10-23>25 Syracuse, Sicily, Italy > Zakynthos, Greece
Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Siracusa, Sicily, Italy to Zakynthos, Greece 276.4 nautical miles in 50 hours
Sailing The Dream
- Oct 19, 2020
2020-10-18 Valletta, Malta > Portopalo, Sicily, Italy
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)
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 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 10, 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
Ana
- Jun 12, 2019
Sailing into the storm, a passage to Greece
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
Ana
- Jun 5, 2019
And so the 2019 season begins, or maybe not
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
Sailing The Dream
- Apr 26, 2019
2019-04-10>12 Siracusa, Sicily, Italy > Preveza, Greece
Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Siracusa, Sicily, Italy to Preveza, Greece
294.1 nautical miles in 54.30 hours
Sailing The Dream
- Apr 22, 2019
2019-04-01>03 Hammamet, Tunisia > Siracusa, Sicily, Italy
Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Hammamet, Tunisia to Siracusa, Sicily, Italy
263.1 nautical miles in 48 hours
Sailing The Dream
- Apr 11, 2019
Italy, Sicily, Siracusa - checking in and out
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
Sailing The Dream
- Sep 18, 2018
Italy, Sicily, Palermo - checking in and out
After being stuck in Palermo for a bit longer than we had planned for we were finally ready to leave Italy towards Tunisia.
Ana
- Sep 15, 2018
The Italian Job
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
Sailing The Dream
- Sep 15, 2018
2018-09-12&13 Palermo, Italy > Hammamet, Tunisia
Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Palermo, Italy to Hammamet, Tunisia
193 nautical miles in 23 hours