Ana
A Quarantine diary - week 3
Day 15 (2020-03-27) Today we tackled the winch for the furler, this one was also impossible to service fully. Of course, repositioning...
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Ana
- Mar 27, 2020
A Quarantine diary - week 2
Day 8 (2020-03-20) Went shopping with our french neighbour to avoid getting taxis. We were all positive after passing the nearest...
Ana
- Mar 21, 2020
A Quarantine diary - week 1
I’ve decided to write this little diary of our experience of self-isolation aboard The Dream while docked in Hammamet, Tunisia. Day 1...
Sailing The Dream
- Mar 1, 2020
Batteries failure - what went wrong!
Before moving onto The Dream back in 2017 we had spent a lot of time doing research and arriving at our decision with regards to the new...
Sailing The Dream
- Jan 26, 2020
The costs of ownership - maintenance (version 2019)
Since we decided to change our lifestyle and moved aboard The Dream we have been coming across with "guidance numbers and percentages"...
Ana
- Jan 15, 2020
The Dream smashed!
My marina nightmare just became true and to make matters worse I was all alone on the yacht, John was on his way to Australia getting ready
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 26, 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 16, 2019
2019 Winter projects list
Some projects from last years jobs list weren't completed and there's also the new projects that another year living aboard demand a
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 29, 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 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
Sailing The Dream
- Nov 8, 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.
Ana
- Sep 15, 2019
2019 season Puppy goals
The goal for this season is to train Ella to stay in the cockpit while sailing or motoring without the need of using a tether when the sail
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
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