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Building a hardtop - the construction (part 2)
With the decision of building the Bimini on the foredeck, we wasted no time while still waiting for a few work supplies we built a mockup

Sailing The Dream
Feb 12, 2022


Building a hardtop - the idea, concept and material choices (part 1)
After living on board for four years, we became more and more convinced that a rigid Bimini was one of the items that would improve our life

Sailing The Dream
Feb 4, 2022


2020 Fuel, engine hours & nautical miles summary
So what do we have to say about our favourite taboo subject, that no one really wants to discuss, in the year of 2020? Seems like...

Sailing The Dream
Sep 16, 2021


2021 Spring Edition
After the interview with our friends from JETSETTER Magazine in their Winter edition where we shared a bit of our journey, plans and the cur

Sailing The Dream
Apr 12, 2021


2020 Budget
The time spent in lockdowns and repairs under insurance in cheap or affordable countries allowed us to keep the budget controlled.

Sailing The Dream
Mar 29, 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
Feb 4, 2021


2021 Winter Edition
JETSETTER Magazine is a quarterly luxury travel and lifestyle print title based in Hong Kong and available on leading newsstands and in...

Sailing The Dream
Jan 15, 2021


The costs of ownership - maintenance (version 2020)
On the follow up of the 2019 overall maintenance costs for The Dream, we have further updated our schedules with additional "jobs"

Sailing The Dream
Dec 9, 2020


Greece, Itea - checking in
This had been the easiest check-in in Greece so far and we had finally managed to get on the Transit Log!

Sailing The Dream
Nov 18, 2020


Sailing through two Engineering marvels in Greece
As we were still passing over the submerged bridge the warning siren for the raise of the bridge sounded and we could already hear the...

Ana
Nov 13, 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
Nov 5, 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)

Sailing The Dream
Oct 19, 2020


Malta, Valletta - checking in and out
I will stamp you both on the crew list (not on the passport - so the time spent in Malta doesn't count for the Schengen time) but be sure to

Sailing The Dream
Sep 30, 2020


Another long haul across the Eastern Mediterranean
With visas expiring dates approaching, the Covid19 restrictions and including the fact that the Greek borders were closed to all vessels...

Ana
Sep 20, 2020


Turkey, Marmaris - checking in and out
We arrived quite late in the night and after a quick realisation that we couldn’t identify the customs dock in the middle of all the lights

Sailing The Dream
Sep 18, 2020


2020-06-28>2020-07-05 Hammamet, Tunisia > Marmaris, Turkey
Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Hammamet, Tunisia to Marmaris, Turkey 887 nautical miles in 183h25 hours

Sailing The Dream
Jul 18, 2020


A Mad-Dash accross the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Tunisia - Turkey non-stop
After having stayed in Hammamet many months more than we had planned for due to the collision we suffered while in the Marina back in...

Ana
Jul 16, 2020


A Quarantine diary - week 9
Day 57 (2020-05-08) Rest day. The goal was to do absolutely nothing and we achieved it Day 58 (2020-05-09) Yeah, rest day, too good to...

Ana
May 16, 2020


A Quarantine diary - week 6 > week 8
Day 36 (2020-04-17) > Day 56 (2020-05-07) After having spent two days working a template for a helm cover it was now time to start...

Ana
May 13, 2020
A Quarantine diary - week 5
Day 29 (2020-04-10) Continuing developing my new love relationship with our neighbours Sailrite machine. Today we tackled the repairs and...

Ana
Apr 19, 2020
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