Sailing The Dream
Italy, Brindisi - checking in
We went to this door on the side of the building, entered the room and found a small lobby with one armoured door on each side and an empty
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Sailing The Dream
- Aug 30, 2019
Montenegro, Zelenica - checking in
The place in itself was a bit eerie, feeling very much like an abandoned dock next to a vacant parking lot.
Sailing The Dream
- Aug 25, 2019
60 days in Croatia, 40 free anchorages
The moment we decided that Croatia was our big destination for the 2019 season a cloud of concern formed in the back of our minds. Two aspec
Ana
- Aug 11, 2019
The Mighty Sirocco
there was only time to grab the wheel as a violent gust of 54 knots hit us from a completely unexpected direction, completely the opposite d
Sailing The Dream
- Aug 8, 2019
The Dream - two years sailing
It was on the auspicious 8th August 2017 we untied the lines from our berth in Oeiras Marina, Portugal to finally set sail on our new home.
Sailing The Dream
- Aug 4, 2019
Increasing the Diesel capacity
After a bit of work fitting the diesel heater in the deep stern locker and then installing the new diesel tank The Dream fuel capacity is no
Sailing The Dream
- Jul 28, 2019
Rigid solar panels - here we go
...when we went to order them the supplier had already run out of stock, damn we missed out the opportunity and the option was to settle wit
Ana
- Jul 21, 2019
The powerful Bora winds
The winds went from a very light breeze on less than 10 knots to 40 knots, The Dream was caught by the wind sideways and dragged across the
Sailing The Dream
- Jul 17, 2019
Croatia, Umag - checking out and back in
Lots of fenders out, I prepared for the moment to jump and cleat the stern while already holding a super long line to cleat the bow
Sailing The Dream
- Jul 17, 2019
Warming up for a winter at anchor
We also plan to sail both high and low latitudes in the coming few years. So a diesel heater was a must.
Sailing The Dream
- Jul 9, 2019
Italy, Trieste- checking in and out
And then he started talking in Italian at the speed of light with Johns brother in law and laughing lots.
Ana
- Jul 7, 2019
Sailing to the end of the Adriatic Sea
In less than two weeks we crossed the country from South to North, roughly 300 nautical miles and were arriving Trieste Italy, finding ancho
Sailing The Dream
- Jun 30, 2019
EPIRB, PLB, MOB devices - what are they, how do they work and what do we have
Every time we get into the discussion of what are our safety procedures and pieces of equipment with other sailors the discussion is always
Ana
- Jun 23, 2019
First summer storm of the season
Our regular forecast app indicated winds of 25 knots for the afternoon and intense thunderstorms while the European Weather Bureau painted a
Ana
- Jun 21, 2019
Adriatic Sea bound
After spending a month and a half in the Greek waters of the Ionian Sea and enjoying the life of being back at anchor despite the mostly clo
Sailing The Dream
- Jun 16, 2019
Montenegro, Tivat - Check-out and duty-free fuel
The reason to check out of Montenegro in Tivat and not in Zelenika was very simple and can be resumed to one thing only: duty-free fuel.
Sailing The Dream
- Jun 16, 2019
Montenegro, Bar - checking in
We arrived at Bar, Montenegro's first Port of entry when coming from Albania, just before lunchtime. We packed our sails, prepared the f
Sailing The Dream
- Jun 16, 2019
Croatia, Cavtat - check-in
Immigration police were super nice and spoke great English, but as they finished taking care of the passports and were explaining to me wher
Ella, The Puppy
- Jun 16, 2019
Promoted to Admiral!
It’s been a while since I shared something about what’s going on here at The Dream, I’ve been quite busy doing my usual important stuff...
Sailing The Dream
- Jun 16, 2019
2019-06-03&04 Sarandë, Albania > Bar, Montenegro
Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Sarande, Albania to Bar, Montenegro
157 nautical miles in 31.30 hours
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