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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

Sailing The Dream
Sep 9, 2019


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

Sailing The Dream
Aug 31, 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 30, 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

Sailing The Dream
Aug 25, 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

Ana
Aug 11, 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 8, 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
Aug 4, 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

Sailing The Dream
Jul 28, 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

Ana
Jul 21, 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 18, 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 17, 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.

Sailing The Dream
Jul 10, 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

Ana
Jul 7, 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

Sailing The Dream
Jun 30, 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 23, 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

Ana
Jun 21, 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 17, 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

Sailing The Dream
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...

Ella, The Puppy
Jun 16, 2019
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