Ana
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
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John
- May 29, 2019
2018 Winter projects list - what was really done
Ok well goodbye 2018 and hello 2019, we hit a lot of repairs, projects and upgrades last year and the list is comprehensive, I thought we sh
Sailing The Dream
- May 28, 2019
Getting "stamped" in the Greek Transit Log
After an awkward conversation at Customs office in Preveza during our check in with one of the officers in a broken English conversion, we w
Ana
- May 22, 2019
Sea legs shake off - 2019 first sail
After having spent nearly 6 months in Hammamet for the winter season it was now time to shake off the spider webs off our sea legs and take
Sailing The Dream
- May 15, 2019
Making the cockpit feel like home - cushions
The original Dufour cushions were just pathetic and embarrassing when one thinks of how "luxurious" they sell the brand. With the
Sailing The Dream
- May 6, 2019
2019-04-20 Preveza > Nidri, Lefkada Island (via Lefkas channel), Greece
Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Preveza to Nidri in the Lefkada Island, Greece (via the Lefkas channel)
20 nautical miles i
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 21, 2019
2019-03-07&08 Hammamet, Tunisia > Pantelleria, Italy > Hammamet, Tunisia
Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Hammamet, Tunisia to Pantelleria Island, Italy
161.5 nautical miles in 43 hours
Ana
- Apr 17, 2019
Wintering in Tunisia 2018/19
Time was passed engaging in our project list and socialising with our new friends (mostly immigrated French and local Tunisians), works prog
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
Ana
- Apr 9, 2019
A trip to a local Hammam “a girls afternoon outing”
After months talking about going to the Hammam and experiencing such traditional aspect of the local's routines, Nadia consented that th
Sailing The Dream
- Apr 6, 2019
Tunisia - Checking out of Hammamet
Close to the 6-month marker of arriving in Tunisia by boat my passport was again coming to the end of its 90 days visa and therefore a littl
Sailing The Dream
- Mar 14, 2019
How to repair your Solar Panels
A lot has been said about flexible solar panels, one of the things is that they stop producing power quite easily. One of the reasons is the
Sailing The Dream
- Feb 11, 2019
2017 & 2018 Fuel, engine hours & nautical miles summary
Something no one seems to talk about is how much everyone motors in their adventures. Having now completed 2 seasons we can start comparing
Sailing The Dream
- Feb 4, 2019
2018 Budget
On our second year sailing, we kept the 2017 target of a 2000€ monthly budget for the three of us and also the boat maintenance, marinas, et
Sailing The Dream
- Jan 28, 2019
2017 Budget
Our first year of sailing started officially only on the 1st of June, the first day that we no longer had jobs and were getting ready to mov
Sailing The Dream
- Nov 23, 2018
The ongoing bow thruster dramas
The AGM batteries are now right on five years old and we believe at the end of their life, again we don’t know the story of how were they ca
Ana
- Nov 19, 2018
Sailing 18 months on
It’s winter now in the northern hemisphere and the weather has been hard to predict. Maybe we could have extended our season by a few more w
Sailing The Dream
- Oct 31, 2018
Australia Visa waiver bilateral agreements in Schengen space
While preparing for the next season in the Mediterranean and trying to understand how to better deal with the Schengen Dance of 90 days...
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