Ana
Crossing the Bonifacio Strait and making way to mainland France
We took a sneaky short cut exiting the Ajaccio gulf by passing in between the Iles Sanguinaires (the Bloodthirsty islands, interesting name)
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Ana
- Apr 16, 2022
Crossing the Tyrrhenian
The boom jumped further to port side with a slam and stayed in that position. The German Mainsheet system looked weird but it was not broken
Ana
- Apr 15, 2022
Crossing the Messina Strait
At this point we experienced 3 knots of current against us. Running the engine at 2000RPMs we were only doing slightly above 3knots of speed
Ana
- Apr 7, 2022
Crossing the Ionian
Think it’s safe to say that at this point we both felt this was more than we had bargain for, the winds were way stronger than forecasted
Sailing The Dream
- Feb 4, 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
- Nov 5, 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
- Oct 19, 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)
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 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 11, 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 9, 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
- 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
Sailing The Dream
- Aug 31, 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
- Jul 10, 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
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
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
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