Ana and John Dec 9, 2020 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"
Ana Nov 18, 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!
Ana Nov 13, 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 4, 2020 2020-10-23>25 Syracuse, Sicily, Italy > Zakynthos, Greece Time zone UTC + 0.00 Local time (Italy) + 2.00 Local time (Greece) + 3.00 09.30 - Departure from Syracuse, Sicily - 1 Reef on mainsail a...
Ana 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)
Ana Sep 20, 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 Jul 18, 2020 2020-06-28>2020-07-05 Hammamet, Tunisia > Marmaris, Turkey Time zone UTC + 0.00 Local time (Tunisia) +1.00 Local time (Turkey) +3.00 06.00 - Arrival at fuel dock and customs Took us roughly 1h to ...
Ana Jul 15, 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 Dec...
Ana May 15, 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 12, 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 worki...