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

Something no one seems to talk about is how much everyone motors in their adventures. Having now completed 2 seasons we can start comparing

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

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

The reason for choosing Tunisia as the final destination for this season came down to the Schengen 90/180 days rule and the cost of the mari

After being stuck in Palermo for a bit longer than we had planned for we were finally ready to leave Italy towards Tunisia.

We got to see and spend real time in some of the most beautiful places around the Western Mediterranean and I’m sure we have only just scrat

Maybe writing this post while fuelled up with frustration is not such a good idea but is very true and honest regarding the current feeling

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Palermo, Italy to Hammamet, Tunisia 193 nautical miles in 23 hours

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Palinuro to Vulcano Island 118 nautical miles in 20.5 hours

So what defines a difficult week? Well, let’s start with a description of what’s been happening around here at The Dream.

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Ventotene Island to Procida 30 nautical miles in 7 hours

At 3 pm made my way to the marina office with all the necessary documents and after checking in confirmed with the staff where to get the &q

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Spiaggia Acquarilli, Elba to Cala Caldane in Giglio Island 41 nautical miles in 7 hours

We got on the dinghy and went to town looking for a place to tie up, lunch and the harbourmaster or the Capitenerie di Porto to stamp the &q

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Golfe de Pinarellu, Corsica to Golfo della Lacona, Elba 87 nautical miles in 15 hours

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Isola Rossa, Sardinia across the Bonifacio Strait to Golfe de Pinarellu, Corsica 56 nautica

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from the Fornelli Passage to Isola Rossa, Sardinia 32 nautical miles in 6 hours

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Alghero to the Fornelli Passage, Sardinia 39 nautical miles in 7 hours

We arrived mid-afternoon, dropped anchor a couple of times because it was quite windy and we were not liking our final position once anchore