We took a sneaky short cut exiting the Ajaccio gulf by passing in between the Iles Sanguinaires (the Bloodthirsty islands, interesting name)

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

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

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

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

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Siracusa, Sicily, Italy to Zakynthos, Greece 276.4 nautical miles in 50 hours

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)

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

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

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Siracusa, Sicily, Italy to Hammamet, Tunisia 258.3 nautical miles in 43 hours

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Rocella Ionica, Italy to Siracusa, Sicily, Italy 96.6 nautical miles in 16 hours

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Preveza, Greece to Rocella Ionica, Italy 266.8 nautical miles in 46 hours

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

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Brindisi, Italy to N. Othonoi, Greece 87 nautical miles in 18 hours

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Tivat, Montenegro to Brindisi, Italy 123 nautical miles in 26.25 hours

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

And then he started talking in Italian at the speed of light with Johns brother in law and laughing lots.

In less than two weeks we crossed the country from South to North, roughly 300 nautical miles and were arriving Trieste Italy, finding ancho

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

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