Month: June 2016

Making like a motorboat in the flat calm and two days of driving had us down to the Bay of Naples. In a recurring theme we would have liked to spend more time at Isola Di Ponza with its incredible caves but were on a limited time scale.   Arriving in the recommended Porto Miseno … Continue reading To Naples with Friends

Somewhat nervited we set off on the 125Nm jump from Sardinia to Rome with a reasonable forecast of “only” 25 knots but broad reaching. Turned out to be a lumpy jumpy romp almost close hauled with very slightly eased sheets. We were joined by dolphins for an extended play a couple of times which was … Continue reading When in Rome

We had a lovely couple of nights in Cala Giorgio Marino in La Maddalena National Park. Went out for an early morning paddle around Isola Santa Maria and Isola Razzoli and on the way back to the boat I ended up racing the 10am arrival of a thick fog. Drakkar was just disappearing into the … Continue reading Friends in Maddalena

The postcard town of Bonifacio was on the to do list. We had a bit of a tangle getting the boat secured to the mooring lines in the cove but got it all straightened out. Heading in to the harbourmasters office to pay we had the nice surprise to be told for us it is … Continue reading Bonifacio Bound