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Or manic rush around half of Italy had us arriving in Croatia 2 weeks before the parents so we had some time for a well needed rest and lazy explore. After a few days recuperating in Cavtat we headed up to Kolocep Island where this lovely old steamer came flying in at full steam ahead … Continue reading Meet the Parents, part 1

The whistle stop world tour continued at the normal lightning speed when we noticed a favourable forecast to get to Croatia. The predominant wind in the Adriatic is from the north making it a bash to windward to get up to Croatia so we were pretty happy to see sustained SW tail winds to blow … Continue reading Running for Croatia

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

With The Blow forecast to last several days we planned to head into Porto Vecchio where we could see the town and a few shops. The early morning start (again) meant we missed the bulk of the wind and got to see some pretty clouds. So how windy was it and why so much trouble … Continue reading Dedicated to Bob

Happily weary in the morning Boston and I headed ashore in L’ile Rousse Corsica to see if we could find the customs office the interweb said made this a port of entry.   Not particularly successful but never mind, it is a beautiful day and time to celebrate our first crossing and first new country … Continue reading Quickie in Corsica

Preparation for departure continued and slowly the list got shorter as we resisted adding more things on the other end… Our good friend Mattia on the case kindly chasing down his contacts. Bimini clear needed replacing = Instant improved playground for the kids. As an example of the excellent service and lovely people we found … Continue reading Goodbye to Friends and La Spezia

It took us three days of running to get around to the other side of Corsica to hide from the forecast winds. It’s a pretty big island! Had to pass by lots of lovely places in our rush so would be good to come back sometime. The forecast wavered a bit, then for the last … Continue reading Pisa and Dolphins