a family sailing blog
Malta is 55NM south of Sicily, which makes it about a 10 hour trip on Vega. The night before setting out we had sailed from Syracuse down to Porto Palo. As we upped anchor at 4am in Porto Palo there were fishing boats everywhere and we had to work hard to dodge boats and nets.... Continue Reading →
While in Syracuse we hired cars and headed for Mt Etna, the largest and most active volcano in Europe. Mt Etna is a 1.5 hour drive from Syracuse and being a big tourist draw card, it gets busy, so we headed off early one morning to avoid the crowds. Navigation was easy, we just headed... Continue Reading →
Syracuse is a superb town to visit by yacht and is one of the Medierraneans best natural harbours. Its town quay, which is grand on any scale, was until recently free of charge to use. Even now you only get charged 10 Euro per night to stay here, bit of a bargin where most wharves/quays/marinas... Continue Reading →
Having made it to Crotone in Italy with Calyxa, we were once again reunited with Clive, Claire and Oliver on S/V Intention, and after a fish BBQ and a bit of boat prep all three yachts headed off towards Sicily. However, we only got as far as Le Castella where we had to hole up for... Continue Reading →
We waited two weeks to get the right weather window to head due west across the Ionian 150nm to Italy. We had a great time, but there can’t be many activities in this day and age when the weather can mess with your plans for 2 weeks. I’m exaggerating a bit, we could have chosen... Continue Reading →
Over the last 3 cruising seasons Greece has been a wonderful country to visit by yacht. The Greeks have been friendly and welcoming, the water clear and warm and the anchorages plentiful and safe. In our final week we spent a few days in the inland waterway behind Preveza. For some reason we hadn’t been... Continue Reading →
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