a family sailing blog
They say that as you get older the years go by quicker. Ever accelerating in the rush of life and work until finally the years are gone and you look back wondering what happened. Where did the time go...why is the wish list still so long? Well, i must have got pretty old real quick... Continue Reading →
Dwejra, Gozo is the site of a huge collapsed cavern that has been invaded by the sea. Now called Dwejra Bay, the collapse of the cavern has formed the most amazing anchorage for yachts. The horseshoe bay is surrounded by soaring vertical cliffs and is guarded by the brooding bulk of fungus rock at its... Continue Reading →
I’m pretty confident Bill Gates and I don’t share that much in common, but we seem to be agreed that Skradin, in Croatia is a great place to visit. Apparently Bill has named Skradin his favourite holiday destination, which is a big call, but I understand why he would have liked it so much. It’s... Continue Reading →
Other cruisers told us the east coast of Sardinia was a boring place to travel, with limited anchorage opportunities and lots of expensive marina time the order of the day. That may be the case in the wrong conditions, but we had a ball and anchored all the way up this spectacular coast. Sure, we... 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 →
Exploring the west coast of the Ionian Islands by yacht can be a risky proposition. The prevailing north west/west winds can, in the wrong conditions, make them a formidable lee shore with limited options for safe anchorages should the wind and swell pick up. However, the weather was settled for a couple of days, so... Continue Reading →
After a week of bumming around on beaches, drinking vino, Claire from S/V Intention mentioned she had found this place inland called the Acheron River, and it was supposed to be worth a trip. There wasn’t too much info available online, so we headed to the nearest decent town quay, which happened to be Preveza,... Continue Reading →
After a few weeks of travelling alone, we managed to hook up with Ben and Monique off S/V Blueys and the gang off S/V Calyxa. Claire, Clive and Oliver, age 8, from S/V Intention also made it so we had three boats with six kids on board. Calyxa had just sailed down from Venice and... Continue Reading →
Our life over the last few years has been kind of surreal. Six months working and six months sailing. It’s been a good ride but, and I’m sure this will sound crazy, the transition from being a family living in a house in Sydney to living in the cramped environment of a yacht isn’t straightforward. It... Continue Reading →
a yacht more to life 