We decided to do the cultural thing, so after days on beaches and floating around on our own we pulled into Naples and went to Pompeii. It's an awesome place, but it was a hot, hot day and we had grown unaccustomed to tourist spots and large crowds....and it was packed, almost too busy to enjoy.... Continue Reading →

After Bonifcaio we headed back to Sardinia and the Maddalena Islands to meet up with another yacht, Calyxa, that we had bumped into in Menorca. Calyxa is a cruising family like us – they are a Danish-Cuban family with three kids Milla, Emma and Hannibal – all about the same age as our two and... Continue Reading →

Life on a boat isn’t that much different to life on land. We still eat, sleep, go to the toilet, kids still do schoolwork, etc. just things are adjusted a little. Eating/Cooking Apart from it being called a galley, there isn’t much our kitchen is missing compared to home. The fridge opens through a removable... Continue Reading →

We spent a couple of days working our way up the Sardinian coast and arrived at Stintino via the Fornell Passage. This is a passage between a group of islands on the north west tip of Sardinia that needs a bit of caution. We spoke to three yachts prior to heading through it and all had... Continue Reading →

My Bro Damian and his nearly wife Helen joined us for the trip from Menorca to Sardinia. Helen, I felt, was particularly brave not just as she has no experience of sailing on small boats and had signed up for a 235NM Crossing off the bat, but as she was doing it confined space with... Continue Reading →

The trip from Mallorca to Menorca is 35NM at its closest point. But we set out on the back of a 40 Knot Nor Easter. By the time we left harbor the wind was down to 15 knots but the waves were still big with foaming white tops. According to Passage Weather they were only... Continue Reading →

Yesterday we sailed 35NM from Ciutadella to Mahon in Menorca, the wind was a perfect 20-27kts on the beam and we hit our max recorded speed of 9.27knots. This yacht sails like a dream…full sail up and wind in the high 20’s and sails like she is on rails. We didn’t drop below 7 knots... Continue Reading →

We have caught a few fish so far, but all with the Rod...not with the lure. This fish was our first of this trip on the lure and deserves special mention… On Saturday we were sailing along the south coast of Menorca in a 15-20 knot southerly when I noticed we had a fish on our... Continue Reading →

It’s been a busy three weeks. We have spent our time sailing around the islands making up the group known as the Balerics. We started in Mallorca, headed down to Ibiza and then most recently crossed to Menorca. The wind has been a bit on the average side, but we have managed a few lovely... Continue Reading →

Heather's parents Peter and Ruth, joined us in Barcelona and were looking forward to cruising the Balaeric islands. They have plenty of hard won sailing experience so were a valuable addition to the crew for our first crossing. Routes to the Balearic islands from Barcelona usually go from Barcelona to Mallorca or Barcelona to Formentura... Continue Reading →