a family sailing blog
1. Kaissiopi This is the largest town in north Corfu and worth a look around, the town has plenty of history and a nice little square fronting on to the water. There is room to med moor a few yachts inside the fishing port, but its shallow. Occasionally yachts anchor stern to the breakwater, but most... Continue Reading →
Orthoni, Ericoussa and Mathraki make up the Diapontia Islands. They are about 5NM off the North coast of Corfu are a wonderful place to anchor for a few days. Tranquility, nature and small taverns are the vibe here with laid back locals more than happy to pull up a chair and chew the fat over... Continue Reading →
Well, its taken a while, but I've finally managed to put together a bunch of footage taken last year and produce our first sailing film clip... Hope you enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WETmw1CIvxU
Luckily for us, Heather’s Parents, Peter and Ruth had taken their Catamaran “Even Keels” down to Tasmania for the summer and had invited us down to join them for the week between Christmas and New Year. Given the short time we where there, our cruising was limited to the area around Hobart, but this turned... Continue Reading →
As you would expect, every boat suffers issues on a 3000NM ocean crossing. The name of the game is redundancy and self sufficiency. You need to be able to repair and carry on. But, every year there are the doomsday scenarios. This year a German BM 39 called Noah, with two kids on board started... Continue Reading →
Setting off Crossing the Atlantic from east to west between November and March (outside hurricane season) is often referred to as the milk run. If you believe the old salts this run consists of picture perfect downwind sailing. You leave the Canary Islands, head south till the butter melts then throw in some west until... Continue Reading →
Route planning a trip across the Atlantic Ocean east to west involves a few decisions. The big one is whether to cross during or outside the Hurricane Season, which runs from May to October each year. For me it’s a no brainer, I wouldn’t cross in the hurricane season. But plenty do – Simon, one... Continue Reading →
This weekend was a busy one. I have spent the last two days completing the Yachting Australia Sailing Safety and Sea Survival course. The Australian Sailing Safety and Sea Survival course was developed following the fatalities of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Race. It has now been adopted by the ISAF world wide. The certificate awarded... Continue Reading →
This area has a number of islands strung out between Dubrovnik and the Pelješac peninsula to the north. The islands are called the Elaphites which translated to the “deer islands”. We saw non of the deer that presumably inhabited these islands at some time ago..i think they have long since been replaced with the Dubrovnik... Continue Reading →
Sibenik There are lots of potential anchorages in this area, but we found many of them deep and rocky. Some of the better ones we found are shown on the map above and detailed below - clearly its not a definitive list, but just based on our experiences. When we were cruising this area the... Continue Reading →
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