We had a brilliant winter stay in Lagos over 2018/19 and learned some valuable lessons from it. Namely, get off the boat and visit local areas, in land and get to know the locals. With this in mind, we had always planned to explore Italy and Sicily in more depth over the winter. Licata marina …
Season by season
Happy New Year everyone!🥳🥂🍾🧉🍷🍹🍸🥃 We’ve been having a bit of reflection about the last few years sailing. You can forget places that you’ve been to & certain experiences, which is partly why we write this so we have some sort of diary. I’ve made up 2 maps which show our travels since leaving the U.K. …
Captains blog 28 -Having Thom for Dinner
And so, it was time to head out on the last big voyage of the season, which would see us into Licata on Sicily. It was still dark as we headed out of Sleep Deprivation Bay! After a night registering a full 10 on the discomfyometer. The swell was from the SW and we were …
Captains Blog 27 – My Animal and Other Families
It was a beautiful day when Paul and Mandy visited us at Gouvia Marina and all the smelly jobs were done. I made myself look busy for when they arrived around lunchtime. I spotted them walking towards Gianti and stood watching as they stopped behind our neighbours’ boat. “where do you think they are?” asked …
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Storm in a Tea Cup!
I should have known that this would be a bad one, we’d had a warning the previous day when a mini tornado hit Licata. We’d been below decks when Gianti lurched sideways, pitching as she did, throwing us both off balance as we desperately clutched at the various items moving away at an alarming rate. …
Captains Blog 26 – Oo Wee Ooo, Poo Poo Pee Do!
We left Reggio Di Calabria at 1pm and as we turned out of the marina the sails went up. We cruised south out of the Messina Straits on a broad reach with a following sea making good time as we rounded the toe of the mainland. Eventually the wind faded and the engine went on. …
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To quote John Barrowman.. we made it through the rain
The big winds & swell were predicted & boy oh boy did they hit us hard. In the previous post we talked about how we had prepared the boat for the really big winds & then showed the sky & some damage from the local tornado. Last night the swell started coming in around lunchtime, …
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Weather, weather all together, what’s it gonna doooo?
Sing along now .... We don't know, so let's ask Weather Man Emu Apologies if this triggers anyone's childhood phobia of Rod Hull with his arm inserted in Emu!! Weather is the one thing we constantly check, even if we are snug in our winter berth. We gave the weather apps a cursory glance yesterday, …
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Captains Blog 25 – Stink Bombs and Storm Bound
Before heading away from Trapani, we were treated to a meal out with Karin and Erling to celebrate the first mate’s 21st!!! We had a great night at a fish restaurant across from the marina with a cracking view of a beautiful sunset. Happy birthday first mate, you’ll be working twice as hard tomorrow to …
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Final Sail of the Season
Heading to Licata from Marina di Ragusa and caught this beauty for dinner, while enjoying a fantastic sail. Great way to finish off the season. 👍
Our Big Boaty Adventure 