The island of Ibiza is just a short hop, around 10 nautical miles north of Formentera. While it is best known for its legendary nightlife and famous sunset bars, Ibiza is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, recognised for both its cultural heritage and rich marine environment. Around its coastline are more than 50 sandy […]
Our plan for the coming weeks was to explore the Balearic Islands. There was a very light breeze as we motored out of Cartagena and continued our journey East along the coast. The wind didn’t pick up, so after 20 nautical miles we stopped for lunch at Cabo de Palos, anchoring just outside of the […]
After checking out, we untied our lines and left Almerimar. Once clear of the marina’s protection, Ziggy began surfing the waves of a big swell. We were heading east and, with a Force 4 westerly behind us, we unfurled the genoa for another downwind sail. The wind was directly behind but kept shifting slightly, so […]
Our main reason for visiting Almerimar was to meet up with an electrical engineer to discuss installing a new lithium battery system on board. We had expected to agree on a plan of action, then leave him to order in all the necessary equipment while we continued our summer sailing, returning back at the end […]
It was good to finally untie our lines in Cartagena and set off for another season. We motored out of the bay before turning south along the coast. For our first passage of the year, we had planned a relatively short journey of 26 nautical miles, giving us a chance to check that everything was […]
During the winter, we made the most of being tied to a dock in Cartegena where it was fairly easy to get hold of boat parts. We (Paul) spent quite a lot of time sourcing parts so that we could start tackling some of the jobs on our list to maintain and improve ZigZag. Everything […]